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Extending Your Visa / Residence Permit or Accommodation

Below you will find some information on what to do when you need documentation relating to your studies for the purpose of extending your visa / residence permit or accommodation.

Extending your visa / residence permit

If you need to extend your visa or residence permit with the immigration office, please:

  • contact the International Office (incoming-degree@uni-potsdam.de) to get hold of the form confirming the duration of your studies (Bestätigung über die Dauer des Studiums)
  • once you and the International Office have filled out the first part of the form, send the form, along with acopy of your current PULS transcript(overview of the classes you have taken and received credits for) to anglophone-modernities@uni-potsdam.de for the form to be signed by the degree programme’s Head of the Examination Committee

Accommodation: extending your contract with the Studentenwerk Potsdam

If you need to extend your contract with the halls of residence you are currently staying in, you will need to apply for an extension with the Studentenwerk Potsdam. In order to do this, you need to:

  • contact the International Office (incoming-degree@uni-potsdam.de) to get hold of the form confirming the duration of your studies (Bestätigung über die Dauer des Studiums zur Vorlage beim Studentenwerk Potsdam)
  • send this, along with a copy of your current PULS transcript(overview of the classes you have taken and received credits for), to anglophone-modernities@uni-potsdam.de for the form to be signed by the degree programme’s Head of the Examination Committee
  • send the signed form to the Studentenwerk Potsdam along with the following documents:
    • a letter explaining why you need to extend your contract
    • any documentation related to your reasons for applying for an extension
    • your study progress certificate (PULS transcript)