Basic information for exchange students

Entry and residence regulations

General regulation
For entering Germany international students require a residence permit visa issued by the diplomatic representation of the Federal Republic of Germany in the student's country of origin and stamped into the passport.
This regulation does not apply to students from EC countries and the following coontries with which differing regulations exist:
Dominican Republic, Honduras, Iceland, Monaco, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the USA. Students from these countries only need a valid passport to come to Germany; they do not need an entry visa.

Hints for students
As soon as you have a place to live in Tübingen, you must apply for an Aufenthaltsgenehmigung (residence permit).

• Take your passport to Room 13 at the Amt für öffentliche Ordnung , Wilhelmstrasse 24. (Office hours: Mon - Fri, 8:00 to 11:30 a.m., 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.).
• There you will fill out an Anmeldung (registration form) and then a Temporary Residence Permit valid for two months will be issued. You will need this Temporary Residence Permit in order to enroll in the University.
• Do not fail to register your address with this office within a week of the time you move into your housing. Your landlord is already in contact with this office, and failure to register could result in a fine (along the order of a traffic violation).
• After you have officially enrolled in the University, you must return to the Amt für öffentlichte Ordnung for a Student Resident Permit . Take your passport, Studentenausweis or Immatrikulationsbescheinigung , a small photo, documentation of your fellowship (if you have one), and DM 30,- in cash (no checks are accepted). They will tell you when to return and pick up your Residence Permit , and keep your passport for a few days while your Residence Permit application is processed.
• If you move or change your address while in Tübingen you must notify the Amt für öffentliche Ordnung of your new address.

Abmeldung
You should also notify the Amt für öffentliche Ordnung before you leave Tübingen at the end of your studies. This Abmeldung (going-away notification) is not a requirement for leaving Germany. But if you should decide to return to Germany for studies in the future, an Abmeldung will save you a lot of time and paperwork. If you forget, a letter from the U.S. will suffice.

Send it to:

Bürgermeisteramt Tübingen ,   Ausländerbehörde,   Wilhelmstrasse 24,   D-72074 Tübingen.

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