Secure an address that can be registered. Keep the rental agreement and ask the landlord for the Wohnungsgeberbestätigung; many hotels and short-stay rooms cannot be used for Anmeldung.

Register at the responsible Bürgeramt or registration office within two weeks of moving into the residence. Keep the Meldebestätigung, as it is needed for several later formalities.

Arrange health cover accepted for your study status and ask the insurer to provide or transmit the proof required by the university. The correct statutory or private option and price depend on age and status.

Follow the university’s enrolment instructions with your admission, passport and visa, health-insurance confirmation, semester-contribution payment and any original academic documents it requests.

Open or activate a suitable German payment account and complete the blocked-account provider’s payout steps. Bank requirements vary, but an IBAN is commonly needed for rent, insurance and other payments.

Contact the foreigners authority responsible for your registered address and apply before the entry visa expires. Common evidence includes enrolment, Anmeldung, finances, health insurance, passport and biometric photo.

Find out whether your university provides a local semester ticket or Deutschlandsemesterticket and how to activate it. Transport coverage is not identical at every institution or location.

Your tax identification number is normally issued after address registration. Before working, check your residence-title conditions and the current 140 full or 280 half-day rule, or the applicable 20-hour weekly option.