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The road to Germany, one calm step at a time

Ten steps from choosing a programme to your residence permit, in the order they come. Each one says what it is, the documents, when it usually happens, the mistakes that cost people a semester, and the official page to follow.

10 steps For applicants from outside the EU

Who this is for

Students living outside the European Union who need a visa and apply to a full bachelor’s, master’s or PhD programme in Germany. Exchange semesters, short courses and people already living in Germany follow other rules.

Read this first

This page is a map, not legal advice. Every fact links to the official page it comes from; dates, fees and required amounts change each year and differ by university, and the official page always wins.

At a glance

Five rules that shape the whole road. Each is explained in its step.

Where you apply
To the university itself or through uni-assist, as each programme page says; from outside the EU this is so even for medicine Source: DAAD Source: hochschulstart.
Your certificate
The university decides, on the basis of the recommendations published in anabin; DAAD’s admission database and uni-assist’s check are non-binding guides Source: KMK Source: DAAD admission database Source: uni-assist: check.
The money
Proof that your living costs are covered, such as a blocked account, a scholarship or a declaration of commitment, in a form your mission accepts Source: Federal Foreign Office: money Source: DAAD: finances.
The visa
A national visa for study, from the German mission responsible for where you live, before you travel Source: Federal Foreign Office: visas Source: Federal Foreign Office.
After you arrive
Register your address within two weeks of moving in, enrol, and apply for your residence permit before the entry visa expires Source: Federal Registration Act Source: Make it in Germany: at a glance.

Step 1

Choose a programme and note its language

What it is

Search the official databases: DAAD’s search of all degree programmes, whose filters include the language of teaching, the degree, the admission mode, the start semester and the deadline Source: DAAD programme search, and DAAD’s database of international programmes, which can be filtered for programmes taught only in English Source: International Programmes. Most programmes are taught in German. In international programmes you can usually enrol without German, but you then prove another language, usually English Source: DAAD: language. A bachelor’s degree usually takes six semesters, and a master’s between two and four Source: DAAD: degrees.

Two starts a year
The winter semester starts in September or October and the summer semester in March or April; about a quarter of bachelor’s programmes can also be started in the summer semester Source: DAAD: applying.
A PhD
Most doctoral candidates take the individual route, in which you find a professor who will supervise your dissertation; structured programmes give supervision by a team Source: DAAD: PhD. Open PhD positions are listed in DAAD’s databases Source: DAAD: PhD positions.
Advice in Palestine
The DAAD Information Centre in East Jerusalem advises on studying in Germany, including on finding a graduate programme and a university, and on funding Source: DAAD East Jerusalem.

Why it matters

Requirements and deadlines differ from one university to another Source: Study in Germany, so the programme decides your documents, your language test and your dates. At each university the International Office is the main point of contact for international students Source: DAAD: International Office. If you want to work in Germany as a doctor, lawyer, teacher or pharmacist, you need a state examination, which some programmes lead to instead of a bachelor’s or master’s degree Source: DAAD: degrees.

Common mistakes

  • Assuming a programme is in English: most programmes in Germany are taught in German Source: DAAD: language.
  • Assuming every programme starts in the winter: about a quarter of bachelor’s programmes can also start in the summer semester Source: DAAD: applying.
  • For a PhD on the individual route, writing to the university in general instead of to the professor you want as supervisor Source: Research in Germany.

Step 2

Plan the costs and the scholarships

What it is

State universities generally charge no tuition for a bachelor’s degree or for most master’s degrees, but every student pays a semester contribution, which differs from one university to another Source: DAAD: finances. Some federal states, or their universities, charge tuition to students from outside the EU, so check the fees on your university’s own page Source: Baden-Württemberg Source: DAAD: finances. DAAD scholarships are mainly for graduates, doctoral candidates and researchers Source: DAAD scholarships; a whole first degree is funded only in exceptional cases Source: DAAD: funding. Universities also award scholarships of their own Source: DAAD: funding.

For applicants from Palestine

Two DAAD calls, Study Scholarships for master’s studies in all disciplines and Doctoral Programmes in Germany, are shown in the DAAD database with the DAAD Information Centre in East Jerusalem as the contact Source: DAAD: master’s call Source: DAAD: doctoral call. For applicants from the Gaza Strip, both accept the British Council Online Test at level B2 or above as proof of English Source: DAAD: master’s call Source: DAAD: doctoral call. The next round’s dates are not published yet: watch the DAAD scholarship database Source: DAAD scholarship database.

