申請簽證

之前申請簽證的心得，用英文寫的，翻譯中，並歡迎大家補充。

Actually you need the working contract to get a visa (and vise versa :P)
What you need for visa are

• an un-signed working contract (indicating the duration and the
• amount of salary (ie Bat IIa/2),
• a letter (signed by your future boss of course) saying that you
• will get the working contract,
• your degree certificate (English version should be okay),
• your house rent contract,
• your health insurance certificate and
• your bank account activity in recent 3 months.

and then you can sign the working contract with the valid visa.

I haven't got my certificate authorised so I am not sure why they insist to do so because the English version should be enough. You may ask your secretory to inquire your "Personal Abteilung" to make sure if it is necessary. If, unluckily, so, you can ask your "Professor" to do that for you.

The other choice might be asking a church (yes, a church) or a translation company to do, but ask before you spend money on it. (Tell the secretory that all other students just use English degree certificate to get the contract.)

good luck!!

Chieh