§18d AufenthG - Researchers

Required documents:

• Application form - filled out and signed (Issuance or extension of a residence permit)
• 1 new biometric passport photo
• Valid passport & copies (data sheet, entry visa, stamps, labels)
• Current health insurance membership certificate, not older than 3 months (no chip card)
• Current proof of residence (housing form from the Potsdam Foreigners' Registration Office, filled out and stamped by the homeowner/landlord, homeowners must submit an excerpt from the land register)
• Residence registration from the City Hall (Bürgerservice)
• Joint declaration of marriage for one another (one form per spouse)
• Current employment contract or hosting agreement with approved research institution
• Last 6 salary statements or scholarship certificate
• Diploma, if applicable with translation