====== Germany tricks ======
Disclaimer: Information here is not official in any way and we encourage you to search for the original sources. 
There may be no original sources sometimes.

===== Steuererklärung =====

To calculate how much travel expenses you have accumulated for the tax declarations:

http://www.imacc.de/lohnabrechnunggehaltsabrechnung/lhstberechnung/pendlerpauschale/index.html

Which things can be considered profesional expenses:

http://www.imacc.de/lohnabrechnunggehaltsabrechnung/lhstberechnung/werbungskostenpauschale/index.html

How much did you pay in a year of taxes:

http://www.imacc.de/lohnabrechnunggehaltsabrechnung/lhstberechnung/lohnsteuerrechner/index.html

===== Residence permit renewal =====

This is in the case that you live in Garching bei Muenchen.
Take you passport to run all this errands.

  * Go to the "Rathaus", get an anmeldenbescheinigung (certification of inscription to the city). You should also ask for the erteilung other verlaengerung aufenthaltstitel formular. 
  * Fill in the form, you will need information like the birthday of your relatives (parents, wife/husband, children), addresses from old living place in Germany and your address in your original country. Take a dictionary with you to figure out some of the wording.
  * You may be asked for a biometric picture.
  * Don't forget to take with you the letter from your work place where they commit to hire you after you get the residence permit.
  * Go to Landratsamt - Mariahilfplatz [[http://www.landkreis-muenchen.de/top/2031.htm]] to get your residence permit.
  * 30 euros. (08.09.2009)

===== TUM studies =====

[[http://portal.mytum.de/gs/doktoranden/promotion/formalia| This]] explains almost everything.

==== Recognizing your foreign studies ====

  * You have to apply to get the title from you university recognized. Use a formular called: Anerkennungsantrag Promotion, Hochschulabschluß Ausland / Application for Nostrification. As of the day of this edit, you can find it here: [[http://portal.mytum.de/archiv/form_studium/archive_folder.2006-03-22.2437984715/20090902_101855/index_html]]. Send it to the place indicated in the formular.
  * This formular will give reviewed to see if its complete and valid. You will receive an invoice requiring you to pay 75euros.
  * The application is sent to the Fakulty for analysis.
  * The applicant receives a decision of the recognition of your degree. 
  * Once this is finished then you can submit a written application for registration on the doctoral list to the deans office of the corresponding faculty.
  * Then you are apparently ready to graduate.
  * Regulations for doctorate are here: [[http://portal.mytum.de/kompass/rechtsicherheitswesen/promotionsordnung]]


=== Information from the informatics department ===

  * General information can be found here: [[http://www.in.tum.de/en/forschung/phd.html]]

  * Here there is information saying that you don't have to take classes. [[http://www.in.tum.de/en/forschung/phd/employmentstudy-models.html]]

  * Admission information according to informatics: [[http://www.in.tum.de/en/forschung/phd/admission.html]]