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Useful information in English for International Students in CAU Kiel!
Residence permit
So, if you are already here in Kiel, probably you checked if you needed or not a visa.
Regardless of that, you need a residence permit to stay here.
Our advice is to request an appointment as soon as possible with the Imigration Office (In German: Zuwanderungsabteilung), via email to the following address: Zuwanderungsabteilung@kiel.de. Phone: 0431/901-4299.
On the date of your appointment, you need to go to this place:
Zuwanderungsabteilung Kiel
Sophienblatt 12, 24103 Kiel.
In a general way, you need to have these documents:
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Valid passport.
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Your confirmation of registration issued by the registration authority.
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Letter of admission from the German university,
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Health insurance policy,
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Documents that prove how you intend to finance your living expenses while you are studying (proof of sufficient financial resources),
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Card to pay the residence permit fee (please ask your Immigration Offiice in advance how much the rates are).
You need to fill in a form with many details. Probably you will get it with your appoiment confirmation.
Here you can find more details.