This website is intended for researchers. For students, we recommend the we4you arrival website.

Documents to be brought along

Please bring the following documents with you to Germany, if possible in the original, but in any case as certified copies, and in German and / or English translation:

  1. valid passport for you and accompanying family members (incl. visa)
  2. certified copies of qualification certificates
  3. Abitur certificate / certificate of university admission
  4. University leaving certificate
  5. doctorate certificate
  6. Habilitation certificate
  7. Marriage certificate
  8. Birth certificates for you and your accompanying family members
  9. international driver's license
  10. vaccination certificate and if necessary a declaration about urgently needed medication
  11. if applicable: severely handicapped passport
  12. several passport photos (width: 35 mm, height: 45 mm)

Checklist for international doctoral students

For yourself:

  1. Supervisor declaration of the professor in charge or of the department.
  2. Admission to doctoral studies at the TU Ilmenau? When?
  3. Declaration of financing:
    1. a) Offer of an employment contract or subject to a concluded employment contract
    2. b) proof of scholarship
    3. c) private financing declaration
  4. Health insurance for the trip / clarify the necessity of health insurance from from the home country.
  5. Visa application (if necessary)
  6. Inform your department at the TU Ilmenau of your arrival in Germany
  7. Reserve an apartment or place to sleep for the first few days
  8. Organize arrival (book flight or train ticket, car, etc.)
  9. clarify health insurance for family members (wife, husband, children)
  10. if you are interested: Registration for the International Summer Course for German Language or a language course at the Language Institute
  11. Decide on the type of residence permit in Germany
 

If arriving with family members:

  1. Visa application for accompanying family members (if necessary)
  2. Inform yourself about nursery and kindergarten – reserve a place in the desired institution at an early stage
  3. Inform yourself about school and school types in Germany as well as the possibilities in Ilmenau – contact the school for registration
  4. If necessary, inform yourself about job opportunities for the partner.

Checklist for international researchers (postdocs)

For yourself:

  1. Invitation by the department / faculty as a guest researcher or offer of an employment contract or subject to the conclusion of an employment contract? When?
  2. Hosting Agreement with the TU Ilmenau
  3. Declaration of funding:
    1. a) Offer of an employment contract or conditionally concluded employment contract employment contract
    2. b) proof of scholarship
    3. c) private financing declaration
  4. Health insurance for the trip / clarify the necessity of health insurance from the home country.
  5. Visa application (if necessary)
  6. Inform your department at TU Ilmenau of your arrival in Germany
  7. Reserve an apartment or place to sleep for the first few days
  8. Organize arrival (book flight or train ticket, car, etc.)
  9. clarify health insurance for family members (wife, husband, children)
  10. if you are interested: Registration for the International Summer Course for German Language or semester-long language course at the Language Institute
  11. inform yourself about residence permit in Germany with rights and duties
 
 

If entering Germany with family:

  1. Visa application for accompanying family members (if necessary)
  2. Inform yourself about day nurseries and kindergartens – Reserve a place in the institution of your choice at an early stage
  3. Inform yourself about school and school types in Germany as well as the possibilities in Ilmenau – contact the school for registration
  4. If necessary, inform yourself about job opportunities for the partner.