THE 10 IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS TO APPLY YOUR STUDENT VISA

For the International students, who wish to start your study in Germany, you will have to apply for student Visa. Speaking from experiences, sorting out these documents could be sometimes overwhelming. This blog will give you the information to avoid frequent mistakes and prepare your Visa application better.

These are the the list of important documents you should prepare (in Indonesia):

• Visa Application Form

• Passport Photo 3,5 x 4,5 (White background) with 80% of shown face

• Travel insurance (recommended for 1 year)

• German-language Certificate (Goethe-Certificate)

• High school Certificate (legalized by official translator institution)

• Report card from the last 2 semesters of high school (legalized by school)

• Motivational Statement

• CV

• Confirmation of blocked account

• Appointment Booking Confirmation (Book your Visa Appointment!)

*p.s : As the requirements above was required by Indonesian Embassy, I recommend you to check the official website of German Embassy in your country for more details!

1. Confirmation of blocked account

To ensure that you will have the financial capability to finance your study during the Studienkolleg, Germany will require you to put off a certain amount of money (In 2019, it was 10.236 Euro) transferred into your blocked account in Germany at the very beginning. This amount of money would be transferred back to your Bank-account in Germany in monthly-basis (around 853EUR per month)

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2. High-school Certificate (legalized!)

It is so important to make sure the documents are complete and correct, both for applying the student visa to Germany or applying to the Studienkolleg. Some schools required you to send the documents directly to the university’s address, some might ask you to apply through the Uni-Assist Portal, which is a German application website for Universities in Germany. Look thoroughly through each website of Studienkolleg or write an e-mail to their International office!

Legalization : The administration process in Germany can be very tricky. Make sure you were informed about the correct legalization of your documents, whether it is a High-school qualification or language-certificate.

Tips: For applicants with IB-Diploma Qualification, use this link to proceed with your IB-Diploma Legalization : https://rrs.ibo.org/replacement_orders/index.cfm

3. Language Certificate

This is the most crucial one. In order to be able to apply at most of the public Studienkolleg in Germany, you are required to have a previous knowledge of B1 German. For some Studienkolleg in big cities like Berlin or Munchen, they will usually require B2 German. Take your language test in Goethe-Institut as it is commonly known among German universities and Studienkolleg. After completing 4 parts of the test, you need to legalize the documents in Goethe-Insitut which will take extra fee.

4. Motivational Statement

In this part, you need to think thoroughly about your personal reason to go to Germany. Whether telling your dream of studying abroad to gain more experience and be more independent, or you can research and write down how studying in German can provide you with a better quality of education in compare to your home country.

Tips : Optimally write a half to 3/4 A4 Page long and make sure you use the correct grammar and rich vocabulary !

These are the most important documents you need to prepare for applying student Visa. Put a comment if you find this helpful or share to your friends.

Reach out to me through E-mail Adress : AllAboutStudienkolleg@yahoo.com for more questions! Wish you a very best of luck, Friends!!