Graduates' Note: Graduates who are not originally from the Beijing Consular District but studied at a university in the district should apply for a visa at the consulate in their current place of residence after graduation. That is, the consulate in the district where you currently reside is responsible for your application. Applicants whose degrees have not yet been conferred should submit a statement from their university regarding the delayed award of their degree, along with a German translation.

a) Applicants whose place of residence is within the jurisdiction of the German Consulate General in Chengdu, Guangzhou, or Shenyang may only apply for a visa at the visa section of the consulate general in their respective region.

b) Applicants whose place of residence is within the jurisdiction of the German Consulate General in Shanghai should normally (exceptions are listed below) submit their application for a student visa, a student visa for preparatory studies, or a visa for university exchange programs at the German Academic Assessment and Testing Service (APS) (website: www.aps.org.cn). Please log on to the website of the APS to find out where and when to submit your visa application.

Exceptions:

The following categories of applicants may submit their visa application directly at the visa section:

- Art and music students

- University students who do not have the right to enroll in Chinese universities or do not have a graduation certificate from a non-Chinese university

- Scholarship recipients primarily funded by Germany or the EU

- PhD students (Please refer to the separate "Visa Application Requirements for Studying in Germany" for PhD students)

- Students participating in the DSD program

c) Applicants whose place of residence is within the jurisdiction of the German Embassy in Beijing