Visa

If you want to study at TU Dresden, you will usually require a visa. This does not include EU citizens and citizens from certain non-EU countries. You will find an overview of the states exempt from the visa requirements on the Federal Foreign Office pages. Citizens from these countries only need a residence permit for study purposes. This residence permit must be applied for within three months of arrival at the relevant immigration authorities.

Citizens from all other countries have to apply for a visa in their home country with a German representative – the embassy or a consulate (Student visa)

Please do not travel to Germany with a tourist visa under any circumstances. Converting a visa for the purpose of studying or learning the German language is not possible after arrival!

Prerequisites for a visa

We recommend that you get information regarding specific conditions and prerequisites as early as possible from the German embassy or consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany in your home country because there are particular provisions for each country and the processing time can be lengthy (up to 3 months).

You usually have to meet the following conditions for a visa:

• You must have enough financial resources for the entire duration of your stay in the Federal Republic of Germany to cover your livelihood as well as the costs of the language course/studies. Evidence for this must potentially be produced at the embassy or consulate.
• All necessary application documents must be complete. Please gather all information about the required documents at the respective responsible embassy or consulate general.

STUDENT VISA:

If you have already been approved for studying at TU Dresden, you must then apply for a student visa at the German embassy or consulate in your home country.

Applicants from countries for which there are no visa requirements for travelling to Germany (see above) only require a residence permit for the purpose of studying. This residence permit must be applied for within three months of arrival at the relevant immigration authorities.

You will find an overview of the visa requirements on the Federal Foreign Office’s website.