VISA INFORMATION FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS, January 2012

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A complete visa or extension application consists of the following: 1. Financial statement (due by July 15, 2012; see below for details) 2. Proof of health insurance covering you in Germany during your entire stay (due by July 15, 2012; see below for details) 3. One biometric photo (due by July 15, 2012; see below for details) 4. Visa application form (to be filled out with our assistance during the Orientation Program) 5. City registration form (to be filled out with our assistance during the Orientation Program) 6. Move-in confirmation (to be filled out with our assistance during the Orientation Program) 7. A passport valid for the duration of your stay (to submit upon arrival). As mentioned above, you will need to complete a city registration (“Anmeldung”) form, which we will assist you with during the Orientation Program. Please note that in order to complete this form, you will need to know your address in Germany, as well as your landlord’s name and where s/he is registered (“angemeldet”). Please send the financial statement, proof of health insurance and biometric photo by July 15, 2012 to: Ms. Chipley Bader Clifford Chance International Office Bucerius Law School Jungiusstr. 6 20355 Hamburg Germany As of September 1, 2011, all students must apply for an electronic residency permit (eAT), a credit-card type of id that will have your biometric data stored in its chip. Once you are in Hamburg, we will arrange a time and date for you to appear in person at the Immigration Office to submit your application in full and to have your fingerprints scanned. At the time of your appointment, non-EU members will have to pay EUR EUR 100 100 100 in cash or with an EC-card for the student visa (residency permit) or extension and EUR 10 for the city registration. EU citizens will not have to appear in person nor pay for the certificate of free mobility, but will also be charged EUR 10 for the city registration. You will be able to keep your passport after your appointment; however, issuance of your eAT can take 6 – 8 weeks. In the unlikely event that your entrance visa expires before your eAT is issued, you will receive a temporary certificate acknowledging your right to be in the country (“Fiktionsbescheinigung”). Detailed information on the eAT is available in English here: http://www.bamf.de/SharedDocs/Anlagen/DE/Publikationen/Broschueren/Broschuere-eAT- en.pdf?__blob=publicationFile 2
Financial Financial Financial Statement Statement Statement The Immigration Office requires that you submit a financial statement as proof that you have sufficient funds to meet your educational needs and the cost of living during your stay in Hamburg. In compliance with this regulation, the following sources of subsistence are acceptable: personal savings OR family support OR financial aid / a scholarship from another institution. In each case, you need to provide one one of the following three forms of supporting documentation in English: 1. Personal Savings: Please submit an official, original statement stamped and signed by your bank certifying that you have at least EUR 3000 to cover your living expenses in Germany. 2. Family Support: If a family member (e.g. a parent or spouse) is financing your stay in Hamburg, s/he will need to complete and sign a “Formal Obligation Form” in the German embassy or consulate nearest you. S/he will also need to submit proof of possessing at least EUR 3000 to finance your studies (e.g. a bank statement, salary statement or tax declaration). The embassy or consulate will keep the originals of both of these documents, so please be sure to make copies for your own records, as you will need to submit these to the International Office in July. 3. Financial Aid / Scholarship from your home university, a government agency, private foundation, bank, etc.: Please submit an official, original letter specifying the amount and availability of funds of your financial aid or scholarship. NB: Once again, you only need to submit one of the above-listed financial statements. Health ealth Insurance nsurance In compliance with the regulations of the Immigration Office, all non-EU citizens must prove that you have health insurance covering you in the Schengen area for the duration of your stay for up to EUR 30,000. To satisfy this requirement, you can purchase health insurance in your home country, ask whether your current policy covers you during your stay abroad or purchase an affordable German insurance policy through the help of Bucerius. The policy provided through Bucerius satisfies the German requirements for the visa. Coverage costs approximately EUR 30 per month and begins when you arrive in Germany. The company reimburses expenses in the event of acute and unforeseen illness and accidents, and will cover medical treatment, drugs and dressing materials prescribed by a doctor for non pre-existing conditions. Appliances required as a result of medical treatment in order to fix an injured part of the body are also covered. Simple dental fillings, including extractions in order to alleviate acute pain, and simple repairs of dental prosthesis are covered as well. The insurance will not provide benefits for medical treatment of diseases that were already known and / or treated before coming to Germany, costs for psychoanalytic and 3
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