Prearrangements at home

• Passports or equivalent identity document, which needs to be valid for your entire stay in Germany.
• Entry visa.

(If you bring your family with you, they will need their passports and a visa too!)

• Proof of admission/ acceptance by your department/ Letter of invitation from the university or institute. This may also be your supervisor’s letter of acceptance of your research project or the fellowship award letter.

• Certified copies (in German or English) of your latest degree certificate – depending on your planned work this can be a master degree or a doctoral degree.
• Proof of health insurance coverage in Germany.
• If you want to drive a car in Germany you will need an international or national driver’s licens, a certified translation in German or English and proof of car insurance.