Visa Requirements

All foreign students from non-EU countries are required to meet their own living costs when studying in Germany. In order to enter Germany, non-EU students also need a valid visa. This can only be issued once the student has deposited a specified amount of money (new amount starting 01.09.2024: minimum 11,904 Euro for one year, with 992 Euro for one month) in a German bank account and blocked this sum with the Federal Republic of Germany as beneficiary.

Expatrio or Fintiba are just some examples of banks providing blocked accounts for international students

Please find further information on the requirements for studying in Germany.

Residence permit and work permit
International students of TH Rosenheim can obtain legally binding information regarding residence permits and work permits from the local municipal immigration office ("Ausländerbehörde"). Please see the contact for your city below.

IMPORTANT! Please bear in mind that any change to your student status may affect your residence permit. The student residence permit is issued for a specific university and course of study.

If you currently hold a valid student residence permit, obtained for studying at another German university, and you plan to continue your studies at TH Rosenheim you will need to get in touch with the Immigration Office (at your place of residence) first.

You will need to open up a bank account (Girokonto) once you have arrived in Germany to access your blocked account. 

To open a bank account, you usually have to submit the following documents:

• a valid passport,
• a residence permit,
• a certificate of enrolment

You settle your payment obligations (e.g. rent, health insurance or electricity and telephone bills) via a current account by setting up a "standing order" (Dauerauftrag) or by "direct debit"(Lastschrifteinzug). You instruct one-off payments by means of a "bank transfer" (Überweisung) from your current account to a recipient account.

Here you can find more information on how to open up a bank account.

Within the first week of arriving in Germany, international students who are EU citizens must register their place of residence at the residents' registration office ("Bürgeramt"). 

In order to register, please take the following documents with you:

• Passport
• Matriculation certificate
• Proof of health insurance
• Proof of secure means of subsistence of approx. € 934 per month, e.g. a savings book for a notice savings account or a blocked account
• Rental agreement for your room or flat (stating details of your residence)

You must also inform the residents' registration office ("Bürgeramt") if your address changes during your stay in Germany.

Within the first week of arriving at TH Rosenheim, international students who are non-EU citizens must register their place of residence at the local residents' registration office ("Bürgeramt"). Please see the contact for your city below.

In addition, you must register for your residence permit at the local municipal immigration office ("Ausländerbehörde").

In order to register, please take the following documents along with you:

• Passport
• Passport photograph
• Matriculation certificate
• Proof of health insurance
• Proof of secure means of subsistence of approx. € 934 per month, e.g. a savings book for a notice savings account or a blocked account
• Rental agreement for your room or flat (stating details of your residence in Rosenheim)

You must also inform the residents' registration office ("Bürgeramt") if your address changes during your stay in Germany.

Rosenheim Citizens' Registration Office ("Bürgeramt"), Königstr. 15, 83022 Rosenheim

Prepare the following documents to apply for your registration certificate ("Meldebescheinigung") in person in Rosenheim:

• Passport and existing identity documents (or replacement papers), no copies
• Registration form - registration of an apartment (in German, please use translation tool for completing the form)
• Certificate of housing provider ("Wohnungsgeberbescheinigung")- filled out and signed by your landlord!

Rosenheim Foreigners' Registration Office ("Ausländerbehörde"), Königstr. 15, 83022 Rosenheim

--> Important: make an appointment by email or  by phone (+49 8031 365-8940)

Prepare the following documents to apply for your residence permit ("Aufenthaltserlaubnis") in person in Rosenheim:

• Passport and existing identity documents  (or replacement papers), no copies
• Application for a residence permit (include mandatory documents as listed in the form)
• Self-disclosure (in German, please use translation tool for completing the form)
• Please check the website of Foreigners' Registration Office for further forms, if necessary (i.e. Marriage declaration)

Agentur für Arbeit Rosenheim (Employment Agency), Wittelsbacherstr. 57, 83022 Rosenheim

Einwohnermeldeamt Burghausen (Residents' Registration Office), Stadtplatz 110, 84489 Burghausen

Prepare the following documents to apply for your registration certificate ("Meldebescheinigung") in person in Burghausen:

• Passport and existing identity documents (or replacement papers), no copies
• Certificate of housing provider ("Wohnungsgeberbescheinigung") - filled out by your landlord!

Landratsamt Altötting (Immigration Office), Bahnhofstr. 38, 84503 Altötting

Prepare the following documents to apply for your residence permit ("Aufenthaltserlaubnis") in person in Altötting:

• application form for residence permit for studies  (in German, please use translation tool for completing the form)
• valid passport
• current biometric photograph (frontal)
• proof of secure livelihood
• proof of sufficient living space
• proof of health insurance coverage
• proof of purpose of residence, e.g. certificate of enrollment and admission letter of TH Rosenheim

Agentur für Arbeit Altötting (Employment Agency), Gabriel-Mayer-Str. 8a, 84503 Altötting

Einwohnermeldeamt Traunstein (Residents' Registration Office), Stadtplatz 39, 83278 Traunstein

Prepare the following documents to apply for your registration certificate ("Meldebescheinigung") in person in Burghausen:

• Passport and existing identity documents (or replacement papers), no copies
• Registration form (in German, please use translation tool for completing the form)
• Certificate of housing provider ("Wohnungsgeberbestätigung") - filled out by your landlord!

Landratsamt Traunstein (Immigration Office), Papst-Benedikt-XVI.-Platz, 83278 Traunstein

Please use the online form to apply for a residence permit for the purpose of training.

Please prepare further documents to complete your application:

• ID document (e.g. passport or passport replacement document)
• current residence document (e.g. residence title, visa, foreign residence permit), if available
• evidence of a place of study
• evidence of your special skills and knowledge (e.g. language certificates, school reports)
• evidence of your means of subsistence (e.g., proof of income, rental agreement, letter of commitment, blocked account)
• evidence of your health insurance,
• evidence of your employment, if available
• if you have not yet reached the age of majority (18): consent of legal guardians (e.g. parents) to stay in Germany

Agentur für Arbeit Traunstein (Employment Agency), Chiemseestr. 35, 83278 Traunstein

Meldeamt Mühldorf (Residents' Registration Office), Weißgerberstr. 2, 84453 Mühldorf a. Inn

Ausländerbehörde Mühldorf a. Inn (Immigration Office), Töginger Straße 18, 84453 Mühldorf a. Inn

Agentur für Arbeit Mühldorf (Employment Agency), Am Kellerberg 11, 84453 Mühldorf