{"id":560,"date":"2015-02-16T21:21:30","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T21:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iccs-meeting.org\/iccs2015\/?page_id=560"},"modified":"2026-03-15T15:39:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:39:04","slug":"invitation-letters-visas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iccs-meeting.org\/iccs2026\/invitation-letters-visas\/","title":{"rendered":"Invitation Letters &#038; Visas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conference Policy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"border: 3px solid #006699; border-radius: 10px; padding: 15px; text-align: center; margin: 20px 0px; font-variant:small-caps; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;\">Invitation letters will only be issued once your registration and payment have been completed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"justified\">If you need a travel visa to Germany, we will be glad to issue an invitation letter to support your visa application.<br>Invitation letters will be sent by e-mail, in PDF format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"justified\">In order to request an invitation letter, just <a href=\"mailto:iccs@computationalscience.nl\">e-mail<\/a> us with the following data:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square; margin: 10px 0px 20px 40px;\">\n<li>a good-quality scan of your passport (.pdf or image format)<\/li>\n<li>surname\/family name and given names, exactly as they appear in your passport<\/li>\n<li>contacts: e-mail, phone number and (if relevant) fax number<\/li>\n<li>affiliation\/organization: name, address, country, and the position you hold\/occupy<\/li>\n<li>any additional information you may think is relevant to your application<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auswaertiges-amt.de\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">German Federal Foreign Office<\/a> has a dedicated page with all the information you need:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auswaertiges-amt.de\/en\/visa-service\/215870-215870#content_1\">Visas for Germany &#8211; General Information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Short-term stays like that of attending ICCS fall under the category of Schengen visas.<br>Germany is a member of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/news\/en\/headlines\/security\/20190612STO54307\/schengen-a-guide-to-the-european-border-free-zone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schengen Area<\/a>. Nationals of Schengen Area countries do not need a visa to enter Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To check whether or not you need a Schengen visa:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auswaertiges-amt.de\/en\/visa-service\/231148-231148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Overview of visa requirements\/exemptions for entry into the Federal Republic of Germany<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do need a Schengen visa, read these instructions first:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auswaertiges-amt.de\/en\/visa-service\/215870-215870#content_6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schengen visas &#8211;  How to apply<\/a><br>Visa applications must be submitted in-person, but you can <a href=\"https:\/\/videx.diplo.de\/videx\/visum-erfassung\/en\/videx-kurzfristiger-aufenthalt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fill out your application online<\/a>, and then print it out and bring it with you to your appointment at the mission where you are applying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find the German mission (Embassy or Consulate) in your country:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auswaertiges-amt.de\/de\/reiseundsicherheit\/deutsche-auslandsvertretungen\/03-webseitenav\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">List of German Diplomatic Missions abroad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:300px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conference Policy Invitation letters will only be issued once your registration and payment have been completed If you need a travel visa to Germany, we will be glad to issue an invitation letter to support your visa application.Invitation letters will be sent by e-mail, in PDF format. In order to request an invitation letter, just &#8230; <a title=\"Invitation Letters &#038; Visas\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iccs-meeting.org\/iccs2026\/invitation-letters-visas\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Invitation Letters &#038; Visas\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-560","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iccs-meeting.org\/iccs2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iccs-meeting.org\/iccs2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iccs-meeting.org\/iccs2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iccs-meeting.org\/iccs2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iccs-meeting.org\/iccs2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=560"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.iccs-meeting.org\/iccs2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4299,"href":"https:\/\/www.iccs-meeting.org\/iccs2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/560\/revisions\/4299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iccs-meeting.org\/iccs2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}