Master’s
DAAD Study Scholarships fund a whole master’s programme at a state or state-recognised university in Germany, for applicants who have completed a first degree; they fund only programmes that start in the winter semester of the following year Source: DAAD: master’s call.
Doctorate
DAAD’s Doctoral Programmes in Germany fund a doctoral project for applicants with above-average results who hold a master’s degree, or in exceptional cases a bachelor’s, by the time the funding begins; the funding lasts at most four years Source: DAAD: doctoral call.
Students at risk
The Hilde Domin Programme supports students aiming for a master’s degree and doctoral candidates at risk of being denied education in their own country, but only by nomination from the leadership of a university or organisation in Germany: you cannot apply yourself Source: Hilde Domin Programme.

Why it matters

A recognised scholarship is one of the accepted proofs of money for the visa Source: DAAD: finances. DAAD applications are made online on its portal and are complete only with every document the call lists Source: DAAD: applicants.

Common mistakes

  • Hoping for a full scholarship for a first degree: DAAD funds a whole first degree only in exceptional cases Source: DAAD: funding.
  • Asking the Federal Foreign Office for a scholarship: it awards none, and sends applicants to DAAD Source: Federal Foreign Office: scholarships.
  • Applying from the wrong country with two nationalities: DAAD asks dual nationals to apply from their country of origin, usually where they have spent most of their life Source: DAAD: applicants.

Step 3

Check whether your certificate gives access

What it is

For a bachelor’s degree you need a school certificate that counts as a university entrance qualification in Germany. The university decides, on the basis of the recommendations of the Central Office for Foreign Education published in anabin Source: KMK Source: DAAD. You can look up your certificate in anabin, which is in German Source: anabin; DAAD’s admission database, for undergraduate programmes Source: DAAD admission database, and uni-assist’s check Source: uni-assist: check are non-binding guides.

If it does not give direct access
With a certificate from outside the EU you often need two or three semesters of comparable study at home, or a Studienkolleg in Germany, before you can begin Source: DAAD. A Studienkolleg usually takes two semesters and ends with an assessment test, the Feststellungsprüfung; passing it gives you an entrance qualification for the subject area of your course Source: DAAD: Studienkolleg Source: Make it in Germany. Each Studienkolleg and university sets its own entry conditions, and you generally need good enough German to start Source: uni-assist: Studienkolleg.
The Tawjihi
No current official rating of the Palestinian Tawjihi was found when this path was checked, so this page does not say whether it gives direct access. Look it up in anabin and in DAAD’s admission database, and ask your university or uni-assist Source: anabin Source: DAAD admission database Source: uni-assist: check. uni-assist asks holders of a certificate from an Al-Azhar school for extra proof: an official confirmation that they may study at a Palestinian university, or proof that the certificate is equivalent to the Palestinian one Source: uni-assist: Palestine. On its undated questions page, the DAAD office in East Jerusalem answers that the literary stream (adabi) cannot lead to medicine or engineering, and that a preparatory course cannot convert it to the scientific stream Source: DAAD East Jerusalem: questions.
Master’s and PhD
For a master’s you need a completed degree in a related subject, equivalent to a German bachelor’s, and no Studienkolleg Source: uni-assist: master’s Source: Study in Germany: prep courses. Foreign degrees are as a rule recognised only from state or state-recognised institutions, which anabin marks with the status H+ Source: anabin: degrees. For a PhD you need a recognised master’s degree, and the department or doctoral committee confirms that you are eligible Source: Research in Germany: questions Source: Research in Germany.

Why it matters

Without an entrance qualification you cannot enter a German degree programme directly Source: DAAD: Studienkolleg, so whether you need a Studienkolleg changes your whole plan.

Common mistakes

Step 4

Prove your language level

What it is

Each university says which certificates it accepts and at what level Source: uni-assist: languages. For a programme taught in German, most universities ask for at least level B2 Source: DAAD. The recognised tests are the DSH, TestDaF, the second level of the Deutsches Sprachdiplom and the German part of the Feststellungsprüfung, and holders of the Goethe-Zertifikat C2, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule or ÖSD C2 are exempt from them Source: KMK: German tests. For a programme taught in English you prove English instead, with IELTS, TOEFL or a Cambridge certificate at the score the university sets Source: DAAD Source: uni-assist: languages.

