What should I pay attention to when studying in Germany?

1, without highlighting the normal performance.

In the process of examining and approving the study visa in Germany, the role of the interview visa officer only lies in the interview itself, and it is the local foreign affairs bureau in Germany that really examines and approves the study visa. In other words, as long as the international students meet the requirements of the relevant German departments in the visa interview, the interviewer in Germany has no right to refuse the visa application of the international students.

Another right of German visa officers is to accept the materials of international students, so international students should be as careful as possible in the process of preparing materials, and at the same time, the performance of the submitted materials can not let the visa officers grasp the real handle. The main reason why German visa officers refuse to sign foreign students' materials is that they think foreign students are not suitable to study in Germany or their motives are not pure.

German visa officers receive a large number of applicants every day. In the eyes of visa officers, it is not much different from most international students. Therefore, students who apply for a study visa in Germany can get a satisfactory visa result as long as they leave a basically normal impression on the visa officer, without expecting to show their best side.

There is no need to speak German in formal occasions.

In the eyes of German visa officers, the dress of international students should be formal and conform to the occasion of the embassy, but at the same time, it should also reflect the characteristics of students. Therefore, it is not good for foreign students to wear too formal clothes. It is best to wear ordinary formal clothes, but a suit is not necessary.

It should be emphasized that in the previous process, international students don't have to answer all the questions raised by the visa officer in German, because the 400-hour German study time required by the German Immigration Bureau is not enough to support international students to meet the basic daily conversation standards, so as long as international students can let the German visa interviewer know that they have really studied German for 400 hours, they don't have to show strong German ability.

3. Sincerely answer the immigration trend.

Please note that any old-fashioned answer or speculative attempt, you know, the consul knows. This is why many friends feel good about themselves but are rejected. Because your answer is obviously untrue, you can't rule out their doubts about you. Please remember, the consular research has much more visa cases and experience than you.

Every non-immigrant visa applicant is first assumed to have an immigrant tendency, and the duty of the consular officer is to determine whether this suspicion can be ruled out by interviewing you. Therefore, the burden of proof is on you to prove that there is no immigration tendency. Consular officers will try their best to find evidence in your favor, but if you give a speculative answer, they will terminate the process and reject you. Consular officers will treat any applicant equally.

Second, life.

After arriving in Germany, you need to pay attention to the following points:

1, looking for a house: find a place to live, you can look for a house well, because it involves bank card processing, school registration, settlement, extension and so on! I think the principle is: if you can find a house in the shortest time, it will be expensive. You can stay for half a year at most. Change it when you are familiar with it! Because, with a house, you have an address, and you can accept letters!

2. Apply for a bank card: Go to any branch of Deutsche Bank with a list in hand and say that you want to activate your account, and then you will be asked to provide your address (this is very important), postcode, mobile phone number (which will be explained in detail at the back of your mobile phone) and email address (it is recommended that you register a foreign email address, such as gmail), and then you will be OK! Then Deutsch Bank will send four letters of online banking pin code, bank card, bank card password and online banking TAN code (similar to U shield code) to your home one after another, so as not to fall into the wrong hands at the same time!

3. Settle down: After finding the house, get the contract, then settle down with the contract passport (free of charge), and go as early as possible.

4. Registration: Go to school to register!

5. Extension: After registration, the school will issue a Bescheinigung. You can apply for extension with this certificate, insurance and residence certificate. This extension is not urgent!

6. Mobile phone: As for the mobile phone, I suggest you just buy a temporary number when you come to Germany, and then go online to see what packages are available when it is stable. But people in China generally use O2, because calls between O2 networks are free, but the signal is not very good! Some have signed a two-year contract and can buy a mobile phone at a discount. After coming to Germany, you can get familiar with it yourself. What should I do?

7, insurance: basically no mandatory purchase of any company, DAK, TK can, just choose!

8, daily necessities: If you have IKEA, then go to IKEA to buy it, it is still relatively complete! Pots, pots and so on, if there is no IKEA, I really don't know. Just go to the store to see if there is any discount on wood, but it will be more expensive than IKEA!

Third, the cost

If you want to reduce your expenses while studying abroad, you can consider the following points:

1, not going to the store. Don't go to specialty stores to buy cosmetics, pharmacies to buy daily chemicals and hygiene products, specialty stores to buy bedding, butchers to buy meat, and so on. In short, if you want to buy something, you should go to cheap supermarket chains (ALDI, PLUS, LIDL, Penny, etc.). ), or go to Real, Walmart, Hertie, Kaufhof (expensive) and other large-scale comprehensive supermarkets, and relax your choices appropriately after you are familiar with the prices and products. Going to remote shopping malls will be much cheaper than going to shopping streets, pedestrian streets and downtown areas. You may not know much when you first arrive in Germany, so you can ask your classmates and friends more.

2. Don't consider the brand first. Many unheard-of brands may be more useful. Start with the cheapest one and try the one with reasonable price. Try a few more brands, and you will find many good and cheap things. Cheap goods in Germany are not equal to inferior goods, not to mention worrying about buying fake and shoddy goods. If you are not satisfied, the big supermarket will let you return it unconditionally. However, you should be careful when you go to Asian and Turkish small grocery stores. Many things are sold very cheaply, but the quality is not guaranteed.

3. Be sure to keep the shopping vouchers and bills. Many things have a warranty period of two or three years, and even can be renewed, but if there is no original receipt and bill, it is completely hopeless. Especially after buying a card, you must go to the bank to print the statement in time. Go to the bank to print the credit card statement at least once a month, and read every bill and agreement you sign carefully. Take care of the important things. Credit card signatures should be as complicated as possible to avoid accidental losses such as fraudulent use.

4. Go to the big supermarkets regularly and pay attention to the shopping guides of various supermarkets, especially on holidays, where there are many discounts and unexpected gains. Every year 1 month and the middle and late July, lasting for three to four weeks, all major shopping malls have big discounts. 50% discount is normal, and even 1% of the goods can be met (everyone becomes a spring discount). Every Wednesday afternoon, many large supermarkets also sell special products, please pay attention to browse.

Don't buy things that are not urgent and needed. Otherwise, you will regret it when the discount comes. When I first arrived, the special price of the things I bought immediately became 50% off the next Wednesday. Soon after I bought a lot of things, I saw that other stores sold them much cheaper, and then I gradually learned to control my shopping desire. Usually pay attention to the price of things you want to buy. If the discount is much lower than the average price, don't hesitate to buy it, or you will miss the opportunity. But we must consider moving. If you are not sure to live in one place for at least a year or two, you'd better buy less big items. Otherwise, in another city, you will definitely throw it away. Don't think that you can sell it, and you won't say that the price is extremely low (in fact, what you are most worried about is that no one wants it), but there are some things that you want to give to others and no one wants, such as furniture, and you have to invest or spend money to dispose of them.