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German Embassy Cameroon |
Here you will find all information about the visa application if you
want to take part in a language course or to study or to write a
doctoral thesis in Germany.
For the application of a visa for
study purposes, you will need a longer preparation. Therefore, please
read the information on this page carefully.
Step 1: Preparing your application
Follow the following steps while preparing your application:- Please fill the visa application form
- Please note the information to the General Data and Protection Regulation.
- Please compile all necessary application documents listed in the following Checklist.
- Note that missing documents or proofs may lead to a refusal of your application.
- Please read our recommendation on the visa application process on this website attentively!
- Please book an appointment in our appointment system in order to submit your application.
- Please read carefully the information on the appointment booking for students below.
- Please keep in mind that appointments are currently only available within several months.
Important Notice:
All requested documents must be submitted in original with two
additional photocopies. All documents written in languages other than
German, English and French must be translated into German.
Step 2 : Appointment booking
Please note that the Embassy's appointment system for students has changed. Students can register themselves in an A-list (priority appointment) if they fulfill one of the following criteria:
- Holding an A-Level with an average grade of 12.00 points or better
- Holding an A-Level which has been completed in at least four subjects with a grade of C or better
- Holding a Bachelor's degree with the grade „good“, „very good“ or an GPA with an average of at least 3.0 and an A-Level with an average grade of at least 12.00 points or four subjects with the grade C
- Holding a very good B1 certificate recognized by the Embassy (90 points or better in all modules)
- Holding a very good B2 certificate recognized by the Embassy (80 points or better in all modules)
- Holding a TestDaf certificate with a result of min. 4x4
- Holding a TestAS certificate with a standard score of 100-130
- Holding a confirmation of a scholarship from a German Institution
- Holding a confirmation for a PhD research
- Holding a signed researcher contract (Aufnahmevereinbarung) with a university or research institute recognized by the BAMF
All other applicants are kindly asked to register in the „B-list“.
Important!
You must prove one of these requirements at the latest on your
appointment date. If you have applied for a priority appointment on the
A-list without being able to prove one of these requirements, your
application will be rejected immediately and without further
examination.
During the long waiting periods on the
B-list, many students change their mind and do not honor their
appointments. The Embassy will therefore always reset the B-list at the
end of September and end of March before the start of the new semester
and delete all registrations existing at this time. New registrations
will then be possible again from the beginning of October/April.
Step 3: Application fees
The fees for a student visa are
- 50.000 FCFA for applicants from the age of 18.
- 25.000 FCFA for applicants up to the age of 18.
- Applicants who receive a public scholarship for their stay are exempted from fees.
Step 4: Time of processing
The
time of processing is 2 month from presentation of the complete
documents. In individual cases, this time of processing can be prolonged
due to the processing time of the foreigners‘ registration office in
Germany. Questions concerning the state of the process are not answered
before the deadline for applications.
Step 5: Necessary language certificates
If
there is not yet a formal letter of permission of a German University
(conditional admission), the visa applicant must provide a prove that he
has the required knowledge of German. In general, you need the German
language knowledge corresponding to level DHS1, DHS2 or TestDaf.
- The required language knowledge can be acquired during a preparatory course of German at the university or in a privat language school.
- For the credibility and the plausibility of the motivation for the study stay, the German Embassy recommends to submit proof of at least the B1 level.
- For courses of study in English, you must proof your proficiency in the English language (TOEFL-certificate for example).
Information: Only language ALTE certificates are recognized (Goethe-Institut, ÖSD, telc, TestDaf).
Step 6: Financing your studies
In
connection with the visa procedure and in so far as you want to study
in Germany not less than one year, the financing of the first academic
year must be proved. For all possibilities of financing, you need at
least an amount of 861 EUR monthly (10.332 per year).
Blocked account
You can provide evidence that you are able to meet your living costs by opening a blocked bank account. You have free choice of provider. To the best of the Embassy's knowledge, no banks offer blocked accounts in Cameroun that meet the requirements of the visa procedure. Information on providers that offer this service worldwide is available on the website of the Federal Foreign Office Website.
Declaration of commitment
Third
parties in Germany and wishing to ensure the means of subsistence can
submit a declaration of commitment at the competent foreigners
authority.
This declaration of commitment must contain the note
„proved“. Declarations of commitment for which the financing has been
„made credible“ can unfortunately not be accepted for the visa
application.
If a relative in Germany made a declaration of
commitment, please enclose with your visa application the relevant proof
of the family ties (for example a copy of birth certificate).
Scholarship
A
financing of your study by a scholarship (funded for example by the
DAAD, an university or a foundation) can be accepted as a proof of
financing. Please note that scholarships as well must at least
correspond to the monthly or annual amount mentioned above. If the
confirmed scholarship does not cover this amount, you need an additional
proof of financing (a blocked account for example) in the amount equal
to the missing amount.
Step 7: Admission to a german university
German universities distinguish between two approval notices:
- Unconditional admission: All admission requirements for the chosen course of study are already fulfilled.
- Conditional admission: The admission requirements are not yet fulfilled.
Please note that admissions and inscriptions in a language course already expired cannot be accepted.
If you visit the page of the database ANABIN
(recognition and evaluation of foreign educational certificates), you
can check whether your foreign educational level may be recognised or
comparable.
Step 8: Information on application booking
Due
to the high demand, the waiting time for an appointment for a visa
application takes presently several months. For well-advanced students
(BAC 12.00 or better or D+) and scholarship holders a special
appointment category is available. The above mentioned proof
(scholarship confirmation, diploma for example) must be presented at the
application submission. The missing of a certificate leads to the
rejection of the application.
Step 9: What can i do if my application is rejected
You
can remonstrate against the decision of the Embassy or at the competent
German administrative court. All necessary information about the
remonstration procedure can be found here.
Since
the identity of callers cannot be verified and in regard of data
protection, no information will be given per telephone. Information will
only be given to the applicant himself or to third parties under the
presentation of a proper written attorney from the applicant.
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