Please find Information for applying for a certificate of conduct for persons living outside the Federal Republic of Germany here. It takes 6-8 weeks for the certificate to be issued after application. Please apply for the cerfiticate of good conduct 3 to 4 months before your start at TUM.
The application form must be send to the Federal Office of Justice in Bonn.
Bundesamt für Justiz - Bundeszentralregister
Referat IV 2
53094 Bonn
The personal details and the signature on the form must be officially certified. Such official certification, which must be of a recent date, can be issued by a German diplomatic or consular representation, by a foreign authority, or by a notary public. If the applicant's birth name differs from his/her family name, both names must be stated.
The fee for each certificate of good conduct is € 13. Payment has to be effected by transferring the sum to the account of the Federal Office of Justice given below:
Deutsche Bundesbank - Cologne branch
IBAN.: DE49370000000038001005
BIC/SWIFT: MARKDEF1370
Reference: (file no. - if known - or applicant’s first and last name)
The copy of the transfer order is, if possible, to be forwarded to the Federal Office of Justice along with the application for the certificate of good conduct.
The certificate of conduct for presentation to a German authority (certificate of conduct for official purposes) is sent directly to your contact person at the HR department of TUM.