Visas & Customs Requirements

Students:

All persons who wish to study at a high school, college or university in Germany are required to obtain a residence permit.

A visa is absolutely necessary under the immigration laws there; Citizens of the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, as well as EU citizens may apply for their residence permit after entering Germany without a visa. All visas are not the same. A tourist visa cannot be converted into a student visa and as a tourist, you are not eligible to study in Germany.

The visa must be issued before you can enter the country; you should therefore apply for it in good time. The responsible body is the German Embassy or Consulate General in your country, which can also provide you with further information.

Three Types of Visa for International Students

• A language course visa, which cannot be subsequently converted into a student visa. It is valid only for the duration of the course.
• A three-month study applicant?s visa, which is valid if you have not yet obtained university admission. After admission, it must be converted as quickly as possible into a resident permit for student purposes at the office for foreigners affairs.
• The visa for study purposes, valid for one year. In order to obtain this visa, you must provide proof of admission and financial support for the duration of study.

Documents Required

• A valid passport
• Passport Size photos
• Entitlement to university admission, as recognized in Germany (usually a high school diploma or graduation examination certificate)
• Evidence of previous academic performance
• Proof that complete financial support for one year is guaranteed

The visa application is submitted at the German Embassy or the German Consulate in your country of residence preferably as early as possible. German Embassy or Consulate personnel can provide further information.

Residence Permits for Students

Foreign nationals can be issued with a residence permit for the purpose of studying or for applying for a university place. A study applicant may stay for a maximum of nine months. Those who obtain university admission can obtain a residence permit for two years, which is normally extended until the end of the study. During the period of study, students may work up to 90 days or 180 half-days. It is also possible to carry out part-time work made available to students at the universities.

On successfully completing the studies, the residence permit can be extended up to one year for the purpose of seeking employment. In order to receive a residence permit for taking up employment, however, the job must accord with the university qualification and it must be permissible for the job position to be filled by foreign workers. (This generally presupposes that the job cannot be carried out by Germans or other foreign nationals given precedence, in particular, EU citizens).

List of all universities in France:

• University of Augsburg
• University of Bamberg
• University of Bayreuth
• Free University of Berlin
• Humboldt University of Berlin
• Bielefeld University
• Ruhr University Bochum
• University of Bonn
• University of Bremen
• Jacobs University Bremen
• University of Cologne
• University of Duisburg-Essen
• University of Düsseldorf
• Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
• University of Erfurt
• University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
• University of Flensburg
• Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
• Viadrina European University
• University of Freiburg
• University of Giessen
• University of Göttingen
• University of Greifswald
• FernUniversität Hagen
• University of Halle-Wittenberg
• University of Hamburg
• Helmut Schmidt University
• University of Hanover
• University of Heidelberg
• University of Hildesheim
• University of Hohenheim
• University of Jena
• University of Karlsruhe
• University of Kiel
• University of Koblenz and Landau
• University of Konstanz
• University of Leipzig
• University of Lübeck
• University of Magdeburg
• University of Mainz
• University of Mannheim
• University of Marburg
• University of Mittweida
• Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
• Universität der Bundeswehr München
• University of Münster
• University of Oldenburg
• University of Osnabrück
• University of Passau
• University of Paderborn
• University of Potsdam
• University of Regensburg
• University of Rostock
• Saarland University
• University of Siegen
• University of Stuttgart
• University of Trier
• University of Tübingen
• University of Ulm
• University of Wuppertal
• University of Würzburg

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