Will you join us at the Alfred Wegener Institute, with an employment contract, as a scholarship holder, or as a guest scientist? Our International Office will give you help and advice regarding your stay in Germany and work at AWI.

Some matters have to be considered before you pack your bags. Others will have to be clarified when you are here. Please do not hesitate to contact Andrea Bleyer with any questions you might have.

Here are some useful links for you:

• Sites/cities
• Visa
• Accomodation
• Registration
• Language courses

A look at these websites may give you an impression of the city you want to move to:

• Bremerhaven
• Bremen
• Help for international students in Bremen
• Potsdam
• Welcome Center Potsdam
• Sylt
• Helgoland
• Discover Germany

Information on visa regulations and on Germany in general can be found at the Federal Foreign Office. Your contact person in AWI's personnel department will be able to inform you on the exact kind of visa you need.

• In Bremerhaven, you might want to stay at AWI's guesthouse "Havenhostel". Please contact Edith.Davidis(at)awi.de for a reservation.
• You can also find a variety of other guesthouses and, of course, hotels in Bremerhaven.
• Please also have a look at the pages of Studentenwerk Bremen. They offer a very nice dictionary on things to do with housing/living.
• Jugendgästehaus Bremerhaven
• Bremerhavener Gästehaus
• Seemannsheim Bremerhaven
• Seemannsheim Bremen
• Sylt: Pls. contact K. Kessenich or G. Bardt.
• Helgoland

If you are not only in AWI for a brief visit but plan to live in Germany, please go to the registration office within the first two weeks after your arrival (this term applies to Bremerhaven; other cities may require you to register within one week). Further information on the procedure can be found on AWI's internal webpages.

Please note that everyone who is not only a visitor but lives in a German city for more than a few weeks has to register at Bürgerbüro/registration office. If you also have to register at Ausländerbehörde/foreigners' registration office depends on your country of origin, visa, etc.

Registration in Bremerhaven

• Bürgerbüro Mitte/Registration office
• Bürgerbüro Nord/Registration office
  
• Ausländerbehörde/Foreigners' registration office

Registration in Bremen

• Einwohnermeldeamt/Registration office
• Ausländerbehörde/Foreigners' registration office

Registration in Potsdam

• Bürgerbüro/Registration office
• Welcome Center Potsdam may assist you

Registration on Helgoland

Registration on Sylt

If you want to learn German or improve your knowledge of the German language, you are welcome to join one of the German courses with different levels that are offered in AWI. If you prefer evening classes, I can provide you with a list of language schools near the AWI sites.

AWI also offers English courses, and there is a Spanish conversation group.