After your arrival

Move into your accommodation 
Your rental documents will be ready and waiting for you at the International Office. Here you will get your rental agreement, an inventory and your keys before you can move into your room. 
Within the first week after your arrival, you must open a bank account. Students who had to open a blocked account for their student visa to Germany already must activate this account at the related bank. The rent will be transferred automatically by direct debit authorization. Please do NOT set up a standing order! 

We would recommend opening a bank account within the Cash Group, where you can withdraw money from any bank within the group free of charge, and these banks are represented in almost every city in Germany. The following banks belong to the Cash Group: Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Bank, HypoVereinsbank, and Postbank.
 
You should then come back to the International Office with your bank details and sign a direct debit authorization. With this authorization you are allowing Frankfurt School to automatically withdraw the rent from your account from the second month on. You therefore do not need to transfer the rent again or set up a standing order. 

Warning: Please make sure that there is always enough money in your account at the beginning of the month. The rent is normally taken on the third working day of the month. 

After moving into your new home, you must register your address at the local registration office (Einwohnermeldeamt). The International Office will inform you about the address, opening times and how to get there. If you entered Germany with a student visa the registration office will then forward your data to the aliens’ office Ausländeramt). About three months after your arrival you must apply for a residence permit (visa extension) at the aliens’ office. A list of documents you should have prepared by then you find here.

Enrollment
Enrollment is your personal registration as a student. For enrollment you will need:

• Proof of admission (letter of acceptance)
• Receipt of payment of tuition fee (if applicable)
• Proof of health insurance coverage, e.g. E 111 or EHIC (see link „insurance“)
• Passport (with valid visa if applicable)
• In the case that you were already enrolled at a German University at any time before coming to Frankfurt, we ask you to present your de-enrollment certificate!

The enrollment for degree seeking students is done by the study advisors of the respective study programmes. 

Enrollment for all exchange students will be processed at the International Office. After enrollment you receive a first set of study certificates that you will need for various formalities such as applying for a residence permit and many other things. 

You will also receive a user ID and email address in order to access the PC-Pools at Frankfurt School and your personal intranet website which contains all relevant study information.