Being Employed at Bielefeld University

If you plan to work at Bielefeld University, you should gather information regarding the necessary work regulations as early as possible. Basically, teaching staff, scientific personnel, and assistants at higher education institutes or public research institutes funded exclusively or predominantly by public funds are exempted from applying for a work permit. However, when applying for the visa you should indicate whether you will be financed by a scholarship or by a work contract. This exemption will be entered in your passport.

Please note that only teaching staff, scientific personnel, and assistants at higher education institutes are exempt from applying for a work permit. This means, that if your spouse is planning to take up an employment in Germany outside academia, he/she will have to apply for this together with his/her visa at the German Embassy or a German Consulate in your home country. You will find more information about this in the section "Bringing your Family"

For your better orientation we provide English translations of the most important employment documents and forms. Please note that these translations are for information purposes only. Only the German-language documents are legally binding, so please do not fill in the sample, only the original!