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Information Form for International Students
to assess whether the obligation to pay tuition fees according to section 5
of the Act on Fees in Higher Education of the Land of Baden-Württemberg
(Landeshochschulgebührengesetz, LHGebG) applies
Ma
triculation number: ________________________ Date of birth: ___________________________
Last name: ________________________________ First name: ____________________________
E-mail address: ____________________________________________________________________
Study program (subject): _____________________________________________________________
Degree (bachelor’s/master’s): _________________________________________________________
F
rom the winter semester 2017/18 onwards, higher education institutions in Baden-Württemberg
charge tuition fees of EUR 1,500 per semester for international students. According to § 3 LHGebG,
international students who are not citizens of an EU/EEA country have to pay tuition fees.
As an international student, you are generally obliged to pay tuition fees. However, the Act includes a
few exceptions (§§ 5, 20 subs. 1 sent. 2 LHGebG). In case you fulfill the criteria for an exception and
submit the relevant documents of proof in due time before your enrollment or re-registration, you do
not have to pay the tuition fee for international students.
Only print out and fill in this form if one of the following exceptions applies to you. If you would
like to
enroll, please submit the Application for Exception/Exemption, this Information Form and the re-
quired documents of proof to the Admissions Office after you have accepted the university place but
before the enrollment deadline at the latest.
re-register, please submit the Application for Exception/Exemption, this Information Form and t
he
r
equired documents of proof to the Admissions Office by the re-registration deadline (summer se-
mester 15 February, winter semester 15 August) at the latest.
You can only enroll / re-register if you have paid the tuition fee or if you have been granted an excep-
tion.
I
nformation:
The reasons for an exception of the obligation to pay are listed on the following pages. Please
mark the exception which applies to you, and attach the required documents of proof to your
application.
Please submit notarized copies of the documents of proof. Alternatively you can present the origi-
nals with simple copies in person at the Admissions Office.
The proof of your residence permit is issued by the responsible foreigner's office upon request.
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I. Exceptions due to a certain permit of residence
I hold the below marked residence permit for Germany. This is a residence permit not only for study
purposes but for family-related reasons (e. g. as a spouse, life partner or child of a German, an
EU/EEA citizen or a foreigner with a settlement permit), or because I had to flee from my homeland,
or I hold an unlimited residence permit for other reasons:
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 1 LHGebG: Residence permit as a spouse, life partner or child of an EU/EEA
citizen who enjoys freedom of movement according to § 3 subs. 1 and 4 of the Freedom of
Movement Act/EU
Proof: - (permanent) residence card (acc. § 5 subs. 1 Freedom of Movement Act/EU) or an un-
limited European Community residence permit (acc. § 7a Residence Act/EEC)
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 2 LHGebG: Settlement permit or permit for permanent residency-EU
Proof: - residence permit (settlement permit or permanent EU residence permit)
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 3 LHGebG: Residence permit as a refugee according to the Geneva Conven-
tion on Refugees who is recognized abroad and resides in Germany
Proof: - foreign passport for refugees according to art. 28 of the Geneva Convention on Refu-
gees or appropriate entry of the foreigner's office in the passport or substitute passport
AND
- residence permit that not only temporarily entitles to stay in Germany
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 4 LHGebG: Residence permit as a homeless foreigner
Proof: - certificate or entry in the passport confirming the status as a homeless foreigner
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 5 LHGebG: Residence permit for international-law, humanitarian, political,
family-related or other reasons (acc. §§ 22, 23 subs. 1, 2 or 4, 23a, 25 subs. 1 or 2, 25a, 25b,
28, 37, 38 subs. 1 sent. 1 no. 2, 104a AufenthG)
Proof: - residence permit (or fictional certificate); for refugees additionally: German passport
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 5 LHGebG: Residence permit as a spouse, life partner or child of a foreigner
with a settlement permit (acc. §§ 30, 32, 33, 34 AufenthG)
Proof: - residence permit AND
- settlement permit of the spouse, life partner or parent AND
- marriage, partnership or birth certificate with translation
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 6 LHGebG: Residence permit with previous residence times (acc. § 25 subs. 3,
4 sent. 2 or subs. 5, § 31 AufenthG)
Proof: - residence permit AND
- confirmation from the foreigner's office indicating an uninterrupted legal, permitted or
tolerated stay of at least 15 months
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 6 LHGebG: Residence permit as a spouse, life partner or child of a foreigner
with a residence permit (acc. §§ 30, 32, 33, 34, 36a AufenthG)
Proof: - residence permit AND
- confirmation from the foreigner's office indicating an uninterrupted legal, permitted or
tolerated stay of at least 15 months AND
- marriage, partnership or birth certificate with translation
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 7 LHGebG: Residence permit based on suspension of deportation (toleration)
Proof: - certificate or entry in the passport confirming the toleration AND
- confirmation from the foreigner's office indicating an uninterrupted legal, permitted or
tolerated stay of at least 15 months
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II. Exceptions due to other provisions
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 8 LHGebG: I have stayed in Germany for at least 5 years in total and have
been legally employed.
