INTERNATIONAL OFFICE OF JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY GIESSEN

FIRST THINGS TO DO
AFTER ARRIVING IN GIESSEN
Photo; Unsplash/Kelly Sikkema

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TODAY'S TOPICS
 Step 1: Accommodation
 Step 2: City Office (Stadtbüro)
 Step 3: Bank
 Step 4: Insurance
 Step 5: Immigration Authorities
 Step 6: Public Transportation
 Useful Tips
 Upcoming Events

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STEP 1: ACCOMMODATION

• Look for an apartment, a shared

flat or a dorm room (brochure
on Justus Digital)
• Ask the landlord to sign the
confirmation of tenancy
"Wohnungsgeberbescheinigung"
• For more information, please
visit our event "Finding
Accommodation" on Tuesday at
4 p.m. Source: Studentenwerk_Accommodation_JLU_English

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JUSTUS DIGITAL (DOWNLOADS)

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STEP 2: CITY OFFICE (STADTBÜRO)

• Book an appointment with the Stadtbüro for registration

• You need your passport/identity card, confirmation of
tenancy and when applicable, your residence
permit (Aufenthaltstitel) and previous certificates of
registration (Meldebestätigung) for the registration.
• You will receive your certificate of registration onsite.
• After 7-10 working days, you will receive a letter with your
11-digit personal tax identification number (Steuer-ID
aka. Persönliche Identifikationsnummer) -> keep this letter
safe!

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STEP 3: BANK

• You will need the following documents

for opening an account
(Kontoeröffnung): certificate of
registration, Steuer-ID,
passport/identity card, and residence
permit (when applicable). Photo: Unsplash/Michelle Henderson

• If you have a blocked account and would like to release the

funds in it, you will need a confirmation from the immigration
authorities (Ausländerbehörde).
• Some banks do require an appointment. Do check in with them
beforehand!
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STEP 4: INSURANCE

• Take up a health insurance

plan at a public health
insurance provider
(gesetzliche Krankenkasse).
You need to be insured as
soon as you enter Germany! Photo: Unsplash/Myriam Zilles

• You will usually need: passport/identity card, admission

letter from the university and bank account details.

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STEP 4: INSURANCE

• Ask the health insurance to

send a digital insurance
notification, a so-called
M10, to JLU using the JLU
company number:
H0001711 Photo: Unsplash/Myriam Zilles

• Should you prefer a private insurance provider, do seek our

advice at the International Office first, before you sign any
contracts!
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STEP 5: IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES

• Contact the immigration authorities via email

auslaenderbehoerde@giessen.de or telephone
0641 306-2280 for your registration.

Photo: Unsplash/ConvertKit

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STEP 5: IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES

• For students in Giessen: Approximately two months

before you residence permit expires, you will receive a
letter from the Immigration Office. This letter includes a
list of the documents required for the extension and an
application form.
• If you don’t receive any letter, please contact the
immigration authorities two weeks before your residence
permit expires.

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STEP 6: PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

• From Frankfurt International

Airport (FRA) to Giessen
• "Semesterticket"
• Travelling within Giessen
• NextBike
• Deutsche Bahn App
Photo: Unsplash/ConvertKit

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FROM FRANKFURT TO GIESSEN

• Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Regionalbahnhof/regional

train station
• S-Bahn (Metro)
• Frankfurter Hauptbahnhof/main train station (Hbf)
• Regional-Express (RE) or Regional Bahn (RB): direction
Kassel/Marburg/Siegen/Dillenburg
• Giessen main train station

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SEMESTERTICKET

• Validity: all public transports in the

Map: https://www.asta-giessen.de/neuer-gueltigkeitsbereich-des-semestertickets/
State of Hesse (bus, metro, train)
except for IC or ICE

• https://www.asta-
giessen.de/service/semesterticket/
das-ticket/

• Update your ticket for public

transport (ID card) each semester.

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SEMESTERTICKET

Photo (front) https://www.uni-giessen.de/fbz/svc/hrz/svc/info/setup/setup-broschuere.pdf

front rewritable white stripe
→ RMV logo
back → NVV logo
→ expiration date

Photo (back): https://www.uni-

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HOW TO GET TO STUDENT DORMITORIES

📍 Eichendorffring 97 - 117 📍 Leihgesterner Weg 124 - 134, 134a – 138

Bus 2 (direction: Eichendorffring) Bus 10 (direction: Philosophikum)
Last stop Stop: Leihgesterner Weg

📍 Mildred-Harnack-Fish-Haus 📍 Grünberger Straße 190 - 198

(Leihgesterner Weg 16) Bus 17 (direction: Lufthansastraße)
Bus 3 (direction: Schwarzacker) Stop: Heyerweg
Stop: Röntgenstraße Bus 1 (direction: Rödgen)
Stop: Heyerweg
📍 Unterhof 51 - 69
Bus 10 (direction: Philosophikum) More information:
Stop: Unterhof SWG maps and timetables

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TRAVELLING WITHIN GIESSEN

• Nextbike: https://www.nextbike.de/en/giessen/campusbike/

• Minicar & Taxi: https://minicar-giessen.com/

• Lahn City Car: https://www.lahncitycar.de

• Bus: https://www.swg-verkehr.de/fahrplaene

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USEFUL TIPS

• DB Navigator (Germany-wide)
• RMV (regional)
• Giessen App

Photo: Unsplash/ConvertKit

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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Akademisches Auslandsamt
Goethestrasse 58
35390 Giessen
studium-international@uni-giessen.de
www.uni-giessen.de/internationales

Instagram: @jlu.international

THANK YOU!

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