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Guide for New International Students

Apply for student housing early as waitlists are long, and look for private housing. Register your address with the university to receive your student ID. Book a registration appointment at city hall with your documents to receive your registration certificate and later tax ID number. Open a bank account with your documents for a student account. Non-EU students should contact immigration authorities for registration requirements. Welcome to Giessen and contact the International Office with any other questions.

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Guide for New International Students

Apply for student housing early as waitlists are long, and look for private housing. Register your address with the university to receive your student ID. Book a registration appointment at city hall with your documents to receive your registration certificate and later tax ID number. Open a bank account with your documents for a student account. Non-EU students should contact immigration authorities for registration requirements. Welcome to Giessen and contact the International Office with any other questions.

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YOUR START IN GIESSEN

•Apply for an apartment or a shared flat (a WG-room) at the


Studentenwerk Gießen and search in parallel for
accommodation from private landlords as the waiting times
Accommodations for a student room are long. Alternatively, look for private
before Arriving in accommodation only.
Germany

•Ask the landlord to sign the confirmation of tenancy [Wohnungsgeberbescheinigung]!


•Send the registrar's office at JLU your German address via email to international.admission@admin.uni-giessen.de in
Accommodations order to receive your student ID card. Please note that the student ID card can only be mailed to a German address.
after Arriving in
Germany

•Book a registration appointment [Wohnungsanmeldung] at the city hall [Stadtbüro] via this link.
Address: Berliner Platz 1, 35390 Giessen
•If you do not live in Giessen, please register in the city where you live.
•You will need your passport/identity card and confirmation of tenancy, and when applicable, your residence permit
[Aufenthaltstitel] and previous certificate of registration [Meldebestätigung] for the registration.
•You will receive your certificate of registration right away.
City Hall
•After 7-10 working days, you will receive a letter with your personal 11-digit tax identification number [Steuer-ID aka.
Persönliche Identifikationsnummer] --> keep it safe!

•If you do not already have a German bank account, do open one here at a German bank.
•Usually, you will need the following documents for opening an account [Kontoeröffnung]: certificate of registration,
Steuer-ID, passport/identity card, and residence permit (when applicable).
•If you have a blocked account and would like to release the funds in it, you will need a confirmation from the
Immigration Authorities [Ausländerbehörde].
•Some banks require you to book an appointment for the account opening. Check in with them beforehand!
Bank •Bring your student ID in order to receive some benefits for opening a bank account, e.g. free account.

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•Contact the Immigration Authorities (Ausländerbehörde) via email
auslaenderbehoerde@giessen.de or telephone 0641 306-2280 for your registration. non-EU
•The Immigration Authorities will send you more information on the required documents via Students!!
post, or offer an appointment to you.
Immigration
•If you do not live in Giessen, contact the Immigration Authorities in the city where you live.
Authorities

•You made it!


•Enjoy your time in Giessen 
•Should you have further inquiries, please contact us via: studium-international@uni-giessen.de
The End!

International Office, Counselling and Support for International Students


Goethestrasse 58, 35390 Giessen
Email: studium-international@uni-giessen.de
Tel.: +49 (0)641 99 12143/-74 Last updated: 31.03.2023

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