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Study in Germany: student visa, scholarships, universities and post-study work

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Updated from official sources and watched nightly. Upload your CV to see which of these routes you are eligible for today.

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Study routes
Germany national visa for study
Work while studying
Students may work 140 full days or 280 half days a year (from March 2024).
After graduation
18-month job-seeker residence after graduation; settlement possible after qualifying employment (Skilled Immigration Act).
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Make it in Germany - Visa & residence

Routes

Germany national visa for study
Germany national visa for study

Admission letter (Zulassung) or conditional admission from a German university, or Studienkolleg placement.

Source: Make it in Germany - Study visa

Working while studying

Students may work 140 full days or 280 half days a year (from March 2024).

After that: staying on

18-month job-seeker residence after graduation; settlement possible after qualifying employment (Skilled Immigration Act).

Universities in Germany 263 on record

Every university we hold for Germany, each linked to its own official site. 2,198 programmes are open and verified right now; new intakes are added as universities publish them. Upload your CV to see which are open to you.

accadis Hochschule Bad Homburg | University of Applied SciencesAKAD UniversityStuttgartAlbstadt-Sigmaringen UniversityAlbstadtAlice-Salomon-Hochschule BerlinBerlinAnhalt University of Applied SciencesKöthenAschaffenburg University of Applied SciencesAschaffenburgAugustana-Hochschule NeuendettelsauNeuendettelsauBaden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State UniversityStuttgartBard College Berlin, a Liberal Arts UniversityBauhaus-Universität WeimarWeimarBavarian University of Business and Technology (HDBW)Berlin School of Economics and LawBerlinBerlin University of the ArtsBerlinBerliner Hochschule für TechnikBerlinBielefeld UniversityBielefeldBochum University of Applied SciencesBochumBrandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-SenftenbergSenftenbergCampus-Institut Data Science (CIDAS)GöttingenCarl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburgCatholic University of Eichstätt-IngolstadtEichstättCBS University of Applied SciencesCologneCharité – Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlinChemnitz University of TechnologyChemnitzChristian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKielClausthal University of TechnologyClausthal-ZellerfeldCoburg University of Applied SciencesCoburgCoburg University of Applied Sciences and ArtsCologne University of MusicCologneConstructor UniversityBremenDarmstadt University of Applied SciencesDarmstadtDeggendorf Institute of TechnologyDeggendorfDeutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYDiploma HochschuleBad Sooden-AllendorfDortmund University of Applied Sciences and ArtsDortmundDuale Hochschule Baden Württemberg MannheimMannheimEberswalde University for Sustainable DevelopmentEberswaldeEBS University of Business and LawWiesbadenErnst Abbe University of Applied Sciences JenaJenaESCP Business SchoolBerlinEsslingen University of Applied SciencesEsslingen am NeckarEU Business School, MunichMunichEuropa-Universität FlensburgFlensburgEuropean University of Applied SciencesBrühlEuropean University ViadrinaFrankfurtEvangelische Hochschule DresdenDresdenFachhochschule der WirtschaftPaderbornFachhochschule JenaFachhochschule KielFachhochschule Würzburg - SchweinfurtFH AachenAachenFH MünsterMünsterFolkwang University of the ArtsEssenFOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and ManagementEssenFrankfurt University of Applied SciencesFrankfurt am MainFreie Universität BerlinBerlinFriedensau Adventist UniversityMöckernFriedrich Schiller University JenaJenaFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangenFulda University of Applied SciencesFuldaFurtwangen UniversityFurtwangen im SchwarzwaldGeorg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences NurembergNurembergGerman Sport University CologneCologneGerman University of Administrative SciencesSpeyerGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGöttingen Campus Institut für Dynamic biologischer NetzwerkeGöttingenHafenCity University HamburgHamburgHamburg University of TechnologyHamburgHamburger Fern-HochschuleHamburgHarz University of Applied SciencesWernigerodeHAW HamburgHamburgHeidelberg UniversityHeidelbergHeidelberg