What do I have to do before leaving Stuttgart?
De-registration at the citizen office (Bürgerbüro) | Anyone who moves out of an apartment and does not move into a new apartment in Germany must deregister with the citizen office ("Bürgerbüro", Abmeldung Wohnsitz) within two weeks of moving out. Deregistration is possible at the earliest one week before moving out. http://www.stuttgart.de/organigramm/leistungen/wohnsitz-abmelden.php Once you de-registered, the Foreigners Office (Ausländerbehörde) will be informed about your departure automatically. |
Library | Important: Return all borrowed books to the library! Any books not returned will incur a penalty fee and notification of your home university. |
De-registration / Exmatriculation at HFT Stuttgart | Please note: Not everyone has to submit an application for de-registration and the corresponding form. You will be automatically de-registered at the end of the semester if you...
Application on de-registration has to be handed in only if you if end your exchange semester several months before the actual end of the semester (this applies f.ex. for the US students who depart in December) De-register (Exmatriculation) yourself at the HFT by using this form: Please send the completed form immediately to studsek@hft-stuttgart.de You will then receive a certificate of de-registration from the Student Administration Office which you need for further steps. Exmatriculation will automatically end your membership of your health insurance by the end of the semester. |
Health Insurance | Visit the office of your health insurance company for cancelling your health insurance membership and show them:
It may save you having to pay an extra month of membership fee. |
Accommodation | Make an appointment with the Hall Manager of your student dormitory well in advance for room and key handover. The Studierendenwerk will return the deposit to your bank account (it takes about 6 weeks) after room and keys have been handed over in person. |
Bank Account | If you don't want to keep your German bank account (once you are no longer a student you may have to pay a monthly fee), you should contact the Studierendenwerk at least a week before you move out and ask whether you can pick up the deposit in cash after handing over the room. If requested cancel the bank account a few days before you have to leave directly. |
Transcript | Submission of grades by the examiners latest: Middle of February (winter semester) and middle of July (summer semester) → therefore the preparation of the Transcripts of Records by the International Office cannot start earlier Exchange students: Receive it by email from the International Office. Double Degree students: Receive it from the Examination Office directly. |
Erasmus Students only: Certificate of Stay or Certificate of Departure | As an Erasmus student you might need to hand in a document to your home university for the Erasmus fund (it might be called "Certificate of Stay" or "Certificate of Departure" or similar). If so, please get the document from your home university and send it to us by email (iso.aaa@hft-stuttgart.de) with the information of your exact departure date. Please note: No general semester dates are confirmed, only the excat dates on which you actually arrived in Germany and left Germany. We will sign the document and send it back to you by email. |
Subscriptions | You've got any subscriptions (like the Deutschland-Ticket, gym subscription, cell phone subscriptions)? Don't forget to cancel them on time. |
