Checklist: Formalities at a Glance

 

For all

Register your residence at the Citizens Service/Registration Office within a week of your arrival (further information: Registering your Address).

 

If you will be  hired as a reseach assistant / member of academic staff

If you register your residence at the Registration Office/Citizens’ Service, you can simultaneously apply for a certificate of good standing, which you need to submit to the Department of Human Resources during the hiring process.  You can give the following as the employer address:

RWTH Aachen
Abteilung 8.1
52056 Aachen

You should immediately go to the Department of Human Resources after your arrival.  There you will receive confirmation of your appointment, which you will need to submit to the Foreigners’ Office when requesting your residency permit or Freedom of Movement certificate.  You will also receive a list of documents that you will need to submit to complete the hiring process.

  • Take out health insurance; you will receive the social insurance certificate required for the hiring process from your health insurance company
  • Open a bank account as soon as possible
  • Using the appointment confirmation from the HR Office, you can apply for a residence permit or Freedom of Movement Certificate with the Foreigners' Registration Office. You should do so within two days after having registered your address.

We advise you also to take out personal liability insurance.

 

If you have a scholarship or if you are funding your stay using your own financial means

Further Formalities