Student visa requirements

If you require a visa to enter Germany and study, you will need to apply at the German Embassy in your country, close to the place you are living at.
The German Mission will tell you what you exactly need for the visa application,
but here is a guideline of documents you`ll likely have to prove:

• A letter of acceptance from a German university.
• A Blocked Account to prove financial security for the time you are in Germany.
  If you have a scholarship to a German university, you could be exempt from this requirement.
• Incoming travel insurance that covers you from the time you get off the plane until the day of enrolment at university.
• Proof of public health insurance to attach this to your visa application. Your insurance will send this confirmation to you quickly so you can submit your visa application to the German Mission.

Your insurance company will send you this confirmation immediately, so that you can submit your visa application to the German diplomatic mission abroad.

Important:
All non-EU citizens who want to study in Germany will have to apply for a residence permit after they arrive.
That means that even if you don’t need a visa to enter Germany,
you’ll still have to prove your financial security and health insurance later on.

Most non-EU citizens who desire to study in Germany will need a student visa before travelling.
There are exceptions for some nationalities, please check the
overview of visa and entry requirements from the website of the Federal Foreign Office.

If you are a non-EU citizen who has temporary residence as a student in another
EU country, you could also be exempt from the requirement to obtain a student visa before entering Germany.

Need more information?

The Federal Foreign Office of Germany has common up-to-date FAQs regarding student visas.

Please inform yourself on the German Embassy.