FAQ

1. Accept your offer.

2. Pay the initial fee and Sign your study contract.

3. Receive the Confirmation of Admission and Visa Invitation Letter, if applicable.

4. Arrange visa, accommodation, bank account, and German health insurance, if applicable.

5. Receive access to your BI email account.

6. Complete the official registration during Welcome Week.

7. And finally, you should be all set up to start your study program.

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Unfortunately, we do not currently offer accommodation for students. Upon request we will be happy to issue a list of websites that can get your search started.

When looking for accommodation, please keep in mind the following advice to ensure you are not subject to fraud:

• Do not transfer any money without seeing the room/ flat you want to rent and receiving the key
• Check if you can register yourself to this address with the registry office (Bürgeramt). If not, then we would recommend not choosing this accommodation.
• Try to speak to your future flatmates
• Check what is included in the price, e.g. electricity, gas, water, internet, etc.

By law each registered student at a German-accredited higher education institute will have to be registered with a German statutory insurance company, until the age of 30. German statutory companies include the DAK, AOK, Barmer, IKK, TK and many more. Berlin International has an agreement with the DAK insurance. The coverage will allow you to visit a doctor when you are in need. The monthly fees mount to around 120 EUR for full coverage.

You may also opt to join a private insurance provider instead. In that case, you will still need to contact a statutory insurance company to apply for an exemption from your compulsory coverage. If your application is approved, you can keep your private insurance, however, you will not be allowed to change back into a statutory company whilst studying in Germany, should you wish to do so at a later stage.

During your study time, it will be your responsibility to look after your payments to your insurance provider. Should you fail to do so, they will inform us and could even ask us to de-register you for failing to pay the fees.

An exception to the compulsory health insurance coverage is if you are a non-German holding a valid European Health Insurance Card. This will cover you for as long as it is valid and you (or your family) are continuing to pay insurance fees in your home country.

Another exception is made for countries that  have a Social Security Agreement with Germany, such as Turkey.