The German Embassy in China issued the latest version of the visa application notice in March 2020, which means that the application materials for studying in Dehua will be greatly adjusted from March.
There is no obvious change notice and reminder at the visa office, but new visa materials have been uploaded (March 2020 edition).
There are three different contents, so I will explain the new visa requirements in detail. Attention, students who need visas recently!
The biggest changes in the new list are as follows: the motivation letter needs to be handwritten and signed.
Insurance needs to be bought for at least 180 days, that is, 6 months.
Diploma of higher education or vocational education (diploma and degree certificate) or certificate of study/student status or suspension from school, with German translation.
The specific interpretation is as follows: change 1: the sixth learning material is added to the vocational education diploma.
The vocational education diploma is clearly written.
This change has little effect on the preparation of visa materials at present. According to Bian Xiao's guess, in the future, this may facilitate students who have received domestic vocational education to apply for Ausbildung training in Germany.
Change 2: motivation for studying abroad.
German handwritten+signed motive letter
As shown in the figure, the new motivation letter needs a handwritten signature. There was no handwriting requirement. Generally, students print their own electronic versions and sign their own names. After the new requirements came out, Bian Xiao suggested that handwriting should be neat and clear, and try not to write illegible conjoined characters. Although the Germans wrote it when the dragon and the phoenix danced, if you can't read your motivation letter clearly, it will not be worth the candle.
I don't know whether there will be cases of refusing to sign or delaying supplementary materials because of unclear motive letter in the future. In short, in order to get a visa smoothly, it is time to start practicing German writing!
Change 3: the certification requirements of the ninth medical insurance.
It is valid for at least 180 days after entry.
The certification requirements related to medical insurance were changed from the previous 90 days to 180 days. Therefore, students need to extend the purchase time when purchasing compulsory insurance, so as to issue proof materials that meet the requirements of the new visa.
With regard to the fourth clause
Although the fourth clause is basically unchanged, there are still a large number of students who make mistakes in preparing materials every year.
In addition to going directly to the university to enter the professional study (direktesFachstudium), or the college language class (ohne) without any examination.
In other cases, you need to sign up for at least 3 months of language intensive classes in language schools as necessary materials for visas.
For example, suppose you have been admitted to Zulasong, who has a language course in XX University, and a language course in the university.
It is necessary to conduct an Einstufungstest. According to the requirements of "invitation letter for entrance examination or ability test", applicants still need to enroll in private language classes for at least 3 months and obtain corresponding certificates as submission materials. This has not changed in the latest version of the visa materials in 2020.
Special reminder:
At present, this requirement only applies to students who submit visas at Beijing embassies and consulates. Beijing APS Audit Department and Shanghai APS Audit Department have not changed the new material requirements, but still implemented the old local requirements.
At present, the epidemic situation in Germany is still on the rise. We advise students and parents to remain calm and rationally modify the time of going abroad.
What negative effects will the epidemic bring to the application for studying in Germany? 0 1WS2020 semester application competition will be more intense?
Affected by the epidemic, some applicants in SS2020 semester will have to postpone their application or enrollment plan. These people are likely to apply for the WS2020 semester. At the same time, some American-oriented applicants may turn to Germany due to the tightening of the US study abroad policy. These factors will lead to an increase in the number of applicants for the WS2020 semester and fierce competition.
The threshold for applying for studying in Germany will be further raised.
With the increase in the number of applicants, some majors have raised the admission threshold. Grades such as written test/interview, composition, GRE, IELTS and TOEFL (for German teaching) will gradually become necessary admission conditions. For example, since the SS2020 semester, the Master of Mechanical Engineering of Stuttgart University has introduced the interview wheel.
Cancellation or postponement of language test and APS audit
Due to the cancellation or postponement of the language test and APS audit, the group originally scheduled to enroll in WS2020 semester will have to postpone enrollment. In particular, many master's programs are only offered once a year. In principle, applications that miss WS2020 need to wait another year before they can continue to apply.