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

• Go to the “Rathouse”, 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.
• 30 euros. (08.09.2009)

• 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