Confirmation Letters
Visa Extension
Your student Visa may expire before you finish your Master’s degree. This can happen, when you extend your contract for example. In that case, you need to set an appointment with your local Immigration Office 6 weeks before your Visa expires. They will require a confirmation letter stating your expected graduation date and confirming your enrollment at the university.
Visa Extension - Contact Form
If the local Immigration Office requires a “Studienverlaufsbescheinigung”, you need to check Assessment of your Academic Advisor.
Internship Confirmation Letter
Whether you start a voluntary or mandatory internship, the company will usually request a document confirming your enrollment, the permission to absolve the internship and for how long you are allowed to do your internship in Germany with a Student Visa.
Internship - Contact Form
Documents for Embassies
If you obtain the opportunity to go abroad for research or even your Master’s thesis, the respective embassy may require documents confirming your enrollment, permission to conduct a section of your studies abroad on our part and your return to Germany to finish your Master’s degree after the permit to stay ends. This confirmation letter is issued by us.
In case you need this kind of document, please contact us at: seniorstudents@academy.rwth-aachen.de
Assessment of your Academic Advisor
Sometimes your Academic Advisor needs to fill out documents for you, e.g. when applying to a Scholarship for Completing Studies. The academic advisor is also responsible for subject-specific questions regarding exams or your Master’s thesis. The respective advisor for your study course is listed below.
Course |
Academic Advisor |
Email Address |
MME-PS |
Schneider, Sebastian |
sebastian.schneider@ipt.fraunhofer.de |
MME-CAME |
Dr. Patil, Sandeep |
patil@iam.rwth-aachen.de |
MME-CONSTRUCT |
Dr. Klarmann, Simon
Mendez Salaz, Arturo
|
Klarmann@lbb.rwth-aachen.de
Mendez.Salas@lbb.rwth-aachen.de
|
MME-EPS |
Chang, Hao |
ch@iaew.rwth-aachen.de |
CAME |
Dr. Patil, Sandeep |
patil@iam.rwth-aachen.de |
NPE/PSE |
Schneider, Sebastian |
sebastian.schneider@ipt.fraunhofer.de |
Textile Engineering |
Dr. Veit, Dieter |
dieter.veit@ita.rwth-aachen.de |
Robotic Systems Engineering |
Schmitz, Markus |
schmitzm@igmr.rwth-aachen.de |
Pass Certificate and Preliminary Certificate
These certificates can be used as proof, that you finished your studies. You can also use the Preliminary Certificate for job and visa applications if the final degree documents are not ready yet.
The Pass Certificate (4.0-Bescheinigung) can be downloaded from the page of RWTH Aachen University. () It can only be filled out by the First and Second Examiner of your thesis. They also need to submit the signed document to the Central Examination Office (ZPA). The certificate will then be issued and given to you. As soon as your final grade is displayed online, you can also receive the Preliminary Certificate upon requesting it at the Central Examination Office.