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I need to show accommodation proof for Germany Work Visa. I was told by someone that booking.com can help to book without paying any prepayment and if your dates change, you can cancel too without paying any extra money.

Now when I'm going to booking.com it says that maximum I can book for 30 days.

How can I book for 6 months in advance?

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  • Did it work for you doing the separate bookings? We’re about to go through the same process. There is conflicting information everywhere!
    – Emily
    Jun 12, 2022 at 18:23
  • @Emily National visas for Germany are granted by the local Immigration authority in Germany. The embassy is asking for the intended place of stay in Germany so that they know were to send the application for approval. Booking an accommodation is a compleate waste of time and not required for a National visa application.
    – Mark Johnson
    Jun 13, 2022 at 4:55

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While Mark is right that as per guidelines you are not required to present accommodation proof in the embassy. Still, we don't want to take chances. So what I did. I did Six bookings from booking.com, for one month each. For example:

  1. First booking from June 1 - June 30th
  2. Second booking from July 1st - July 31st and so on ...

If I wanted I could have canceled because there were no cancelation charges, still I stayed in for the first month and when I got my permanent stay I moved there.

I hope it will help someone.

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I assume you mean the registration of your residence, which is not the booking of a hotel, but the renting of an apartment after moving in.

Read Step 1 of the link below

  • the issued Meldeschein is the proof that you need to show the Ausländerbehörde

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  • your answer solved the biggest problem, WOW!! Provides a checklist and step by step procedure. Could you please also tell me when I am in India, how can I book 6 months accommodation in advance?
    – paul
    Dec 21, 2019 at 20:08
  • @paul You basicly can't. For an D-Visa Application you don't need a rent contract. So I think that there is a misunderstanding here. Getting a rent contract is what you do after arrival (you after all want to see what you will rent). Rent a room in a Pension / Hotel for the first week and then start looking.
    – Mark Johnson
    Dec 21, 2019 at 20:20
  • can you share source of this fact? I don't want to be blank if the officer asks where you're going to stay. Officer has valid question though.
    – paul
    Dec 21, 2019 at 20:43
  • @paul The D-Visa Application form asks: Intended place of stay in Germany, Street, number (if known). Since you don't have a rented flat (as 99% don't when applying) you leave it blank.
    – Mark Johnson
    Dec 21, 2019 at 20:57

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