Where to take the test
TestDaF is taken at licensed test centres in around 100 countries, so check whether there is one you can reach; the DSH is taken in Germany, at universities and Studienkollegs Source: DAAD: language Source: KMK: German tests.
German before your degree
Some universities offer a preparatory German course, usually one semester ending with the DSH; its application deadline can be earlier than the degree’s Source: uni-assist: German course.
For a PhD
German is not always required, many structured programmes are taught in English, and each university decides Source: Research in Germany: questions Source: uni-assist: doctorate.
For the visa
The federal portal says you must also prove your language skills to the German embassy or consulate Source: Make it in Germany: visa. The Representative Office in Ramallah accepts only Goethe-Institut certificates as proof of German, and asks for at least A2 for a German-taught programme Source: Ramallah: national visas.

Why it matters

A German-taught programme often asks for proof of German with the application Source: DAAD: language, and applicants whose entrance qualification is not from a German-language school must as a rule prove enough German at the latest when they enrol Source: hochschulstart.

Common mistakes

Step 5

Apply: to the university or through uni-assist

What it is

From outside the EU and the EEA you apply either to the university itself or through uni-assist, which checks applications for many universities; the programme page says which, and the university decides on admission in both cases Source: DAAD Source: uni-assist Source: uni-assist universities. This holds even for medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine and pharmacy, which other applicants apply for through the national service hochschulstart Source: hochschulstart. For some popular bachelor’s programmes you must also register at hochschulstart.de and enter the numbers it gives you in your uni-assist application Source: uni-assist: hochschulstart.

With uni-assist
You create the application in My assist and upload scans of your official certificates before the programme’s deadline. uni-assist advises applying at least 8 weeks before the deadline, and it usually takes 4 to 6 weeks to check an application and send it to the university Source: uni-assist Source: uni-assist: uploading. Missing documents can be uploaded until the deadline, never after Source: uni-assist: status. A handling fee is paid for each semester; the current fees are on its page Source: uni-assist: fees.
The VPD
Some universities ask instead for a VPD, a certificate from uni-assist that you upload with your application to the university itself; it usually takes 4 to 6 weeks and is valid for one year from the day it is issued Source: uni-assist: VPD.
Translations and copies
Upload certificates in their original language with a translation into German or English by a sworn or court-approved translator, unless your country also issues them in German or English Source: uni-assist: certificates. DAAD says only officially certified copies and translations are accepted, while uni-assist speaks of uploaded scans: ask your university which it wants Source: DAAD: applying Source: uni-assist: uploading.
The answer
Letters of acceptance are sent in August or September and in February or March, and rejections often a little later Source: DAAD: applying. The letter says when you must enrol, and the visa needs it Source: DAAD: enrolling Source: Federal Foreign Office.
PhD
On the individual route you apply directly to the professor you would like as your supervisor; an advertised position is applied for online at the university that offers it Source: Research in Germany Source: DAAD: PhD positions.

Why it matters

Meeting the requirements does not guarantee a place Source: Study in Germany. You can usually apply for several programmes at the same university, but universities can limit the number of applications in a semester Source: uni-assist: questions.

Common mistakes

Step 6

Prove that your living costs are covered

What it is

For the visa you show that you can pay your living costs for the whole programme Source: DAAD: finances Source: Make it in Germany: visa. The Federal Foreign Office accepts several forms: your parents’ income and assets, a declaration of commitment from someone with enough income or assets, money paid into a blocked account in Germany, or a bank guarantee renewed each year at a bank in Germany Source: Federal Foreign Office: money; a recognised scholarship also counts Source: DAAD: finances. The amount depends on the purpose of your stay; the federal portal gives the figure for the current year, and your mission’s page gives the one it applies Source: Federal Foreign Office: blocked account Source: Make it in Germany: visa.

