Revenue forecast template (German freelance visa)

You need this form to apply for a freelance visa in Berlin. It’s called the revenue forecast (Ertragsvorschau).

How to apply for a freelance visa

This is the official template. You can use your own template, but some Ausländerbehörde employees prefer the official template.

Download the Er­trags­vor­schau template

In German

Er­trags­vor­schau

In English

Revenue forecast

The same template is on Berlin.de.

How to fill the revenue forecast

Only fill this form if you are a Freiberufler. If you are Selbständig, fill a financing plan instead.

Are you a Freiberufler?

The Ertragsvorschau describes your expected income and expenses. Your numbers should be realistic, but ambitious. It’s better to estimate too high than too low.¹ Your net income must be more than your rent + your health insurance + €563 per month.³

This is how you fill the form fields:

• Drawn by (erstellt durch)
  Write your full name.²
• Rent
  Only include commercial rent. For example, rent for your store, your office or your co-working space. Do not include your apartment rent.
• Trade tax (Gewerbesteuer)
  Use the Gewerbesteuer calculator. If you are a Freiberufler, you don’t pay trade tax.
• Other business taxes
  Include your estimated income tax, or leave this field empty. If you pay trade tax (Gewerbesteuer), you pay less income tax. Write your total income tax minus your total trade tax.

If a field does not apply to your business, leave it empty.