This website has useful information about what you need to obtain a visa: https://www.germany-visa.org/application-process/

Special points to note:

• Everyone who enters Germany needs valid travel health insurance, which is in line with Schengen insurance requirements (€30,000 coverage in all Schengen States). You must submit an insurance certificate, clearly stating the coverage amount.

The visa application page is here: https://videx.diplo.de/videx/visum-erfassung/videx- kurzfristiger-aufenthalt

Use the dropdown box under the word VIDEX to change the language.

Suggestions for completing the visa application form:

• TRAVEL DATA: Under Purpose of visit, select OTHER and fill in that blank with “Invited presenter at International Union of Physiological Sciences conference”
• Under REFERENCE, select Inviting organization. Use the following information to complete this section:
  • • Organization name: International Union of Physiological Sciences
    • Place of business, town/city: Liverpool UK
    • Place of business, country: United Kingdom
    • Organisation objectives: nonprofit-making association
    • Name of the register: Other German or foreign registers
    • Location of register: Washington DC, USA (1969)
    • Register number: (leave blank)
    • Family name of contact person: Pohl
    • First name of contact person: Ulrich
    • Street: Emslanderstrasse
    • House number: 51
    • Postal code: 82319
    • Town/city: Starnberg
    • Country: Germany
    • Email: upohl@iups.org

Upon request, we will provide a support letter for your visa application. Please send the following required information to Dee Silverthorn, silverthorn@utexas.edu:

• Full name: [first name(s)] [family name] – as shown on your passport
• Degree(s), honorary appointments
• Academic title(s) at your institution
• Institutional Address:
• Email address:
• Telephone number with country code:
• Passport number and country:
• The purpose of the trip (i.e., to present the meeting):
• What you will be presenting at the meeting: (panel discussion, poster, workshop)
• Title(s) of poster and/or workshop:
• Will you be accompanied? If yes, please give full name(s) of accompanying person(s) and their relationship
• How long do you intend to stay in Europe?
• Will you also be attending the main IUPS Congress? If yes and you are presenting there, please include information including presentation title.
• Will you be visiting any academic institutions while in Europe? If so, please include information such as institution, location, lab director or sponsor, purpose of the visit

We will email you a letter on IUPS letterhead that you can add to your visa application.

Email requests for letters with the information required above to:

Dee Silverthorn, silverthorn@utexas.edu. WhatsApp +1 512 699 5919