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Waiting list for research & full-time doctoral studies / 专职研究和博士学习等候名单

On the next page you can register on the waiting list for the appointment to apply for a visa in the category "Research & Full-Time Doctoral Studies".

What information do you need?

  •     Your personal data
  •     Your passport number
  •     A valid e-mail address
  •     Details of your family members, if they are traveling to Germany with you (name and passport number)


What you need to consider:

 Please enter all details exactly as in your passport and in Latin characters.
You must enter your data correctly and without errors, as you will only be admitted to the visa section if your name and passport match exactly.

→ Your e-mail address must remain valid up to and including the date of the appointment. You must have personal access to this e-mail address. Make sure you enter your e-mail address correctly (example: name@domain.com, no www in front of the e-mail address!), otherwise you will not receive a confirmation e-mail about the registration and subsequently no notification about the appointment!

→ Please also enter each family member who is to travel with you individually in the "Family reunion" waiting list.

What happens next?

Once you have successfully registered, you will shortly receive an e-mail confirming your booking. Please check its receipt (possibly also in the spam/junk folder, so it should not be deleted immediately).

It is not possible to correct or change the details of a registration. If you find that you have provided incorrect and/or incomplete information, please cancel your registration and then register again.

When will you receive an appointment?

The notification with the exact dates of the appointment will be sent to you approximately 2 weeks before the appointment.

Please make absolutely sure that the e-mail address you entered when registering is valid until the date of the appointment. If you change your e-mail address after registering, you will unfortunately have to cancel your existing entry and re-register.

We are currently unable to provide any information on the current waiting time for appointments. Please understand that inquiries about your registration cannot be answered due to the high workload. All resources are needed to reduce waiting times.

In the event that your scheduled appointment cannot take place due to circumstances the Consulate General cannot take the responsibility for (i.e. office closure at short notice due to exteme weather warnings etc.) the Consulate General will offer you an alternative timely appointment. Opening hours and information at short notice will be published on the website of this Consulate General Internetseite Generalkonsulat Shanghai



***Please click on "New appointment" at the bottom of this page to join the waiting list ***.




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