Advice and services
How the Welcome Centre can help you
Please let us know about your stay as early as possible. We need to know your details in order to be able to provide the best advice and individual support for your stay. Please send us your information using our registration form.
We are happy to answer any questions about your stay at FAU. We can help you with the following:
During preparations for your research stay
- Entry visa and residence status, also in accordance with Section 18d of the Aufenthaltsgesetz (German law on residence) for research purposes
- Admission for doctoral candidates
- Health insurance
- Childcare and schools
- Finding accommodation
After your arrival and during your stay
- Public authorities
- Bank account
- Life in the region
- Childcare and schools
- Child allowance and parental allowance
- Health insurance and other insurance
- Access to central services at the University, such as computing and library services
- Enrolment for doctoral candidates
- German language courses during the semester
- Cultural and recreational programmes
- General questions and problems
Before you leave Germany
- Cancelling contracts
- Accommodation, bills and rent deposits
- Pension contributions and income tax
- De-registration with the local authorities
Getting started
Have you just arrived in Germany? Our welcome brochure „Welcome. Living in Germany. Research at FAU“ contains useful tips which will help you settle in here.
Our visitors’ corner and computers with internet access are available for use every day. You can borrow English-language books and newspapers, and your children can play in our small play area.