I need a student visa from Florida to Germany.?
I'll be in Germany for approx. 10-11 months, and I need a student visa. I was wondering how I would go about getting one and how costly it would be? I live in Florida.
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You can apply for a residence visa to study in germany upon your arrival in the country. If you prefer to apply for a visa beforehand (this is an option), then please visit this website: http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/04__Legal/02__Directory__Services/01__Visa/__Study__Visa.html Contact the German Consulate General in Miami if you have any further questions: Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany 100 N. Biscayne Blvd. Suite 2200 Miami, FL 33132 Phone (305) 358 0290 Fax: (305) 358 0307
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Don't apply for the visa beforehand at an Embassy if you are an American citizen. Make sure you have all required documents and travel to Germany on the visa waiver program. Once arrived in Germany you report to the town-hall of the country where you will be studying, get registered as temporary resident and obtain a temporary residence permit. Since the German law requires everybody who stays for longer than 3 months to get registered the German Embassies and Consulates overseas only issue D-type visa which are valid for 3 months and impose the conditions to get a residence permit after arrival in Germany. Those visa are required for students of countries that cannot enter or register in Germany without a visa. To pay the fee of €60 [$92] for that visa would be a waste of money for an American. The fee for the residence permit is based on §45 of the German Immigration Regulation [Aufenthaltsverordnung]: - €50 for a stay for up to one year - €60 for longer stays http://www.aufenthaltstitel.de/aufenthaltsv.html#45 [in German]
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