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You may need to apply for a student visa to enter and stay in Germany. Please check on this website if this is relevant for you:
Overview of visa requirements for entry to Germany
Please get in touch with the German Embassy in your home country to find out about details and documents that you need to submit when applying for a student visa for Germany.
Please note
Students from outside the EU who do not need a visa to enter Germany, please check with your embassy if you need to apply for a residence permit after your arrival in Weimar (please pay special attention to possible restriction on the length of your stay when entering without a visa).
If you are a non-EU citizen currently studying in an EU country and are starting your exchange at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar from there, please also check our website for third-country nationals.
As per legal determination, if you come from a country outside of the EU, you need to apply for a residence permit (Aufenthaltstitel) at the “Ausländerbehörde” (Foreigner´s Registration Office) in Weimar.
Please check with the “Ausländerbehörde” (Foreigner´s Registration Office) in Weimar if you need to apply for a residence permit after your arrival.
For this check you need to send these documents to the “Ausländerbehörde” via e-mail (Terminvergabe.abh[at]stadtweimar.de ):
If you need to apply for a residence permit, the “Ausländerbehörde” will send you an e-mail including a list of documents that you need to bring for your appointment with them.
Please note
For receiving a residence permit, Non-EU citizens must present a proof of finance (about 900 Euro for each month of your stay in Germany) to the Foreigner´s Registration Office.
All each exchange students are to be registered as a citizen of the city of Weimar after their arrival.
Please make an appointment with “Ausländerbehörde” (Foreigner´s Registration Office) to register and get your “Meldebescheinigung” (Registration Certificate), which serves as your proof of residence in Germany and is prerequiste for opening a German bank account.
You may schedule an appointment with them by e-mail:
Terminvergabe.abh[at]stadtweimar.de
For your appointment at the Ausländerbehörde, you need to bring the following documents:
Please note
you might want to schedule your appointment well before your arrival, as there may be long waiting times for an appointment (up to 4 weeks).
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