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I have sent a Verpflichtungserklärung to my mother in Sri Lanka to invite her to Germany for a couple of months. In the check list for documents, financial proofs and financial statements are listed. Is there a minimum number that she has to show to get through? How do they evaluate it? Any advice on this would be much appreciated as I couldn't find much online.

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  • Apologies, edited it. – AnOldSoul Oct 25 '18 at 11:16
  • @mayooran I don’t know if this is an officially recognised source, however €45 per day is quoted here https://www.immihelp.com/visas/schengenvisa/means-of-substinence.html – Traveller Oct 25 '18 at 11:19
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    Answer to a similar question about UK visa is very relevant here. Don't deposit vast amounts of funds in her account just to prop up the balance. That is funds parking and might lead to a refusal. – RedBaron Oct 25 '18 at 11:33
  • This provides an excellent overview of the likely risk assessment process as a whole https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/49478/schengen-visa-refused-from-german-embassy – Traveller Oct 25 '18 at 11:51
  • I would also check the specific requirements for Germany - every EU country has their own minimum requirement per day of the visit (source: I've applied through Greece, Portugal, and Spain), and each had their own numbers. – airXforXlife Oct 25 '18 at 17:54

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The Schengen area requires that visitors show how they plan to pay for their subsistence in the Schengen area and the travel out of the Schengen area. Germany assumes that subsistence will cost about €45/day for a tourist.

Your mother will show that her subsistence is provided by you, so she will not need quite as much cash or bank balance. It still makes sense for her to have some money or credit during the trip, enough for a night in a hotel and a lengthy taxi trip, just in case there is any disruption of travel.

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