Leaving Germany
Deregister at the Bürgerbüro Karlsruhe (Kaiserallee 8) one week prior to your depature.
When moving out of the student dormitory, you have to pay attention to the following points:
- Refund of the room deposit
When you move out of the student dormitory, the security deposit will be refunded by Studierendenwerk. You will be given a statement from the janitor, provided that your room has been left in an orderly manner. The money will be transferred to your account 3 months after the end of the rental contract.
- Cancelling your rental contract
The dormitory rooms can only be rented for a minimum of 6 months. If you leave earlier, you have to pay the rent for the remaining months if you don’t cancel your contract on time. The regular period of notice for the cancellation of the dormitory rooms according to the rental contract is three months. Therefore, you have to fill out and sign a cancellation form and submit the original signed document to the administration office at Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe. Sending it via email is not possible. You have to contact the Hausmeister (janitor) at least 2 weeks before you move out, so you can make an appointment to give back the key.
It might be possible to cancel your health insurance before the official end of the semester. Please let your insurance agent know early in advance when you intend to leave Germany and ask what you would need to provide in order to make a cancellation possible.
Before leaving Karlsruhe, you should inform your bank of your departure and ask them how to proceed. In exceptional cases (e.g., if you are waiting for money to be transferred to your account), the account can be closed online. For more information, please ask your bank.