Arrival
Latest Update: September 12, 2024:
---- New Arrival Process ----
On this page we inform your applicants about the arrival process and add information, if necessary.
Update for Late arrivals - New Process
Our student guides are no longer available. If you do not want to travel alone from Frankfurt to Darmstadt, please contact a friend or fellow student or ask simply in the students Whatsapp Group if they can help you.
Please inform the housing agency about your arrival. You have to count approx. 3 hours from your arrival time until move-in. Make a move-in appointment with the housing agency and put master.fbe@h-da.de in cc. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Before your Arrival
Important Information to prepare your arrival
Before you book your flight please consider the following:
- Book a flight arrival before 9 am in order to be able to move-in on the same day. Please consider approx. 3 hours to get from the baggage claim, through customs until your residence. We usually tell students: if you come at 9am you are safe to move-in. Later than 9am is already difficult. Later than 11am is not feasable
- Please inform your housing agency in case you cannot keep your appointment. In this case please book a room with the youth hostel in Darmstadt or Frankfurt. Please note that you need to make your reservation well in advance
- Late arrivals can only move-in the next possible weekday
- Inform your student guides or a friend of your arrival
Make sure to communicate your arrival data to the Housing agency
All citizens must register their place of residence at the registration office (Einwohnermeldeamt or Bürgerbüro) usually in the town hall.
When moving to Germany you must register your address with the authorities within 14 days of arrival. In German it is called Anmeldung. When leaving Germany or you move to another city you must deregister again. In German it is called Abmeldung.
You should keep a copy of the registration confirmation with you at all times. This serves as proof of address and you will need it, when you open a bank account or when you want to become a member of a library.
To register you need your passport or identification card and your tenancy agreement because you have to give details of your housing agency or landlord.
Students who move to Dieburg may contact the Kreishaus in Dieburg to register.
Register in Darmstadt
Luisencenter Darmstadt
4th floor
Luisenplatz
64283 Darmstadt
Flyer: How to register correctly
The residence registration is handled at offices called "Einwohnerwesen und Wahlen". Appointments available: https://tevis.ekom21.de/stdar/select2?md=4
Please note:
Appointments are only activated for a period of two months in advance. This is the maximum advance booking period. If no dates are displayed, all activated dates are currently fully booked. Please note that new appointments are activated daily overnight (with the exception of weekends). If necessary, further appointments for the same day will be activated approx. 30 minutes before opening.
Step by step instruction book your appointment for city registration in English
We recommend that you take a friend who speaks German with you to your appointment or a translator of the Intercultural Tutors Team - ITT.
You need the residence registration document to:
- open a bank account
- matriculate at the university
- conclude contracts
- obtain a residence authorisation.
Office hours:
Mon 08:00 - 15:00
Tue 08:00 - 18:00
Wed 07:00 - 12:30
Thu 08:00 - 19:00
Register in Dieburg
Einwohnermeldeamt Dieburg
Markt 4
64807 Darmstadt
Book an appointment:
Upon your Arrival
In September our student guides will collect you from the airport provided that you inserted your data in the arrival form and in the visa form in time.
We check the lists regularly. You will be contacted about the pick-up and the move-in shortly before your arrival.
If you did not pay the housing fee, please check if the student guides are at the airport to help you. Otherwise follow the description below:
Take the AirLiner airport shuttle bus to Darmstadt central station which runs every 30 to 60 minutes from 4am to 11pm. Darmstadt is only 30 minutes away from Frankfurt/Main airport. The schedule is available on the website of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund.
You will find AirLiner bus stops at Terminal 1 and 2.
Terminal 1:
- Pick up your luggage on the arrivals level (downstairs)
- The AirLiner stop is located outside across the street (arrival area B), gate 14
Terminal 2:
- Pick up your luggage on the arrivals level
- You will find the AirLiner stop on the street level, arrivals area D & E
Please be aware that you can only purchase the ticket from the bus driver and you have to pay in cash (about 10 €).
Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/A3wAYy92gbBdztV58
Multimedia:
Film from our student guides WS 2019/2020 to get from Frankfurt to Darmstadt
Move-in
- You will sign the original housing contract on your move-in date.
- Your keys will be issued
- You will get a hand-over checklist which has to be signed by you. The most move-outs and move-ins take place on the same day.
Damages have to be reported immediately. Please include pictures of the damages. Otherwise the amount of the damage will be deducted from your deposit after your moving out. Make sure to make an appointment with the housing agency to have the damages repaired in due time. Therefore you have to submit your mobile number to the housing agency.
Update your address at my.h-da.de
The department is situated in Birkenweg 8, Building D16, 4th floor, 64295 Darmstadt, which is 1,5 km from the central station in Darmstadt.
The office is open from Monday to Thursday until 14:00 h
Please look for the secretary to get your CampusCard.
Pre-semester planning
Please find below the link to our Pre-Semester Planning for the Winter Semester starting in September. Please note that it is not the final version.
Please either send the Meldebescheinigung or your Address Update (Pdf-Datei, 93,8 KB) to the following address: students.darmstadt@tk.de.
Following to your email to the TK, a mailing with a one-time password for uploading the photo will be sent to you by post.
Those students of you, who are over 30 years old, please contact your health insurance provider directly to get a card.
IMPORTANT: Please do not forget to create a SEPA mandate for the health insurance fee. Without payment you will be exmatriculated.
To pay invoices or your rent you will need an account with a German bank institution.
