Visa to Enter Germany

Visa Regulations

Kindly inform wheather you need a visa in order to enter Germany; needed informations are available at Federal Foreign Office.

In case a visa is needed, please apply for a student visa on time (recommended eight weeks in advance); submit the admission letter from Paderborn University beside other documents at the German Consulate in the respected country. Feel free to contact us in case of questions and support: info@cdc.upb.de.

Students from EU countries do not need a visa to enter Germany as well as students from following countries: Australia, Israel, Japan, Canada, Korea, New Zealand and USA - once arrived in Paderborn kindly asks for residence permit at the foreign registration offices. For a smooth "on-boarding" kindly double check with the German Embassy or Consulate in your country which further Documents or financial certificates are needed.