What is a student visa?
TOP Any international student who intends to undertake full-time study in a course at a registered institution of higher education in Germany needs to obtain a student visa. The visa, which is granted initially for a period of up to three months by the German Embassy or Consulates General, permits the holder to enter Germany. It will be duly extended by the competent Foreigner’s Registration Office (“Ausländerbehörde”) when the student registers herself/himself within the first three months of her/his stay in Germany. The extension is done for one year at a time up to the duration of the course. A student visa is valid for multiple-entry. International students return to their home country on completion of their course of study. You are expected to fulfill all requirements and furnish all documents when applying for a visa. The application forms are available free of charge from the Consular Section of the German Embassy in New Delhi and the Consulates General of the Federal Republic o
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