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• Do I need a VPD certificate for the preparatory German courses?
• How long does it take until I receive my VPD certificate?
• Can I hand in the VPD from uni-assist later?
• How do I obtain my VPD?
• I applied for my VPD a while ago but have not received an admissions decision from HSBI yet. Why?
• For how long will my VPD certificate be valid?
• Can I also use my VPD certificate to apply for other study programmes?
• Will HSBI also accept my VPD if it was issued at another university?
• Will HSBI also accept an uni-assist test report?
• How much does a VPD cost?
• I have applied for a VPD, but have not received a reply yet. What can I do?
• My VPD is erroneous. What can I do?
• Do I need a VPD when applying with my assessment test FSP (Feststellungsprüfung/Studienkolleg)?
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