The blocked account
Only a set amount can be taken out of it each month, and it is usually opened for a year Source: Federal Foreign Office: blocked account. You choose the bank or provider yourself; the Federal Foreign Office recommends none Source: Federal Foreign Office: blocked account. The Representative Office in Ramallah says that, as far as it knows, no bank in Ramallah offers a blocked account that meets the visa’s requirements Source: Ramallah: national visas.
Ask your mission
The official pages list the forms differently, and DAAD sends you to the German embassy or consulate in your country for the details Source: DAAD: finances. Ramallah’s study leaflet names a scholarship award, a blocked account, or a declaration of commitment from a host in Germany that is not older than 6 months Source: Ramallah: study leaflet. Cairo names the same three, and for a blocked account accepts only the official opening confirmation showing the total paid in and the amount available each month Source: Cairo: study.

Why it matters

The proof is required already when you apply for the visa Source: DAAD: finances, and the foreigners office asks for it again for your residence permit in Germany Source: DAAD: registering.

Common mistakes

Step 7

Arrange your health insurance

What it is

Everyone in Germany must have health insurance, and you need proof of it to enrol Source: Make it in Germany: your entry. Students up to the age of 30 at a state or state-recognised university are insured in the statutory system from enrolment Source: Federal Foreign Office: insurance Source: Federal Ministry of Health. Younger students may choose suitable private insurance instead, but cannot then switch to statutory insurance during their studies Source: Federal Foreign Office: insurance Source: DAAD: health insurance.

For the visa
You show health insurance when you apply for the visa. Until statutory cover begins, incoming or travel health insurance valid in Germany for your first three months is enough Source: Federal Foreign Office: insurance.
At 30 and over
The rules change at 30, and the official pages word them differently. Ask a statutory health insurer and your university before you travel Source: Federal Foreign Office: insurance Source: DAAD: health insurance.
Before your degree
A Studienkolleg or a language course that prepares for study is not covered by statutory student insurance Source: Federal Foreign Office: insurance.
If you choose private insurance
It must last at least as long as your visa and cover outpatient and inpatient treatment, not only emergencies, so travel insurance is usually not enough Source: Federal Foreign Office: insurance. You also need a certificate from a statutory insurer saying that you do not have to join it Source: DAAD: health insurance.

Why it matters

The mission checks your cover for the visa, the university for enrolment and the foreigners office for the residence permit Source: Federal Foreign Office: insurance Source: Make it in Germany: your entry Source: Study in Germany: insurance.

Common mistakes

Step 8

Apply for the national visa for study

What it is

For study you need a national visa, applied for before you travel at the German mission responsible for where you habitually live Source: Federal Foreign Office: visas Source: Federal Foreign Office. With an admission letter you apply for a student visa; if you are still waiting for one or must pass an entrance test, you can apply for a prospective student visa Source: DAAD: visa. Where your mission offers it, you apply online on the Consular Services Portal, then attend in person to give fingerprints and a photo, pay the fee and show your original documents Source: Consular Services Portal. The mission usually needs the approval of the foreigners office in your university town before it issues the visa Source: Federal Foreign Office Source: Cairo: study.

If you live in Palestine

The German Representative Office in Ramallah handles visa applications from people who habitually live in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, whatever their passport Source: Representative Office Ramallah. For applicants from Gaza, that page, dated 25 February 2025, names the German Embassy in Cairo Source: Representative Office Ramallah, and the Cairo embassy’s national visa page lists residents of Gaza among those it is responsible for Source: Embassy Cairo. Other official pages still place the Gaza Strip under Ramallah: the Federal Foreign Office’s list of German missions gives Ramallah’s district as the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem Source: Federal Foreign Office: missions, and the embassy in Tel Aviv sends short-stay (Schengen) applicants from Gaza to Ramallah Source: Embassy Tel Aviv. None of these pages says how a resident of Gaza can reach Cairo. Confirm with the Representative Office in Ramallah before you plan anything, because this can change. Holders of Palestinian documents who live in Israel apply at the embassy in Tel Aviv Source: Representative Office Ramallah.