You may open a bank account with any German bank. Please inquire about possible account maintenance charges before opening an account.
Get more information from:
Sparkasse Darmstadt
Rheinstraße 10-12
64283 Darmstadt
Tel: +49.6151.2816-0
All citizens have must register their place of residence at the registration office (Einwohnermeldeamt or Bürgerbüro) usually in the town hall.
Once you moved in to your room you must register at the registration office within one week. This applies every time you move. You should keep a copy of the registration confirmation with you at all times. This serves as proof of address and you will need it, when you open a bank account or when you want to become a member of a library.
All citizens have must register their place of residence at the registration office (Einwohnermeldeamt or Bürgerbüro) usually in the town hall.
Once you moved in to your room you must register at the registration office within one week. This applies every time you move. You should keep a copy of the registration confirmation with you at all times. This serves as proof of address and you will need it, when you open a bank account or when you want to become a member of a library.
To register you need your passport or identification card and your tenancy agreement because you have to give details of your housing agency or landlord.
Students who move to Dieburg may contact the Kreishaus in Dieburg to register.
Register in Darmstadt
Luisencenter Darmstadt
4th floor
Luisenplatz
64283 Darmstadt
Flyer: How to register correctly
Office hours:
Mon 08:00 - 15:00
Tue 08:00 - 18:00
Wed 07:00 - 12:30
Thu 08:00 - 19:00
Register in Dieburg
Einwohnermeldeamt Dieburg
Markt 4
64807 Darmstadt
Book an appointment:
Check your expiration date of your visa. Please apply for a residence title well in advance (at least 3 months before the visa expires).
We strongly recommend that you take a friend who speaks German or a translator of the Intercultural Tutors Team - ITT to the appointment.
Darmstadt:
Street Address:
Ausländerbehörde
Luisencenter / 4th floor
Luisenplatz 5
64283 Darmstadt
auslaenderbehoerde@darmstadt.de.
Opening hours:
Ausländerbehörde Darmstadt
Tel: 06151 - 13 3323
Mon 09:30 - 12:30 | Tue 09:30 - 12:30 and 14:00 - 16:00 | Wed 09:30 - 12:30 | Thu 09:30 - 12:30 | Fri 09:30 - 12:30
A personal visit is only possible with a pre-arranged appointment using this form:
This is the application form for the Application of a residence title.
A current version of the following documents must be submitted at regular intervals when applying for a residence permit or its extension:
Valid national passport biometric passport photograph Certificate of language course / university registration Proof of ability to cover the costs of living (e.g. blocked account, salary document of the last 3 months - min. salary 861€ per month) . Sufficient financal means for covering the costs of living must be available (at present 853.00 Euros per month). Proof of health insurance cover
Granting and extensions of a residence permit is always subject to charges.
Following application for a residence title, you will usually receive a temporary permit (fictional certificate) in accordance with sec. 81 (4) residence act (AufenthG) which can be used for leaving and entering the country.
The aliens authority will contact you in writing when your electronic residence permit (eAT) is ready for collection. (No appointment is required for collection).
Fiktionsbescheinigung (fictional certificate) | Aufenthaltsbescheinigung (resident permit)
Persons who have entered Germany with a valid visa are staying in the country legally.
Your stay in Germany is deemed to be lawful (legal) until the Foreigners' Office has decided on your application for a residence title. If you submit your application for a residence title late, after the expiry of the validity of your visa, deportation is deemed to be suspended from the time of submission of the application until the decision of the Foreigners' Office. If you meet all the requirements, the Foreigners' Office will send you a certificate by post confirming the fictitious effect of your application for a residence title (fictional certificate). After receiving your application, the Foreigners' Office will contact you to arrange an appointment. The electronic residence permit will be issued then.
Ausländerberhörde Dieburg:
Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg
Office:
Standort
Kreishaus Dieburg
Albinistraße 23,
64807 Dieburg
Tel: 06151 / 881-2030
Auslaenderamt@ladadi.de
www.ladadi.de
Info on Residence Permit
Your national visa was issued for 90 days?
Please apply for a residence permit within the validity period of your visa.
The application should be submitted 4 to 6 weeks before your visa expires.
Your national visa was issued for more than 90 days?
A national visa can also be issued with a maximum validity of up to 12 months. If you intend to stay in Germany beyond the period of validity of your visa, please apply for a residence permit within the period of validity of your visa.
The application should be submitted 4 to 6 weeks before your visa expires.
If you do not intend to stay longer than your visa, you do not need to submit an application. In this case, it is also not necessary to go to the immigration office.
Travelling in the Schengen area
With a valid national visa, you can travel to the following countries in the Schengen area for a maximum of 90 days in a 180-day period (after your first entry):
Austria, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Employment
Your visa states whether and to what extent you are authorised to work.
With the work permit on your valid visa, you can start working to the permitted extent immediately after entering Germany, even if you do not yet have a residence permit.
If you intend to stay in Germany beyond the period of validity of your visa, please apply for a residence permit within the period of validity of your visa.
The application should be submitted 4 to 6 weeks before your visa expires.
If you do not intend to stay longer than your visa, you do not need to submit an application. It is also not necessary to visit us in this case.
- Register your Residence with the city
- Update your address at your health insurance and my.h-da.de
- Open a bank account
- General information about current accounts
Current accounts for students (in German)
Current account comparison (in German) - Check visa and apply for a residence permit 3 months before due date
- Broadcasting fee
- Health Insurance
- Liability Insurance
- Find a Family doctor (general practitioner)