Registering with the Authorities
All international students who intend to study for more than two months at OVGU must register at a local administration office (residents' registration office (RRO)) within seven days of arrival.
The local administration office (Einwohnermeldeamt/Bürgerbüro) is located in the city centre. The physical address is Leiterstraße 2a and the tram stop is "Leiterstraße".
During the Welcome Week, the Citizens’ Office offers on-campus appointments for students in the Campus Service Center (Building 01). Please check the opening hours directly at the Campus Service Center.
In order to register, everybody needs a confirmation of the landlord/provider of housing ("Wohnungsgeberbestätigung"). The provider of housing is either your landlord, a person mandated by your landlord or the main tenant if you are a subtenant.
In addition, non-EU residents need to register in the foreigners’ registration office (“Ausländerbehörde”) within 3 months after their arrival.
Required documents for the registration formalities detailed above:
- Passport/national ID
- Registration form
- Rental contract (“Mietvertrag”) that shows your Magdeburg address
- Confirmation of enrolment (“Immatrikulationsbescheinigung”)
- Proof of health insurance
- Proof about financial ability to stay in Germany
- Cash: 110 € for the grant of residence, 80 € for the renewal of your residence permission
- 1 or 2 photographs in biometric format