German course in Germany: Important visa information

There are four types of visa regulations for Germany.
If you have any question or doubts of any detail, please contact the German embassy in your country.

1. Entry without a Visa
   >>> Valid for: EU members (incl. new EU members), Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland
   
   
2. Entry without a Visa up to 3 months with the possibility to extend the visa in Germany for another 3 month: Japan, more information
   >>> Japanese Embassy in Germany
   
   
3. Entry without a Visa up to 3 months for people of the following citizenship:
   >>> for more consular information click on the country name
   
   

Argentina	Croatia	Panama
Australia	Guatemala	Paraguay
Bolivia	Honduras	Singapore
Brazil	Israel	South Korea
Bulgaria	Malaysia	Uruguay
Canada	Mexico	USA
Chile	New Zealand	Venezuela
Costa Rica	Nicaragua

find all countries below www.auswaertiges-amt.de


4. Entry WITH a Visa (Visa C)
   You need a "Schengen travel visa" for a short stay (up to 3 months)
   
   

Ecuador	Hong Kong	South Africa
Belarus	Korea	Taiwan
Bosnia	Macedonia	Turkey
China	Romania	Ukraine
Colombia	Russia	... and any other country
Important! You can only apply for a visa from the country of your residence. You cannot apply for a residence permit after having entered the country without a visa or with a tourist visa C. Please consult the German consulate or embassy in your country for further details. The following documents are regularly required: Complete application form/s from the German embassy Current passport photo Valid passport Return ticket or booking confirmation Course registration confirmation, confirming also payment of the course*( if necessary) Confirmation of salary, pension or other income, work confirmation from employer or trade register statement/trading license Proof of sufficient financial means (bank statement, credit cards or similar) An accident and hospital insurance covering the whole duration of the stay For University/High school students: original and copy of a student card, confirmation from your University and translation into German For school students: confirmation from your school and translation into German For any further information regarding visa matters please contact the German Embassy or Consulate in your home country. They will inform you about the current regulations. For the address of the German embassy and consulates please check the homepage of the German Federal Office >>> www.auswaertiges-amt.de ) * Confirmation of course registration and payment from TREFF PUNKT If the German embassy in your home country asks for a confirmation of the TREFFPUNKT language school, we support you with a letter of invitation. To apply please consider the following procedure : Check first if there are places available at the school and if you will be accepted. If acceptance is confirmed, register for the course and pay by money transfer the course fees stated in your letter of confirmation to the account of: Language Institute TREFFPUNKT Alexandra von Rohr Deutsche Bank AG Lange Strasse 37 D-96047 Bamberg account number: 80 888 33 bank code : 760 700 24 IBAN: DE65 7607 0024 0808 8833 00 BIC (Swift Code): DEUT DE DB 762 Note: Credit card for this procedure is not accepted! TREFF PUNKT will then send by e-mail and fax or postal order** the confirmation to you. ** If you require express courier / DHL, then you have to add EUR 75 to the initial money transfer (see above). If your application is turned down we will reimburse the transferred amount minus the enrolment fee of EUR 150. However the course fee will only be reimbursed if we receive a copy of the embassy's denial. Our fax is: +49 951 204474 . Please note: we need to have proof your non-acceptance at least 10 working days before the course start. Otherwise the fees are not reimbursed. We will send you your accommodation address as soon as we know that you have received your visa. If you have any question please write to info@learn-german.com.