Visa Service for Students

Our Visa Service is available to all international students and doctoral students of HU Berlin. Through the Visa Service, you can both apply for and extend your residence permit to the Berlin Immigration Office (Landesamt für Einwanderung). You receive multilingual support and advice with your questions and problems.

Current situation: Due to the policies to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the Visa Service is closed until further notice. Nevertheless, we process your applications online and we continue to answer your questions by e-mail.

The Visa Service offers contactless consultation hours via Zoom every Thursday from 14:00 to 16:00. There you can directly contact one of our student employees with your questions and suggestions. Please use the following link:
https://hu-berlin.zoom.us/j/69248680600

Please be well prepared and keep short to give all help-seeking students the chance for a video-call!

Application or extension of your residence permit

1. Application for a residence permit

1.1 Extension of a residence permit

1.2 Residence permit to seek employment

FAQ - Freqently Asked Questions about the Visa Service and residence permits regarding the current situation
 

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Infosession on Legal Framework for International Students and Doctoral Candidates in Germany
Thursday, 4.11.2021 from 17:00-18:30 (via Zoom)

Topics: Foreigners law, job opportunities, and conditions of employment

Students and doctoral candidates from non-EU countries must be aware of certain laws and rights while in Germany. During this event a lawyer will be discussing the most important and relevant topics and will be available for questions.

Questions may be asked before the Event through the registration form however the opportunity to ask questions will also be given during the Event.

Speaker: Anne Glinka-Könemund (Lawyer)

Registration (welcome for organisational reasons but not necessary): https://forms.gle/QNRGGoQRUApd454c9

Zoom Link: https://hu-berlin.zoom.us/j/63063971389

The Event will also take place in German on Monday, 1.11.2021, see ►

Current situation in the Berlin Immigration Office
Limited customer service at the LEA is possible again, but not without booking an appointment in advance.  ► Book appointments online
► Information on the booking procedure

Please note: Temporary documents regarding the right of residence in Germany will be considered as valid by the Berlin Immigration Office (including the secondary provisions of these documents with regard to type and scope of employment in particular) until operations can be fully resumed.

  Please be aware that travelling abroad and re-entering Germany are only possible with a residence permit that is still valid.

For current information from the Berlin Immigration Office, see:
www.berlin.de/einwanderung/en/residence/artikel.998443.en.php
www.berlin.de/einwanderung/en

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Support programmes and funds for (international) students in the current situation:
www.international.hu-berlin.de/en/studierende/welcomecentre/corona-assistance