University of EducationHeidelbergHeilbronn UniversityHeilbronnHeinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorfHelmut Schmidt UniversityHamburgHertie SchoolBerlinHHL Leipzig Graduate School of ManagementLeipzigHochschule AalenAalenHochschule BielefeldBielefeldHochschule Bonn-Rhein-SiegSankt AugustinHochschule BremenBremenHochschule BremerhavenBremerhavenHochschule Düsseldorf University of Applied SciencesDüsseldorfHochschule FreseniusIdsteinHochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften KielKielHochschule für Musik DresdenDresdenHochschule für Musik FreiburgFreiburgHochschule für Politik MünchenMunichHochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden – University of Applied SciencesDresdenHochschule Geisenheim UniversityGeisenheimHochschule HannoverHanoverHochschule Magdeburg-StendalMagdeburgHochschule MittweidaMittweidaHochschule OsnabrückOsnabrückHTW Berlin - University of Applied SciencesBerlinhtw saar - University of Applied SciencesHTWG Hochschule Konstanz - Technik, Wirtschaft und GestaltungKonstanzHumboldt University BerlinHumboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlinHWR Berlin (Berlin School of Economics and Law)Institut für Medizinische PsychologieMunichInstitut für vergleichende StädtegeschichteMünsterInstitute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine EnvironmentOldenburgInstitute of Molecular Biology (IMB)International School of Management ISM DortmundInternational University SDI MünchenIST-Hochschule für ManagementDüsseldorfJade University of Applied SciencesWilhelmshavenJade University of Applied Sciences Wilhelmshaven/Oldenburg/ElsflethJohannes Gutenberg University MainzMainzJustus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessenKarlshochschule International UniversityKarlsruheKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruheKarlsruhe University of Applied SciencesKarlsruheKempten University of Applied SciencesKempten (Allgäu)KIT KarlsruheKoblenz University of Applied SciencesKoblenzKühne Logistics UniversityHamburgKunsthochschule Berlin-WeißenseeBerlinLeibniz University HannoverHanoverLeibniz University of Applied SciencesHanoverLeipzig UniversityLeipzigLeipzig University of Applied SciencesLeipzigLeuphana University of LüneburgLüneburgLMU MunichLudwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunichLudwigsburg University of EducationLudwigsburgLudwigshafen University of Business and SocietyLudwigshafen am RheinMarburg UniversityMartin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalleMedizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor FontaneNeuruppinMedizinische Hochschule HannoverHanoverMerseburg University of Applied SciencesMerseburgMerz AkademieStuttgartMerz Akademie, University of Applied Arts, Design and Media StuttgartMSB Medical School BerlinBerlinMSH Medical School Hamburg – University of Applied Sciences and Medical UniversityHamburgMunich Business SchoolMunichMunich University of Applied SciencesMunichNeubrandenburg University of Applied SciencesNeubrandenburgNordakademieElmshornNürtingen-Geislingen University of Applied ScienceNürtingenOffenburg University of Applied SciencesOffenburgOsnabrück UniversityOsnabrückOstbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-WeidenAmbergOstfalia University of Applied SciencesWolfenbüttelOstfalia University of Applied Sciences - Hochschule Braunschweig/WolfenbüttelOstwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and ArtsLemgoOtto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgMagdeburgOWL University of Applied Sciences and ArtsPaderborn UniversityPaderbornPathologisches InstitutMunichPforzheim University of Applied SciencesPforzheimPhilipps University of MarburgMarburgPrivate Hochschule für Wirtschaft und TechnikVechtaProtestant University of Applied Sciences FreiburgFreiburg im BreisgauPsychologische Hochschule BerlinBerlinRavensburg University of Cooperative EducationRavensburgReutlingen UniversityReutlingenRheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-LandauLandauRheinMain University of Applied SciencesWiesbadenRhine-Waal University of Applied SciencesKleveRosenheim Technical University of Applied SciencesRosenheimRuhr University BochumBochumRuhr West University of Applied SciencesMülheimRWTH AachenRWTH Aachen UniversityAachenSaarland UniversitySaarbrückenSouth Westphalia University of Applied SciencesIserlohnSRH Distance Learning UniversitySRH Fernhochschule RiedlingenRiedlingenSRH Hochschule HeidelbergHeidelbergSRH UniversityStuttgart Media UniversityStuttgartStuttgart Technical University of Applied SciencesStuttgartTechnical University of