The German Embassy in China requires that the original invitation letter signed by the German inviting company and issued by Germany should be provided to apply for a German business visa.
In recent years, the German embassy has become more and more humanized. In the early years, visas were not accepted at all without the original invitation letter. However, in the past two years, if you can't provide the original invitation letter, you can provide a copy of the invitation letter. The embassy staff can generally issue it if they find no problems after reviewing the information. The following picture shows a sample visa for Germany:
If you can't wait for the original invitation letter from Germany and want to submit a copy of the invitation letter as materials in the name of missing materials, you usually need to meet the following conditions to get a visa easily:
1, exit record, preferably Schengen, or German visa record.
2. China company or German company has a certain reputation, and the contact information of both companies is indicated in the invitation letter and the dispatch letter. Although the embassy may not check it, the more detailed the information, the higher the pass rate.
3. If the original invitation letter is too late, you can provide some proofs of cooperation between the two companies, such as contracts and customs bills of lading, so that the embassy can believe that the two companies do cooperate and the invitation letter is less likely to be tampered with.