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After you have received your admissions letter, you have to get matriculated at HSBI. You will find a list of the documents you need for that on your admissions letter.
The CampusCard will be your student ID. You will receive it after you have been matriculated. It can also be used for the following purposes:
More information can be found here.
Students from the EU and from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland will not need a residence permit.
Students from outside the EU:
If you have entered Germany with a visa, you will be able to apply for a residence permit approx. 6 weeks before your visa becomes invalid. If you were able to enter Germany without a visa, you will have 90 days after your arrival in Germany to get in touch with the “Ausländerbehörde” (foreigners’ office) to apply for a residence permit. Please make sure to bring the following documents to your appointment:
or (if you have a private insurance)
You will receive more detailed information from the appropriate foreigners’ office.
Bürgeramt der Stadt Bielefeld
Kommunale Ausländerbehörde
Niederwall 23
33602 Bielefeld
Telephone: 0521 / 51-0
E-mail: auslaenderbehoerde@bielefeld.de
Ausländerbehörde Kreis Gütersloh
Kreishaus Gütersloh – Bauteil 6
Herzebrocker Straße 140
33334 Gütersloh
Telephone: 05241 / 85-0
E-mail: auslaenderbehoerde@gt-net.de
Ausländerbehörde Kreis Minden-Lübbecke
Kreis Minden-Lübbecke
Portastraße 13
32423 Minden
Telephone: 0571 / 807-20600
You should open up a bank account with a German bank (Sparkasse, Volksbank, etc.) for the duration of your stay in Germany. Almost all banks offer accounts for students that are free of charges. This will also save you charges that might be incurred when you withdraw cash using a credit card. With a German bank account, you can either use online banking or you go to your local branch to withdraw, deposit or transfer money at a terminal or a desk.
In order to open up a bank account, you should make an appointment with the bank. You will usually need the following documents: