School trips within the European Union

Course description

A school travel list is a recognised travel document for a school trip within the European Union and to Switzerland (examples: school trip, language trip, graduation trip). It is intended to prevent individual pupils from not being able to take part in the trip because they come from a third country and either

• do not have a residence permit for Germany,
• no identity card or passport

or

• do not have a visa for the country they are travelling to (especially for trips outside the Schengen states)

The student list therefore replaces the residence permit or visa required for travelling for the students concerned. For pupils who do not have their own passport, it is also a passport substitute.

The school certifies the accuracy of the information provided and the consent of the legal guardians of pupils who are not of age by signing the form and affixing the official seal.

The Service Centre for Immigration and Naturalisation certifies by signature and affixing the official seal:

• the accuracy of the information on those fellow travellers who are not citizens of the European Union,
• the identity of those students (according to the attached photographs) for whom the collection list is to serve as a passport replacement, and
• the authorisation to re-enter Germany of the fellow travellers.

In addition, the Service Centre for Immigration and Naturalisation certifies, by means of a corresponding note, the suspension of deportation after re-entry for students whose stay in Germany is tolerated. This note serves the safety of the person concerned, as a tolerated stay expires when they leave the federal territory.

If a passport and residence permit are available, the Service Centre for Immigration and Naturalisation will only issue a student list if the trip is to be to a European Union country that is not a Schengen state (Ireland, Cyprus). Bulgaria and Romania currently apply the Schengen regulations to a limited extent. For these two countries, it is recommended that a school leaver's list be issued until they are accepted as full Schengen states.

Prerequisites

You can request the documents via our online service. You will receive these, together with attachments, from us by post.

In the online service, you can already inform us of your preferred dates for the issue of the student collection list.

The blank document "Student list" and the "Additional sheet for travelling companions" must be completed:

The school provides information on

• Name and address of the school,
• The destination and period of travel as well as the accompanying teachers

All pupils who will be taking part in the trip, regardless of their nationality, are entered on the "Additional sheet for fellow travellers".

Required documents

• Student collection list
• Additional sheet for fellow travellers

Personal details of the students:

• Surname, first name
• Date of birth, place of birth
• Nationality.

All those who do not have their own passport must also submit a current biometric passport photo.

Teacher giving the interview:

• Identity document

Legal basis

§ Section 1 (5) AufenthV