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Choosing the right technique is the basis, when you have a visa-required foreigner invites a partner, family or friend to come to the Netherlands, for example, you can act as guarantor for that person. This is even mandatory for a Schengen visa application if the foreign guest has insufficient financial means. A medical travel insurance for the foreigner also serves to protect the guarantor.
A guarantee is not necessary if the visitor has sufficient income. A foreign visitor must be able to demonstrate that he or she can spend at least € 55 per day (per person), for all days that he or she stays in the Netherlands. A foreign national must be able to demonstrate this with, for example, bank statements, cash, travel cheques, etc.
What is a guarantee for a Schengen visa?
Guarantor for a visa-required person means that you are financially responsible for paying the costs of the stay, medical care and repatriation of the foreign guest. So you agree that you will bear all the costs of the foreign national's stay. This applies to matters such as food and drink, shelter, but possibly also the costs of a doctor or hospital.
How can you act as guarantor for a foreigner?
It is possible to act as a guarantor for someone from abroad Proof of guarantee and/or private accommodation form. With the sponsor statement you let the authorities in the Netherlands know that you guarantee the costs of a foreign national's stay in the Netherlands. You also guarantee that this person will leave the Netherlands on time. The guarantee statement states exactly what this means for you:
"I (the undersigned) hereby declare that I guarantee the payment of the costs of the stay, medical care and repatriation caused by the person mentioned under 4. for a period of 5 years or as much shorter as the stay of the counting from the entry of that person into the Schengen territory, up to a maximum of € 10.000 per year, insofar as these costs would otherwise be borne by the State and/or public bodies. The guarantee ends when it can be adequately demonstrated that the person referred to under 4. has left the Schengen area (such as an exit stamp affixed by a Schengen state or an entry stamp affixed by an authority responsible for border control in the country of origin)."
What are the conditions to guarantee?
To guarantee a foreign visitor, your income must be at least equal to the minimum wage (excluding holiday pay). Couples have a joint income of at least the minimum wage (excluding holiday pay). You must fill in a proof of guarantee and/or private accommodation and have your signature legalized by the municipality. If you are married or living together, your partner must also sign for the guarantee.
In principle, you can guarantee a maximum of 2 adults (+ possibly 1 or 2 children) at the same time. You must use a separate 'Proof of guarantee and/or accommodation' form for each person. You must also have your signature legalized for each form. It is ultimately up to the Dutch representation or Consular Service Organization (CSO) to judge whether and for how many persons someone can act as guarantor at the same time.
How can you guarantee?
- First, you fill in the proof of guarantee and/or private accommodation form. If you want to act as guarantor for several people, you must also fill in the form several times.
- Have your signature on the form legalized at your municipality. The warranty is valid for 6 months.
- Collect the additional documents (see below). Send this together with the form to the visitor abroad.
- Your foreign visitor can apply for a visa at the Dutch embassy (or consulate) or the service office of the external service provider abroad after receiving the forms. Remember that a copy of the guarantee must always be taken with you during the trip. The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee can ask for this form at the border control at the airport. The lack of this form can be a reason to refuse entry to the Netherlands.
Which documents and evidence are required for guarantee
Next to the form proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation documents must also be sent along that prove that you have sufficient income to act as guarantor. You also send this to the foreign visitor.
You are a guarantor and are employed:
- a copy of your employment contract (this must be valid for at least 12 months from the time of the visa application);
- a copy of your last 3 pay slips.
Je guarantees and is an entrepreneur:
- a recent extract from the registration with the Chamber of Commerce;
- the most recent definitive income tax assessment;
- a recent profit and loss statement showing the net profit.
Why is medical travel insurance important for a guarantee?
It is important for the guarantor that the foreign guest is properly insured against medical expenses and repatriation (necessary return to the country of origin), otherwise you will have to pay for the costs. After all, you are financially responsible. You have signed for this on the guarantee form. Such insurance is also mandatory when applying for a visa for the Netherlands. This you can take out medical travel insurance on this website.
The medical insurance can be taken out by an interested party in the Netherlands. The interested party can be a sponsor (guarantor/accommodation provider), but also a friend, family or partner of the foreign guest. In that case, the interested party is also the policyholder (premium payer) and the visa applicant (foreign guest) is the insured.
Tip: If you take out medical travel insurance for a Schengen visa, always make sure that you are the policyholder (premium payer) and the person for whom you are guarantor is the insured. That is wiser because then you know for sure that the premium has been paid and the insurance is actually valid. In addition, in the event of a claim payment, the money is transferred to the account of the policyholder. The guarantor then retains full control over the finances.
In addition to the guarantee, is an invitation letter also mandatory or useful?
An invitation letter is an accompanying letter drawn up by the foreign national and/or sponsor (together or separately). An invitation letter has no formal status for the assessment of a visa application. A sponsor or visa applicant is therefore not obliged to submit this when applying for a visa. In the distant past, an invitation letter was used for a visa application, but since the arrival of the form 'Proof of guarantee and/or private accommodation', the invitation letter is superfluous.
Source: The above article was written by the editors of Schengenvisum.info, using various sources such as the IND and the national government. This article is for informational purposes only, no rights can be derived from it.
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