Proof: - residence permit for 5 years in total, in which you were employed AND
- Employment Verification Form with information about the activities AND
- tax assessment notices for 5 years AND
- confirmation from the employer that you were employed legally
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 9 LHGebG: One parent has stayed and worked legally in Germany for 3 years
within the 6 years before the beginning of my studies.
Proof: - birth certificate with translation AND
- residence permit of the parent for 3 years in total, in which he/she was employed within
the 6 years before the beginning of the studies AND
- Employment Verification Form for Parents with information about the activities AND
- tax assessment notices for 3 years AND
- confirmation from the employer that the parent was employed legally
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 10 LHGebG: I have already obtained a bachelor's AND a master's degree in
Germany.
Proof: - degree certificates of both German degrees
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 10 LHGebG: I have already obtained a State examination degree OR a
Diplom degree OR a Magister degree in Germany.
Proof: - degree certificate of the German degree
§ 20 subs. 1 sent. 2 LHGebG: At the time the law came into effect (17 May 2017), I was en-
rolled in a multi-subject-program at the University of Stuttgart and now change one sub-
ject for the first time.
Proof: - not necessary
Information: Your application can only be processed if the forms and documents of proof were sub-
mitted as required. If we do not receive the documents which prove that the criteria for an exception
are fulfilled according to §§ 5, 20 subs. 1 sent. 2 LHGebG by the enrollment / re-registration deadline,
we will assume that you are obliged to pay the tuition fee for international students.
Obligation to cooperate: According to § 10 subs. 1 LHGebG, you are obliged to give the information
relevant for the fee calculation, and to disclose any changes in circumstances which are considerable
for the exception or have been object of declarations relevant for the exception, immediately.
I declare that I have filled in the form truthfully and have not altered it in any way.
I declare that the information provided in this form as well as the documents of proof are cor-
rect and complete.
I have been informed that I must notify the university immediately, and without being asked, of
any changes relevant for my application.
Providing incomplete or false information or deliberately withholding information may have
penal consequences.
______________________________ __________________________________
Location, date Signature (handwritten)
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Please note:
Electronic procedure
At the University of Stuttgart the process of collecting fees is carried out electronically. In particular,
hearings, notifications and decisions associated with the collection of fees as well as the announcement
of administrative acts (official notifications) are issued electronically via the C@MPUS Portal (cam-
pus.uni-stuttgart.de).
During enrollment, you will be given a university e-mail account. Please make sure to check your inbox
on a regular basis.
Notifications are considered as announced 3 days after they have been provided in the C@MPUS Por-
tal at the latest, in case of delivery in paper form at delivery.
Notarized copies
Copies of documents of proof have to be notarized by municipal authorities (e. g. city hall, citizens ser-
vice office) or a notary. Documents notarized by other entities (e. g. AStA, health insurance provider)
will not be accepted.
Translations
A translation has to be executed into German or English by a sworn or authorized or publicly appoint-
ed translator. The document has to bear the original stamp and the signature of the translator.
Duration of the exception from the tuition fee for international students
If you are not obliged to pay tuition fees due to your residence permit, this exemption is only valid for
the duration of your residence permit. Therefore, please submit the Information Form for International
Students and a notarized copy of the updated residence permit (or: original plus simple copy) before
the expiration date of your current residence permit. Otherwise the tuition fee will be charged as soon
as your residence permit expires.
Please note the re-registration deadlines: You may only re-register without having to pay tuition fees if
the Information Form for International Students and the required documents of proof have been sub-
mitted and processed, and the application has been approved. We therefore ask you to apply for the
extension before the re-registration deadline (summer semester 15 February, winter semester
15 August).
Payment of the tuition fee and the semester fee
Please note that enrollment / re-registration can only be processed after the tuition fee and the semes-
ter fee have been paid. Students who do not have to pay the tuition fee still need to pay the semester
fee.
Refund
Tuition fees, which have already been paid, may be refunded
- if you fulfilled the exception criteria before enrollment or re-registration but were not able to provide
the necessary documents of proof through no fault of your own;
- if you qualify for an exception within one month after the beginning of the lecture period.
For further information on tuition fees please visit our website:
https://www.student.uni-stuttgart.de/en/organizing-studies/formalities/tuition-and-fees/tuition-
fee/index.html