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Timestamp: 2018-01-23 00:11:25
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Application: How to apply for admission to a degree programme
International students . © Hagenguth/DAAD
There are three places which accept applications for admission to university:
uni-assist (free of charge if you are registered as a refugee)
The university of your choice
The right address for your application depends on:
The subject you wish to study
Trust for admission to higher education (Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung)
The Trust for admission to higher education (Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung) allocates study places in subjects which have a locally or centrally restricted admission policy (NC). A special selection procedure is used for allocating study places for first-semester students at public universities.
If you have to submit your application to the Trust for admission to higher education, register with them on their website, from which you can also submit your application(s), monitor their status and adjust the priorities of your desired subject(s) of study.
uni-assist assesses whether your international certificates are equivalent to those issued by German schools and universities, and whether they entitle you to apply for admission to German university. At the universities’ request, uni-assist can assess other application requirements, for example, the candidate’s language skills.
With uni-assist, you submit one set of application documents and apply for a study place at several universities at once. If you’re registered as a refugee, the DAAD will cover the cost of the application fees through uni-assist. You can apply for admission at up to three different universities. Apply as early as possible! If you happen to forget a required document, this will give you ample time to submit it before the deadline arrives. Therefore, send in your application to uni-assist early enough. The assessment process at uni-assist can take between four and six weeks. If your documents are in order and you meet the formal admission requirements, uni-assist forwards your application to the universities for consideration.
The final admission decision is made by the university – not by uni-assist.
As of 1 March 2016, the DAAD covers the cost of the testing fees if you are registered as a refugee. To be eligible, you have to meet certain requirements.
For example, you will need a certificate confirming your residence status. You can meet this requirement by holding one of the following residence titles:
- Persons with a BüMA/Proof of Arrival (asylum-seeker registration certificate prior to application in accordance with §63a AsylG)
- Asylum seekers (process pending - temporary residence permit in accordance with §55 AsylVfG)
- Tolerated persons (temporary suspension of deportation - tolerance permit in accordance with §60a AufenthG)
- Refugees with right to asylum in accordance with Art. 16a GG/ GFK (residence permit in accordance with §25 par. 1 AufenthG)
- Recognised refugees in accordance with § 3 AsylVfG (residence permit in accordance with §25 par.2 S.1/1. AufenthG)
- Persons granted subsidiary protection in accordance with § 4 AsylVfG (residence permit in accordance with §25 par.2 S.1/2. AufenthG)
- Persons granted deportation protection in accordance with § 60 par. 5 and 7 AufenthG (residence permit in accordance with §25 par.3 AufenthG)
- Persons with a residence permit in accordance with § 22 S. 1 and 2, § 23 par. 1, 2 and 4, § 24 and § 25 par. 5 AufenthG
- Family members (parents, children, spouses), who have joined recognised refugees or asylum seekers as defined under the Geneva Convention or those granted subsidiary protection, may also participate in the free review process if they can provide proof that the “principal” person (the first to be granted refugee status) has a residence permit
You can prove your status with a copy of your certificate of arrival, your temporary or standard residence permit, or with a copy of your refugee ID card.
Furthermore you need to proof that you have taken the TestAS (https://refugees.testas.de/en/). If you’re registered as a refugee, the DAAD will cover the cost of the TestAS, too.
If you wish to apply for enrolment in the winter semester 2016/17 and have already had an interview at the university, you can submit a “consultation certificate” instead of the TestAS.
If you have already had an interview at the university, you can submit a “consultation certificate” instead of the TestAS.
If you apply through uni-assist, first request free application processing and upload the required proof of refugee Status via uni-assist Portal for Cost Exemption (https://pgm.uni-assist.de/?language=en). When your request is approved, you will be instructed to apply via the online Portal (https://www.uni-assist.de/online/?lang=en). You can find more information on the uni-assist website: https://www.uni-assist.de/assessment-procedure.html.
You can view a list of uni-assist member universities on the uni-assist website. Under the “Applicant’s Portal”, you will find instructions which take you step-by-step through the uni-assist application process. Bear in mind that uni-assist is not responsible for each German universities! Before submitting your applications, check whether all of them actually have to be processed by uni-assist.
Examination fee for the TestDaF or DSH
Persons with a residence permit in accordance with § 22 S. 1 and 2, § 23 par. 1,2 and 4, § 24 and § 25 par. 5 AufenthG
Furthermore you need to proof that you have taken the TestAS. If you’re registered as a refugee, the DAAD will cover the cost of the TestAS, too.
Uni-assist is a non-profit organisation with no commercial objectives. Generally, it receives no public financing, however, which is why they have to charge a fee to review your application documents. As a refugee, you don’t have to pay this fee unless you apply at more than three universities.
If you apply through uni-assist, first request free application processing and upload the required proof of refugee status via uni-assist Portal for Cost Exemption. When your request is approved, you will be instructed to apply via the online portal. You can find more information on the uni-assist website.
If you have to apply through uni-assist, first request free application processing and upload the required proof of refugee status. When your request is approved, you will be instructed to apply via the online portal. You can find more information on uni-assist website.
You can have your documents certified by the German diplomatic mission in your home country. It is also possible to have documents certified by the responsible department of the institution that issued the certificate. In case that you have no original copy of your certificates or no certificates at all, many German universities offer special application processes. Please check with the universities directly.
The application period usually ends several months prior to the beginning of the upcoming semester. The university will only accept applications which are complete and received on time, i.e. before the application deadline. The sooner you contact the International Office, the better. That will give you enough time to obtain and submit any missing documents.
The university will only begin the application process once you have paid the processing fee.
Students doing research on the computer . © Hagenguth/DAAD
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