Residence permit for the purpose of studying at the location Foreigners Office (Ausländerbehörde) Berlin, location Keplerstr.

Residence permit for the purpose of studying

Issuance and extension of a residence permit for the purpose of studying

Prerequisites

• University place
  You must be enrolled or have conditional approval for studying in order to be issued a residence permit.
• A personal interview is required
  The interview should, if possible, take place by appointment.
• Main residence in Berlin

Documents required

• Valid passport
• 1 current biometric photo
  35mm x 45mm, frontal shot with neutral facial expression and closed mouth, looking straight into the camera, light background
• the form “Antrag auf Erteilung eines Aufenthaltstitels" (Application for Issuance of a Residence Permit)
  Only required for first-time application
• Proof of secure livelihood
  • For the initial issue: e.g. blocked account (Sperrkonto) at a German Bank with 8,640 euros / submission of a declaration of commitment by a third party on an official form / scholarship / notarized declaration from parents securing the livelihood for the duration of the studies with proof of the income of the parents in the last six months
  • For the extension: bank statements of the last six months
• Health insurance
  Proof of a secure livelihood must also include sufficient health insurance. Those with statutory health insurance are sufficiently insured. Those with private health insurance must consider the type and extent of their health insurance. For more information, please read the leaflet "Information on adequate health insurance".
• Certificate of enrolment or conditional approval for studying
• Proof of main residence in Berlin
  • Certificate of registration at the main residence or
  • lease and written confirmation of occupancy from the landlord

Forms

• Information on adequate health insurance
• the form “Antrag auf Erteilung eines Aufenthaltstitels (Application for Issuance of a Residence Permit) - in German, English, French, Italian
• the form “Antrag auf Erteilung eines Aufenthaltstitels (Application for Issuance of a Residence Permit - in German, Greek, Turkish, Serbo-Croatian
• the form “Antrag auf Erteilung eines Aufenthaltstitels (Application for Issuance of a Residence Permit - in German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian

Fees

Legal basis

• section 16 para. 1 Aufenthaltsgesetz - AufenthG

Average time to process request

More information

• Certificate of registration at the main residence (Meldebestätigung)
• Example: confirmation of occupancy from the landlord
• Information from the German Federal Foreign Office on the blocked account (Sperrkonto)