Residence in Germany

If you have been accepted to study at Leuphana, you then have to actively enrol. Otherwise your acceptance will become invalid. To do this, you have to submit the following documents and complete actions.

If you have any questions regarding enrolment, please contact Student Services (studierendenservice@leuphana.de).

Foreign students who move to Germany in the course of their studies are obliged to register at the local registration office within two weeks of taking up permanent residence. To register, you have to present your passport or identity card as well as a confirmation from your landlord.

If you leave Lüneburg, you have to de-register.

Your visa allows you to stay in Germany for a short period of time (usually up to 90 days). Therefore, you should report to the Foreigners' Registration Office immediately after your arrival in order to obtain a residence permit for a longer period of time. It can take up to 6 weeks for the electronic residence title to be issued. Therefore, apply for the residence title early. The costs amount to approx. €100 for a residence permit of one year.

Attention!

• You can only enter and leave the country without any problems once you have received your residence title in the form of a credit card.
• The residence permit is bound to the university and the study programme. If there are any changes, you have to inform the Foreigners' Registration Office immediately.

You have to submit the following documents:

• a fully completed and signed application for a residence title;
• a valid passport with visa (valid for at least six months, preferably one year);
• a recent biometric passport photo;
• notice of admission and certificate of enrolment from Leuphana University Lüneburg;
• a savings account with a blocking notice (e.g. Fintiba, X-patrio, Deutsche Bank) for the full amount (11,904 euros per year [subject to change])
• a health insurance certificate with unlimited coverage for Germany.

As part of the orientation programme, the International Center will support you with the application process.

You will find the Foreigners' Registration Office at the Bürgeramt Lüneburg:

Bardowicker Str. 23, 1st floor.
21335 Lüneburg
b331@stadt.lueneburg.de