I was a student at Saarland University. I arrived late for the semester because of some visa problems in my home country. Upon arrival I already had a backlog of 1.5 months and my exams were in a time period of two months. All this pressure didn't go well with my mental health. I had already been taking therapy for my anxiety/panic attacks in my home country and the academic pressure worsened my condition. So, I thought the best course of action would be take a semester break and work on my health so that I can better tackle my studies in the next semester.
I mailed my course coordinator regarding the my condition and my desire to opt for a semester break, to which she replied and asked me to apply for a semester break with a doctor's note, which would state that I am not fit to study for this semester.
For a list of reasons, like not having a housing contract and therefore my heath insurance not being activated, and the waiting time for a psychoanalysis in Germany (a few months) I couldn't provide them the doctor's note and within a matter of one month, I was excluded from the university without any warnings. I have been trying to present my case to them for the past few months but unfortunately have had no luck.
My visa is also about to expire, but what concerns me is my health condition so invisible to the institute that I will be excluded from the university I've tried so hard to get into?
What can I do to fight my case and get back into my university? I don't know what action, legal or otherwise, I can take now.
Thanking you in advance
SR
Thank you for your reply ma'am. Since, I'm younger than 27 years old, I've contacted the JMD via email. I'm waiting for their reply and will keep you posted accordingly.
Thanks
Saalik
Hello SR7, great thank you for keeping me posted. Hopefully they will reply soon.
Best wishes
Yara
Yara _Community Manager Hi Yara. Since my Visa is coming to it's expiration date, I'm enrolling in a private language school and take that enrolment letter to extend my visa. But, today I read this on the internet and it's been bothering me since. I quote, "If you plan to stay longer than 90 days in Germany and want to visit a language course you can apply for a language course visa. It states that you are going to learn the German language and allows you to stay between three and 12 months in Germany.
Please note:
A language course visa cannot be switched into another type of visa (student visa) afterwards. Therefore you need to leave the country after finishing your language course to apply for a possible student visa. You are not allowed to work."
Could you tell me whether this scenario applies to me or not. I have had a student visa for the past six months but since I've been excluded now, I can't extend my student visa.
Hoping for hear from you soon.
Regards
Saalik
Hi SR7, I will do some research and get back to you as soon as possible. In the meantime could you let me know what website you read this information?
Also, did you hear back from the JMD?
Best wishes
Yara _Community Manager Hi Yara. Thank you for getting back so quickly. I really appreciate it. It was some unofficial website which goes by the name "https://learn-german.com/". I also, unfortunately, didn't hear from JMD yet.
Regards
Saalik