Applied Sciences AugsburgTechnical University of Applied Sciences LübeckLübeckTechnical University of Applied Sciences WildauWildauTechnical University of MunichMunichTechnische Hochschule AugsburgAugsburgTechnische Hochschule IngolstadtIngolstadtTechnische Hochschule MannheimMannheimTechnische Hochschule MittelhessenGiessenTechnische Hochschule UlmUlmTechnische Universität BerlinBerlinTechnische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweigTechnische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadtTechnische Universität DresdenDresdenTechnische Universität IlmenauIlmenauTH Bingen University of Applied SciencesBingen am RheinTH Köln - University of Applied SciencesCologneTrier University of Applied SciencesTrierTrossingen University of MusicTrossingenTU Bergakademie FreibergFreibergTU BerlinTU Dortmund UniversityDortmundTU DresdenTU MunichUniversität GreifswaldGreifswaldUniversität HamburgHamburgUniversität KoblenzKoblenzUniversität TrierTrierUniversität UlmUlmUniversity of Applied Sciences BiberachBiberach an der RissUniversity of Applied Sciences Emden LeerEmdenUniversity of Applied Sciences ErfurtErfurtUniversity of Applied Sciences for Public Administration and ManagementGelsenkirchenUniversity of Applied Sciences KaiserslauternKaiserslauternUniversity of Applied Sciences KoblenzUniversity of Applied Sciences LandshutLandshutUniversity of Applied Sciences MainzMainzUniversity of Applied Sciences PotsdamPotsdamUniversity of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-WeingartenWeingartenUniversity of Applied Sciences StralsundStralsundUniversity of Applied Sciences WormsWormsUniversity of AugsburgAugsburgUniversity of BambergBambergUniversity of BayreuthBayreuthUniversity of BonnBonnUniversity of BremenBremenUniversity of CologneCologneUniversity of Design Schwäbisch GmündSchwäbisch GmündUniversity of Duisburg-EssenEssenUniversity of Education FreiburgFreiburg im BreisgauUniversity of Education Schwäbisch GmündUniversity of Education Schwaebisch GmuendSchwäbisch GmündUniversity of Education WeingartenWeingartenUniversity of ErfurtErfurtUniversity of Fine Arts HamburgUniversity of FreiburgFreiburg im BreisgauUniversity of GöttingenGöttingenUniversity of HildesheimHildesheimUniversity of HohenheimStuttgartUniversity of KaiserslauternKaiserslauternUniversity of KasselKasselUniversity of KonstanzKonstanzUniversity of LübeckLübeckUniversity of MannheimMannheimUniversity of MünsterMünsterUniversity of Music and Theatre LeipzigLeipzigUniversity of Music DetmoldDetmoldUniversity of PassauPassauUniversity of PotsdamPotsdamUniversity of RegensburgRegensburgUniversity of RostockRostockUniversity of SiegenSiegenUniversity of StuttgartStuttgartUniversity of Technology NurembergUniversity of the Arts BremenBremenUniversity of TübingenTübingenUniversity of VechtaVechtaUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, FoundationHanoverUniversity of WuppertalWuppertalUniversity of WürzburgWürzburgWalther-Straub-Institut für Pharmakologie und ToxikologieMunichWeihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied SciencesFreisingWestfälische HochschuleGelsenkirchenWestsächsische Hochschule ZwickauZwickauWHU – Otto Beisheim School of ManagementWismar University of Applied SciencesWismarWitten/Herdecke UniversityWittenZeppelin Universität gemeinnützige GmbHFriedrichshafenZittau/Görlitz University of Applied SciencesGörlitz

Where the scholarships are listed

Scholarship Portal · Euraxess (research) · Academic Positions · FindAPhD · DAAD scholarship database · StepStone · Arbeitsagentur Jobbörse · Make it in Germany job listings

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Questions people ask about Germany

What are the main routes to study in Germany?

Germany national visa for study. Each is read from the official page and watched nightly.

Can I work while studying in Germany?

Students may work 140 full days or 280 half days a year (from March 2024).

Can I stay in Germany after graduating?

18-month job-seeker residence after graduation; settlement possible after qualifying employment (Skilled Immigration Act).

Who is eligible for Germany national visa for study?

Admission letter (Zulassung) or conditional admission from a German university, or Studienkolleg placement.

Does ForiForeign apply for the visa?

No. ForiForeign matches your CV to verified programmes and prepares the application; the student visa is filed by you on the official portal (Make it in Germany - Visa & residence), with the documents organised in the same place.

What to study in Germany

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