Formalities

After arriving in Germany you have a deadline of three months to register your new address at the Foreigner's Registration Office (Non-EU)/ Citizen's Office (EU). To register your address, you will need a form called "Wohnungsgeberbestätigung". It is a confirmation of your landlord. After the registration you will receive a confirmation. Some banks might ask you to bring this confirmation.

If your address changes within Regensburg, you will also need to declare this at the Foreigner's Registration Office (Non-EU) / Citizen's Office (EU).

Please refer to the links below to obtain the needed forms:

⇒ Requesting a registration confirmation ("Meldebescheinigung", for EU)

⇒ Registration form Regensburg (in German only, for EU and Non EU)

⇒ Registration form (moving inside Regensburg (in German only, for EU and Non EU)

⇒ Housing confirmation form - "Wohnraumbestätigung" (in German only, for EU and non EU)

Citizen's Office adresses and contact:

⇒ Citizen's Office Regensburg (registration for EU citizens)

⇒ Foreigner's Registration Office (registration for Non-EU citizens)

Visa

If you are a non-EU citizen, you should check the visa regulations before your arrival. The Federal Foreign Office in Germany and the German Embassies in your country provide information and forms.

⇒ Federal Foreign Office - Visa regulations

Residence Permit

Whether you need a residence permit for Germany as a student or visiting scholar depends on your nationality and the duration of your stay.

EU citizens and citizens from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway only need to register with the Citizen's Office within three months of entering Germany and provide information on the purpose of their stay.

International guests from non-EU countries usually need an entry permit and apply for a residence permit at the responsible immigration office within three months of entry after visa-free entry or three months before their visa expires.

Responsible authorities*

*These adresses are relevant for citizens living in Regensburg City. Persons residing in the Landkreis Regensburg should contact the registration office ("Meldebehörde") responsible for their place of residence.

To study at the University of Regensburg, it is obligatory to be enrolled (in German "Einschreibung" or "Immatrikulation"). Without enrollment, it is not possible to take part in classes.

Once you are enrolled, you will be notified at the end of every semester to re-register by paying the semester fee. If you do so, your enrollment will renew automatically and you can validate your student ID card at the validation terminals.

Researchers at the UR can also enroll. Visiting scholars and doctoral candidates are advised by the Welcome Center.

If you need translations of documents, you can search for a translator under the following links: 

⇒ Regensburg Translators

⇒ Database: Justice Translators

Every household in Germany has to pay the monthly broadcasting licence fee. The fee covers a huge amount of the expenditures of the public broadcasting services, to ensure their independence. 

The following videos explain everything you need to know about the broadcasting fee:

What is it all about?

How can I register?

How can I deregister?

To live and study in Germany, a health insurance is obligatory!

Statutory health insurance

Some countries have a social insurance agreement (EU, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Turkey). If your homecountry provides an insurance agreement, you do not need an additional health insurance.

If you come from Bosnia Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro or Tunisia, we highly recommend a statutory health insurance! Germany and these countries provide an insurance agreement that is covering emergencies only!

Students from non-EU states have the opportunity to take out an insurance when enrolling. If you already took out an insurance in your home country covering your stay in Germany, ask your insurance company for certificates.

Participants of the preparatory German course need to mind special regulations. Please contact the corresponding advisors at the International Office.

⇒ International Office - Contacts

EHIC

The European Health Insurance Card EHIC has standardized characteristics and is valid in every European state. It replaces the foreign health insurance certificate.

The card is valid for the use of public health services only!

⇒ Further Information (in German)

Private health insurance

If you need a private health insurance and need more information, contact the International Office. The health insurance needs to be accepted by the Foreigner's Registration Office as well.

⇒ International Office - Contacts

Information for Researchers and PhD Candidates

Researchers at the UR can also enroll. Visiting scholars and doctoral candidates are advised by the Welcome Center.

Customer service points of some insurances:

	AOK Bayern: Mariahilfstr. 39, 92318 Neumarkt Frau Alina Schenkl Tel. 09181 401-333 rb.vertrieb@service.by.aok.de
	BARMER GEK: D.-Martin-Luther-Straße 8, 93047 Regensburg Frau Grundler 0160 90456673 laura.grundler@barmer.de
	DAK-Gesundheit in Regensburg: Hermann-Köhl-Str. 2 93049 Regensburg Frau Liebl Tel. 0911 - 249204 – 1117 0151 – 22616941 anne.liebl@dak.de
	Die Techniker: Am Biopark 13 (Büro am Uni-Campus), 93053 Regensburg Herr Theurer Tel. 0151 14534805 eugen.theurer@tk.de

Special Insurances for Internships

If you do an internship, ask your supervisor for further information. There might be different regulations applying to you!

Accident and Liability Insurance

If you are enrolled at the UR, you are automatically insured for accidents on your way home and to the university. However, we highly recommend an additional liability insurance!

⇒ Informations on liability insurances

Laboratory insurance

Please ask your supervisor if a laboratory insurance is recommended for you.

⇒ Information on laboratory insurances