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Ausländerbehorde doesn't answer, can i change studies?
The thing is that im doing my 6th semester (from 8) in my curre… Hello everyone, i am sorry for the boring and personal question i pose in here but I've got no official answer and I'm getting nervous.
The thing is that im doing my 6th semester (from 8) in my current studies and i am planning to change to another studies (in a higher semester) that would require an extension of around a year from my current permit. I don't know if this is allowed or not, I wouldn't like to not get a permit for my mew studies having dropped my previous one :(. I've written many unanswered mails to the ausländerbehorde and got no answer. I also read different things on the internet and i am completely confused.
I wanted to ask if anyone knows how to contact them to ask questions, or if anyone has had a situation like this and changed studies.
Or If i dont change studies but i want to extend my current ones by one semester or two, would it be possible to extend the student residency permit?
I thank you all already ❤️, honestly i don't know what to do nor whom to ask and im scared of making wrong decisions.
Yeah, the Ausländerbehorde is basically impossible to reach by email. If you can't get through on the phone, just show up at the Keplerstraße office super early, like before 7am, for the walk-in Sprechstunde. And definitely check with your uni's international office first, they usually know the exact rules for switching and can even help you fill out the forms.
tbh the easiest way to get an answer is just going to keplerstr in person, bring all your papers and wait. for the study switch, the big thing is if your new program is related enough, like from physics to engineering works but from art to medicine prob not. extending your current studies is way safer, just get a letter from your uni explaining why u need extra time and top up your blocked account. also some unis have a "studienberatung" that can help with the paperwork for free, worth checking before you do anything drastic
the 115 hotline is hit or miss tbh, but sometimes they can book u an appointment directly which is gold. if u go in person to keplerstr, bring printed copies of everything - emails, enrollment proof, even the unanswered ones. they love having paper to stamp
for the study switch, the key is whether ur new program is "verwandt" to the old one. if its a complete 180, the ausländerbehorde sees it as starting over and that can trigger §16b limits. but if u can argue it builds on what u already did, like from chem to biotech, u got a shot. get a statement from the new program's coordinator saying ur credits transfer
extending ur current studies is def safer. the prüfungsamt can write a "voraussichtliches studienende" letter and that plus a nachweis of why u need extra time (failed exam, illness, whatever) usually works. just make sure ur blocked account is topped up for the extra semesters - they check that
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i'd say skip the big names and look at studiowest in prenzlauer berg, they do amazing japanese style but the waitlist is like 6 months. if u want something quicker, the artists at bitterlich tattoo in mitte are super underrated, especially for fine line. and honestly, walk past the instagram hype, go to a shop in person and ask to see their portfolio book, that's where the real stuff is.
The Berlin tattoo scene is pretty spread out, so it depends on what style you're after. For fine line and minimalist work, I'd look at A Fine Line in Kreuzberg, they're booked out weeks in advance for a reason. If you want bold traditional, check out Die Wilde Ecke in Neukölln, they've been around forever and the artists there are solid. Honestly, your best bet is to scroll through Instagram and find someone whose healed work you like, not just the fresh photos, because that's where the real skill shows.
One thing nobody's mentioned yet is the tattoo convention at Arena Berlin, usually in early summer. It's a good way to see a bunch of styles in one afternoon and talk to artists face to face without committing to a shop. I found my guy there three years ago, he works out of a tiny studio near Boxhagener Platz and does amazing neo-traditional, but he rarely posts on Instagram so you'd never discover him otherwise. Bring cash if you go, a lot of the booths only take that on the day.