Study visa in Germany for students
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If you plan to study in Germany:
Documents have to be presented proving inter alia that the applicant has been accepted for studies by the university. The German mission abroad will then forward the visa application you have to submit an application for a student visa to the respective German mission abroad for an opinion to the foreigners authority in the town housing the university.
The German mission abroad can only issue the visa for entry once the foreigners authority has given its approval.
Details on the documents to be presented with your visa application are often available on the WebPages of the competent German mission abroad or directly from the mission itself.
Now as you are applying for visa you have to prove that you are financially secure…but how will you prove?
Financing can be proved by presenting the income and financial circumstances of parents, by a declaration of commitment in line with Article 84 of the German Foreigners Act made by a person with sufficient assets or income, by paying a security into a blocked account in Germany, or by depositing an annually renewable bank guarantee at a bank in Germany.
Proof of sufficient funds is also taken as satisfied if the stay is being financed by a scholarship from public funds or a scholarship from an organization recognized in Germany or a scholarship financed by public funds in the country of origin, if the Federal Foreign Office, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) or another German organization granting scholarships has been responsible for providing the link to a German higher education institution.
Ok now you are ready to go…but then again you ask can you work during the period of study in Germany to finance yourself?
In principle you can take up to three months (90 working days) of paid employment in any academic year. In exceptional cases, this can be restricted by the foreigners’ authority responsible for your place of residence. Paid employment is not permitted during preparatory language courses or during other preparatory courses.
Visa Regulations
