Hallo,
ich hatte bisher nur auf die Seite des Auswärtigen Amts geschaut und dort nicht viel gefunden.
Auf der Konsulatsseite aber.... :
http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/04__Legal/02__Directory__Services/01__...- fully completed application form (only German and English versions accepted) and required declaration
- two passport photographs (strict requirements, see details)
- valid national passport and one copy thereof (Please note these important regulations concerning your travel document/passport:
(a) its validity has to extend the duration of the visa you are applying for by at least 3 months
(b) it has to contain at least two blank pages;
(c) it must have been issued within the previous 10 years. If it has been issued before that, your passport can not be accepted. That even even applies in cases where the validity has been extended by the authorities of your home country.
- original of valid US alien registration card or valid US resident visa (type A, E, F plus endorsed I-20, G, H, I, J plus J1 documents, L, O, R) and one copy
- your current bank statement from the previous two months and one copy hereof
- confirmation letter from your health insurance stating coverage for medical emergency, hospitalization and repatriation with a minimum of 30,000 Euros (equiv. US$ 50,000) for trips outside the US showing an office or contact number in a Schengen state and one copy thereof
- reference letter from your employer
- airline reservation and one copy thereof
- visa fees
- invitation letter from your friends/relatives in Germany together with a copy of their German ID or foreign passport.
Demnach wäre wirklich keine Verpflichtungserklärung nötig, es wird aber auch nicht zwischen Amerikanern und Russen unterschieden?