In Ramallah
Since 1 January 2025 study visas can be applied for online, then in person at the office Source: Ramallah: national visas Source: Ramallah: online. Its national visa page, dated 26 January 2026, says processing can take up to three months Source: Ramallah: national visas. Its study leaflet asks for the school certificate or the degree legalised Source: Ramallah: study leaflet. The office can legalise original documents issued by the Palestinian Authority once the competent ministry and the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs have certified them first; copies and laminated documents cannot be legalised Source: Ramallah: legalisation. It accepts only Goethe-Institut certificates as proof of German, at least A2 for a German-taught programme; ask the office whether this applies to an English-taught one Source: Ramallah: national visas.
In Cairo
The embassy’s study page says appointments are booked through TLScontact and that you should allow at least eight weeks for processing Source: Cairo: study. That page does not mention applicants from Gaza Source: Cairo: study.
Without an admission yet
A prospective student visa lasts up to nine months, in which you can apply for a place or attend a language course or a Studienkolleg; it cannot be renewed for the same purpose Source: DAAD: visa Source: Make it in Germany: visa. Once you have a place, it can be converted in Germany into a residence permit for study Source: DAAD.
For a PhD
With a work contract at a research institution in Germany, a doctoral candidate can get a residence permit for research; if the research position is part of a full-time PhD programme, only a visa for study can be issued Source: Make it in Germany: research.

Why it matters

A tourist visa cannot later be converted into a student visa Source: DAAD: visa, and a long-stay visa can take several months Source: Federal Foreign Office: visas Source: DAAD: visa.

Common mistakes

Step 9

Arrive, register your address and enrol

What it is

Within two weeks of moving into a room or flat you register your address at the local registration office Source: Federal Registration Act Source: DAAD: registering Source: Make it in Germany: registration. You take your passport and the confirmation your landlord fills in to say when you moved in Source: Make it in Germany: registration, and you keep the registration certificate, because the foreigners office asks for it Source: DAAD: registering. Then you enrol at the university by the date in your admission letter, usually in person, and pay the semester contribution Source: DAAD: enrolling Source: DAAD: finances.

Enrolment
Bring your passport with the visa, your letter of acceptance and proof of statutory health insurance; the International Office tells you exactly what is needed Source: DAAD: enrolling. You receive a certificate of matriculation at once, which you need for the residence permit Source: DAAD: enrolling Source: DAAD: registering.
Every semester
Before each new semester you re-register by a set date; if you do not, you can be exmatriculated Source: DAAD: enrolling.
In the first days
Straight after arriving, contact the foreigners office of your town to find out which documents it wants for your residence permit Source: Make it in Germany: applying, and open a bank account in Germany as soon as you can Source: Make it in Germany: your entry.

Why it matters

The registration certificate and the certificate of matriculation are both among the documents for your residence permit Source: DAAD: registering. The enrolment period is often short Source: Study in Germany: enrolment.

Common mistakes

Step 10

Get your residence permit, and know the work rules

What it is

To stay for your degree you need a residence permit Source: Make it in Germany: your entry. You apply for it in person at the foreigners office of the town where you live, before your entry visa expires Source: BAMF: first steps Source: Make it in Germany: at a glance Source: Make it in Germany: applying. The office asks for your passport with the visa, the certificate of matriculation, the registration certificate, proof of money and health insurance, and possibly photos and your tenancy agreement; there is a fee Source: DAAD: registering. The permit is usually issued for two years and can be extended if you study regularly, taking exams and earning credits Source: Residence Act, §16b Source: Make it in Germany: visa Source: DAAD: registering.

Work while you study
The residence permit allows work of up to 140 full days or 280 half days in a year, and a day of up to four hours counts as half a day Source: Residence Act, §16b Source: Make it in Germany: work. During the lecture period, a week of up to 20 hours counts as two and a half of those working days Source: Residence Act, §16b. Student jobs at the university do not count towards the limit Source: Residence Act, §16b Source: Make it in Germany: work. Self-employed work needs the foreigners office’s approval Source: Make it in Germany: work Source: DAAD: side jobs.
Breaking the rules
DAAD warns that breaking the labour rules for international students can lead to deportation. To work more, you need permission, which is granted only in cases of special financial need Source: DAAD: side jobs.
After the degree
Once you have completed your degree, you have up to 18 months to look for qualified work in Germany Source: BAMF.

Why it matters

Without the permit you cannot stay for your studies, and an extension depends on studying regularly Source: Make it in Germany: your entry Source: DAAD: registering.

Common mistakes

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Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these official pages, checked in November 2026. University pages are examples; your own university’s page is the one that counts.

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