Lionel Hasse

When a lawsuit for a study place in Germany can come into question, how courts examine capacity and lottery procedures, and which alternatives come first.

Your student visa is tied to your studies. What a break-off means for your residence title is decided case by case by the Foreigners’ Authority. The basics, with sources.

Spouses receive an allowance of 500,000 euros and belong to tax class I. This guide explains the rules with the statutory text and a worked example.

There is no general right to time off for every kind of volunteering. For youth work, German states regulate release, usually for 10 to 12 days a year.

Compulsory attendance at German universities is not allowed everywhere. What state law, statutes and module handbooks say.

A waiting day would be a sick day without continued pay. What applies today under Section 3 EFZG, what a waiting day would mean and why it is not decided.

The permitted hours are set by each university in the contract and its guide. An example: the Marburg guide names 82 hours per month as the upper limit.

The 2026 German Jurists’ Conference demanded less examination material, more practice and binding marking rules. What was adopted and what applies.

In the FSJ and Federal Voluntary Service the employer pays pension contributions based on allowance and in-kind benefits, capped at 676 euros monthly.

Internship abroad or work and travel? The comparison covers funding, visa, recognition and duration and helps you decide what fits your plans.