Answers for Pakistani students in Erlangen & Nuremberg
Residence permits, courses, housing and first steps, asked once and answered for everyone who comes next.
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Step-by-step checklists for your first weeks, linked to the threads that explain each step.
- First weeks in ErlangenThe paperwork for your first weeks as a non-EU student living in Erlangen, in a sensible order, with a thread for each step.
- First weeks in NurembergThe paperwork for your first weeks as a non-EU FAU student living in Nuremberg, in a sensible order, with a thread for each step.
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