Student Visa

To apply a student visa to Germany is basically not so difficult and complicated, I would say so. However there might be some circumstances that you might need to take note.

Have you found yourself some useful info already? I am happy if your answer is YES, I believe the more info you collect, the greater determination you have. When I started to gather all the information for application, I was once trying to use the loophole, well, haha, at the end I found out it is not so possible and very risky. SO, I chose the secure way, I am a good girl and not going to teach you bad thing here. LOL 

First of all, Malaysian citizens DO NOT require a visa when travelling to Germany. We may enter Germany for 90 days without a visa but may not exceed 90 days within a 6-months period. Meaning we need to leave Germany for another 3 months before we can enter again without a visa, if you are already stayed there for 90 days within 6 months.

Malaysian citizens do not require a visa when travelling to one or more of the Schengen countries for business or tourism purposes. The stay in the Schengen States, however, may not exceed 90 days within a 6-months period. This means that once you have stayed for 90 days in any of the Schengen States, there will be a waiting period of 3 months imposed before you can enter any Schengen State once more.

Before we continue, if you have ever heard about Schengen Visa, please forget about it, because Schengen Visa is not applicable for Malaysian and even though if it's applicable, a Schengen Visa is only a short-term stays up to 90 days. Still, it is not adaptable to our condition. 

Who are these Schengen States? 
These are the Schengen country:
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland

Who needs a Schengen Visa to visit these countries?
Loooonnngggg list they have, I am only going to give you a slight view:
Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, Egypt, North Korea, Laos, Thailand, Taiwan, Turkey, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka etc. You want to know more? Here you go.
More info about Schengen visa, please click here.

I would like to give an account of myself here before I list out what documents and procedure I need to proceed to visa application, because additional documents may be required for your condition, since this whole mess thing is a case to case basis. Thus I would suggest you to ask the consular in person, to avoid any misapprehension.

I hold a B.A degree in German language (Level B1), going to Germany for a 6-months intensive course (a total of 4 modules) at a language school & full payment is made, I have also booked myself an accommodation with a company & deposited a down payment.


How long does a processing of visa application will take?
According to the Embassy's website, it's 2 to 3 months (=口=) dafuq???
Yes, I do not understand why 2 to 3 months too. But if you want to be on the safe side, just follow the rules, start everything 2 to 3 months earlier.

I were asked to prepare a list of document as below:

• 2 duly Completed Residence Permit Forms (Application form)
• 2 Passport-size Photographs (IMPORTANT: Grey or White background)
• 6 months validity Passport
• 2 Copies of Passport
• 2 Copies of Admission Letter for a Language Course in Germany
• 2 Copies of Proof of German Language (My degree certificate)
• 2 Copies of Transcript
• 2 Copies of Motivation Letter (in German language)
• 2 Copies of Financial Document

and because I mentioned the accommodation in Germany is booked and deposit is paid, I provide an additional document, which is the confirmation letter from the accommodation company, in 2 Copies too.

Did you notice that I highlighted the Financial Document?

Yes, this is the most important part out of all, and you should start with preparing the financial document instead of other, cause it takes time, for approximately 3 weeks to one month.

There are 3 types of financial document:

1. Proof of Scholarship (amount of scholarship stated in EURO,-)
2. Verpflichtungserklärung (Formal Obligation) - Proof of financial stability for        ,- EURO in a year. Financial Documents has to be laid out by the Sponsor, Bank Statements, Salary Slips, Savings Account Book - from the last 3 months
3. Blocked Account (Sperrkonto) in Germany

In my condition, i do not have a scholarship for my language course, and I was advised to go for the third option, which is Blocked Account.

Wookay! I have to stop now, please do not expect me to finish all in one post, that's gonna kill me, or make me blind. I will stop at here for today and will see you again in my next post. 

Peace :)

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