Visa applicants in Germany again have to pay the hotel in advance

Visa confrontation between Russia and Germany came out on the next stage. After the Russian side began to demand help from the German tourists on their income - German Consulate again decided to ask our competitors paid hotel reservation Recall payment confirmation by fax to the hotel needed a German consulate earlier, but during the past year, this requirement is softened. Tourists have successfully obtained a visa, bringing only a fax on your reservation. Pay the hotel was not required. Now the visa formalities again retreated into the past. Confirmation of payment by fax to inconvenience everyone - and independent travelers, and the German hoteliers: the past simply do not understand why tourists can not pay on arrival, as it always does, and the first overpaid, sending bank transfers abroad. "Thank you" for these challenges must first Russian officials, explaining the sudden need arose to provide the Germans inquiries on incomes weird suspicion that they will stay in Russia illegally. Thus, independent tourists requesting visas to Germany, currently require the following set of documents: 1) a passport, 2) national passport and a copy of pages of personal data, c residence registration, and c indicating all issued passports, 3) two completed and signed application form for Schengen visa to include a photograph and an additional 1 photo for the visa, and 4) personally signed a declaration in accordance with § 55 of the stay in the Federal Republic of Germany, and 5) medical travel insurance, 6) confirmed accommodation (hotel / boarding house) in the form of payment confirmation by fax to the hotel and 7) tickets 8) confirmation of willingness to return to the Russian Federation, 9) confirmation of funding the trip.