To travel abroad, people need to apply for a visa. To do this, you need to collect a large number of documents. First of all, employees of visa services are interested in information about the income of an itinerant. What should it be and where to get a certificate confirming your solvency? We will talk about these and other important issues today.
Certificate of employment
You can confirm your earnings by providing a certificate of employment, which is issued in the form of 2-NDFL for a visa. This will be a confirmation that the traveler has enough money to pay for a trip abroad and back home. Such a certificate is a mandatory document when applying for a visa to the United States, Britain, Canada and several other countries.
The purpose of providing a certificate to the embassy of the country is to prove a steady income in the Russian Federation, which confirms the intention of returning to the homeland, and not staying abroad as a migrant. Thus, the more indicated the income of a person departing abroad, the greater the likelihood of a successful visa. However, not everyone can get it.
Who is provided with a certificate of employment?
The certificate is issued to people officially employed by the organization or having their own source of income. The 2-NDFL certificate for a visa depends on the type of activity of an individual. If the citizen is registered in the organization, the income certificate is confirmed by the employer. If the source of income is individual entrepreneurship, private legal practice or notarial activity, then information about income is displayed in the statement provided by the bank in which there is an account.
Nuances of paperwork for a visa
It should be borne in mind that in some consulates there are certain requirements for documents issued. So, for example, for a trip to the UK, a translation of 2-NDFL into English is required for a visa. For the representative of France, the full name, addresses and contact telephone numbers of the bank should be indicated on the account statement. And for the Italian consulate, you can provide a credit card statement (if an individual has several, then information can be indicated on all cards) about the availability of a sufficient amount.
Information for the design of "Schengen"
When you draw up a document for countries such as Germany, France, it is possible to provide a 2-NDFL certificate for a visa. In the Czech Republic, you can also get a "Schengen" for such a paper.
The help displays the following data:
- information about the employer (name of organization, TIN, KPP, OKTMO, details);
- employee data (F. I. O., passport data, TIN, address of residence);
- monthly income taxed at a rate of 13%;
- tax deductions with codes (indicate standard, social and property deductions);
- The total amount of income, deductions and taxes withheld.
If different rates were applied to the employee’s income during the year, according to paragraphs 3-5, it will be equal to the number of rates applied.
Deadlines for submission of documents
Data is provided for six months. This certificate is issued within three days from the date of application (Article 62 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). If 6 months have not passed since the filing of the documents this year, then the 2-NDFL certificate for the Schengen visa is also provided for the previous year. The certificate must be certified by the seal of the organization and the signature of the head.
Rules for applying for a visa
You must also make sure that the document is completed correctly. When applying, there is a possibility of making such errors:
- Invalid deduction code
- incorrect print layout;
- missing or stamped signature of an authorized accounting officer;
- the details of the organization are incorrectly indicated (special attention should be paid to TIN, KPP, OKTMO).
An error correction procedure is provided. There is a special line in the heading “Correction Number”. But when providing a 2-NDFL certificate for a visa, it is advisable not to allow any adjustments, otherwise this may serve as a reason for refusing to issue a visa.
Income Requirements for Visa Applicants
Currently, many of us receive an unofficial salary, that is, one amount is indicated in the certificate, but in fact we earn more. To obtain a visa you need a stable income. In most EU countries, 25 thousand rubles of monthly income is sufficient to provide a Schengen visa, and 12 thousand is enough for a tourist bus tour. If a 2-NDFL certificate for a visa cannot be provided, then there is an alternative.
It is possible to take a statement of the state of the bank account, on which there is a certain amount of cash. The certificate should include the bank seal and the signature of the employee. For example, Sberbank issues a certificate of account status for 150 rubles. More on this below.
Other types of references
The document in any form is similar to the 2-NDFL certificate for a visa. It is only provided on a special letterhead of the organization or on sheet A4. The following information is entered into this certificate:
- Details of the organization (TIN, PSRN, legal and actual addresses, contact phone numbers). If possible, you need to specify the phone number of the head or personnel department, the organization’s website.
- Reference number and date of issue. The certificate is valid for one month from the date of filing the visa application.
- Position held and date of commencement of work. And the more the seniority of an individual in one organization, the more credibility will be for workers of visa services.
- The average monthly rate in rubles. Often enough of these figures, but the representative offices of some countries request information for six months.
