Visa and Residence Permit

Depending on your nationality, you need a visa and a residence permit for your studies in Germany. Please apply for your visa as soon as you receive your letter of acceptance. The process often takes a lot of time.

Please check the exact requirements at the German embassy or consulate in your home country. Some nationalities require a blocked account ("Sperrkonto"). Currently, you must deposit 992 euros into this account for every month of your stay.

EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland

You do not need a visa to enter Germany. Please make sure your passport is valid for your entire stay. Renew it early if necessary.

Australia, Israel, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea, and the USA

You can enter Germany without a visa. After your arrival, you must apply for a residence permit at your local foreign registration office ("Ausländerbehörde"). If you live in Worms, you register at the office in Worms. If you live in another city, you register there.

However, we recommend applying for a long-term visa before you travel to Germany. You can do this at the German embassy or consulate in your home country. We will send you the necessary application form together with your letter of acceptance.

More Information

Find detailed and current visa requirements on the website of the German Foreign Ministry [bitte prüfen: www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en].

Mobility Under the REST Directive 2016/801

Mobility Under the REST Directive 2016/801

Are you a non-EU citizen studying at a partner university in an EU country? If that country ratified the REST Directive 2016/801, you can apply for a mobility permit. This permit allows you to study in Germany for up to 360 days.

Required Documents

Once you receive your letter of acceptance, please send us the following documents as PDF files. Please attach all files to a single email:

The Application Process

We will register your stay with the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) and upload your documents. The BAMF checks your files and sends them to the local foreign registration office in Worms. This office then has 30 days to approve or deny your mobility.

Find more details on the BAMF website [bitte prüfen: aussagekräftigen Link für https://www.bamf.de/EN/Themen/MigrationAufenthalt/ZuwandererDrittstaaten/MobilitaetEU/MobilitaetStudent/mobilitaet-student-node.html hinterlegen]. Please note that this process may change.

Please contact us if you have any questions: Email: incoming@hs-worms.de