Have a look at our checklist to make sure you follow all steps until you arrive on campus – including the specifics for under-18 students:
Lancaster University Leipzig accepts students under the age of 18 to all undergraduate programmes. Please note that the students need to be 17 at the start of the BSc programme.
Have a look at our checklist to make sure you follow all steps until you arrive on campus – including the specifics for under-18 students:
Students under the age of 18 are legally considered minors in Germany without signature right. Their parents or legal representatives bear full legal responsibility for them until they reach the age of 18 and are expected to sign any documents on their behalf:
Parents of under-18 students are expected to accompany their child for at least 1-2 weeks at the start of the first academic year in order to solve any formalities connected with relocation to Germany (e.g. activating a SIM card, opening a bank account, etc).
If the student is traveling with one parent (legal guardian), the second parent needs to sign a Power of Attorney (sample in English and German) allowing the travelling parent to sign all documents on behalf of both parents.
Additionally to the documents listed in the checklist, please bring a translated copy of your birth certificate and copies of your parents’ passports.
Applicable to non-EU students: Even though the student can submit the student residence permit application independently (the students will receive instructions during the Welcome Week), the parents are required to sign this consent form in advance.
While the blocked account is only created to deposit funds, it is not possible to withdraw money directly from this account. To be able to do this, students need to open a current bank account once they arrive in Germany. As soon as the bank account is set, the students can link it to the blocked account to receive monthly pay-outs.
There is a limited number of banks in Germany that offer services to minor international students. One of the banks that offers a bank account for minor international students is Sparkasse. They provide a Sparkasse Checklist for under-18 students.
Here you can find the template for Consent of the parents for opening and usage of the bank account provided by Sparkasse.