- Date of the expected start of work. It is very important to indicate that the individual is granted leave with the position retained by him.
- Signatures of the chief and authorized person in accounting. If one of them is a relative or surname, then it is desirable that a signature be put in his place, for example, a deputy manager or financial director.
- In the certificate 2-NDFL for the visa you need to write for the representative of which country it was issued, or make a note "issued at the place of demand."
- If possible, you can provide a business card organization to confirm the work of the company.
Requirements for certificates of persons who do not have sufficient earnings
If an individual is not employed, his income is not enough to obtain a visa, or the person is an individual entrepreneur, instead of a 2-NDFL certificate for a visa from the place of work, you can provide a bank statement on the availability of funds in the account. Such a certificate can be obtained at the branch of the bank where the account of the individual is opened. A document is issued no earlier than one month before the filing of documents. In many visa services, you can provide a statement indicating the residual amount of funds in the account. For some consulates (for example, the USA, Italy), the information provided on banking transactions over the past six months is enough.
The terms on the amount of cash balance in the bank account often differ from the requirements for entering a certain country. Most often, the amount you need to calculate based on the size of 62 € per day per person. Accordingly, if an individual goes on a trip for 15 days, then he must have at least 930 € (in rubles) in his account.
For people who are not employed (children, housewives, students, pensioners), it is often necessary to provide a letter on the financing of the trip and confirmation of the sponsor's creditworthiness, for example, an extract from the bank about the state of his account. Any person who has applied for a visa applicant, including parents, can be a sponsor. In this case, 2-NDFL (for a Schengen visa or another) is not required.
Problems getting a "Schengen"
Naturally, obtaining a Schengen visa to any country that is part of the European Union will allow you to move around the entire territory of the community. Often, if there are any complications for obtaining a “Schengen” to the desired country, people apply for a visa to a neighboring country and transfer (by train or road) to their destination. However, in such cases, do not forget that you need to draw up documents confirming your stay at least one day in the country where you received the visa. Sending from the EU zone should also come from the same country in which you arrived. Failure to comply with these requirements is likely to impose a ban on obtaining a visa to the EU zone in the future.
Documents required to obtain a visa to some countries
To apply for an Italian visa, you will need to provide a passport to the visa center, which has two blank pages for gluing the visa. If you have two passports, you must present both, the second is stamped "not for Schengen." You will also be required to provide a copy of the first spread of your passport, two photos on a white background measuring 3 x 4 cm, photocopies of all pages of your internal passport, a 2-NDFL certificate for your Schengen visa from your place of work, an extract from your accounts confirming creditworthiness and medical insurance for case of illness or injury, the original and copies of round-trip tickets or booking sheets with company seals, as well as documents confirming the reservation at the hotel with a note about payment (a copy is enough). If you are going to visit someone, you must additionally provide an invitation in the original form with a copy of the passport of a citizen holding a residence permit in Italy.
For Germany, which is also part of the Schengen area, there are some subtleties in the processing of documents. Filling out the questionnaire is allowed both in Russian and in German, as well as in electronic form. They will demand a receipt from you on compliance with paragraph 55 of the Law on Stay, according to which you can be expelled from the country if false information is provided or the rules for staying in the country do not comply. You will need to provide copies of documents for real estate and vehicles. Providing copies of all documents translated into German will increase the chances of obtaining a visa to visit Germany. You should also consider how much a 2-NDFL certificate for a visa is valid.
For the Czech Republic, it will be necessary to fill out a questionnaire for both yourself and children. In addition to it, you will need to fill out a questionnaire in a handwritten way. Students will need to provide a letter on the financing of the trip and proof of sponsor creditworthiness.
Requirements for visiting Spain and France
In Spain, there is a requirement that only a person who is related to him can act as a sponsor of a trip for a pensioner or student. Moreover, it will be necessary to submit documents confirming the family relationship and a copy of the sponsor's passport. Students will also have to provide a photocopy of the gradebook.
In France, the requirements for applying for a visa are the same as those throughout the European Union, but with one amendment: the background in the photograph submitted to the visa center should be gray.
The package of documents provided at the visa center can differ significantly even when countries are included in a joint unit.As can be seen from the examples above, in the case of the eurozone, each state has its own requirements for paperwork, so if you want to visit a country, it is best to contact the operator of the visa center and specify what documents you will need, and for which period 2- Personal income tax for a visa is required.