Please complete the online application form (application forms are required for each applicant separately; all children require separate forms) and bring the printed and signed form including the barcodes to your appointment.

A valid passport signed by the holder, issued within the last 10 years and valid for at least one year is necessary. The passport needs to have at least 2 subsequent blank pages. Please bring 1 photocopy of the passport biodata page to your appointment.

1 fully biometric passport photo, 35 x 45 mm, no older than three months. Digitally altered passport photos cannot be accepted. Please ensure that your photo adheres to German biometric requirements and is taken in front of a white/bright background.

Bring your valid Qatar residence permit (QID) and 1 photocopy to your appointment.

• Researchers: hosting agreement (“Aufnahmevereinbarung”), must be signed by both parties. The actual amount of any salary paid must be indicated in the agreement. Please provide one copy.

• Visiting academics funded through employment must provide a copy of the Declaration of employment (Erklärung zum Beschäftigungsverhältnis) to be completed, signed and stamped by the hosting institution

• Visiting academics funded through scholarship must provide a Confirmation by the hosting institution and confirmation of a scholarship, if applicable

• Self-funded visiting academics:
  Evidence of sufficient funds, i.e. minimum EUR 1091/month. Options below may be combined, provided that the total requirements are met:

• blocked account

  OR

• formal obligation letter (“Verpflichtungserklärung”) by a sponsor residing in Germany

• Confirmation of health insurance cover in line with the level of statutory German public health insurance (“gesetzliche Kankenversicherung”).