Nowadays, Germany has been on the mind of international
students due to research opportunities, infrastructure, teaching system,
low-cost studies, and career prospects, proving as one of the beststudies
abroad destination.The universities for higher education, universities of
applied sciences and the college of art and music are spread across the
country.The first thing you have to do once you get an offer letter from one of
theseuniversities in Germany, is to check out whether you need a Germany
Student Visa.
Generally,to get higher education from Germany many students
don’t need the student visa, but they definitely need the residence permit. It
depends on which country you’re coming from. Visa application is required to be
submitted at the embassy office well before entering to Germany as the process
will take few months to complete.
There are two kinds of visa granted to the foreign
nationals, one is Schengen visa, and another is National visa. Students
enrolled in language courses continuing not more than 3 months may apply for
Schengen visa. This visa cannot be extended.
Countries which do not require German Visa to study
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Switzerland
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Liechtenstein
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Norway
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Iceland or any other European Country
Countries which require German Visa to study
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Canada
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New Zealand
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Japan
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US
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Australia
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Israel
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South Korea
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Andorra
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El Salvador
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Monaco
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Taiwan
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Brazil
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Honduras
Process of Applying Student Visa
If you are going for a Germany student visa, apply at least
3 months in prior to your travelling month. Contact your local consulate or
local embassy of German for applying for the student visa.Go through the below Germany
study visa requirements which needs to be followed.
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Application form which is completed
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Two photographs
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Valid Passport
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Admission Letter form a German University
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Transcript of your academic record
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German Language Proficiency Certificate
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Funding Proof
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Certificated regarding health insurance
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Declaration of authenticity for the submitted
documents
Proofs stating zero criminal record has to be submitted to
the embassy you are dealing with for the German visa along with the proof of
funds justifying the amount required to survive in Germany.
International students intended to stay for more than 3
months should apply for a national visa. There are certain conditions abiding
national visa.
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International students whose admission is not
yet confirmed at the higher education institution can only apply for a
prospective student visa. It is valid for 3 months and can be extended further
for 6 months as a residence permit upon confirmation of admission.
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students can apply for normal student visa once
admission is confirmed which can be converted to a residence permit valid for a
maximum of 2 years.
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The residence permit is liable to be revoked if
the study course is not fulfilled and discontinued in between.
Hope this article was informative.
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