Freie Universität Berlin

The removal from the register of students can be requested in the Self-Services portal for the following cases:

• Continuation at another university
• Completion of studies
• Termination of studies
• Voluntary service
• Other reasons

Please select the respective reason for your removal in the Self-Service.

Removal from the register of students can be requested in the Self-Services portal of the Student Records and Registration Office at the end of the semester or on a specific date (before the end of the semester). Keep in mind that upon removal from the register of students, you will lose your student status. This may have consequences, for example, on your health insurance or study financing. 

Your certificate of Removal from the Register of Students will be available to you directly after approval of your request in the Self-Service (even in the case of removal at the end of the semester). You will be notified of this via E-Mail.

Removal from the register of students is possible:

• at the end of the semester
• at a desired date (today or any future date)

Please note:
The Campuscard becomes invalid upon removal from the register of students. Your Campuscard must be destroyed immediately if you wish to remove yourself from the register of students at a desired date before the end of the semester (e.g., today or any future date).

Please also note that you will lose your student status starting the day after removal from the register of students. This may have consequences for your health insurance or student financing.

In both cases, you will receive your certificate of Removal from the Register of Students immediately after approval of your request in the Self-Service. You will be notified of this via E-mail.

If you are already enrolled in a Bachelor's program at FU and have applied for a Master's program at FU, you do not need to request removal from the register of students. After being admitted to the Master's program, you can enroll directly in your new program and submit a request for a change of subject/degree.

If the semester at the new university starts on October 1st or April 1st, removal from the register of students at the end of the semester (September 30th or March 31st) is sufficient to ensure uninterrupted student status. You will receive the certificate of removal from the register of students beforehand (immediately after the approval of the request).

Please note that interrupting student status by removal before the end of the semester may have implications for your health insurance or study financing.

Removal from the register of students for official reason by the Student Records and Registration Office, i.e., without a personal request, occurs when:

• the prerequisites for further re-registration have not been met (e.g., missing bachelor's degree certificate, fees not (fully) paid, enrollment certificate from another university missing, etc.)
• enrollment was temporary (e.g., preparatory course or language course)
• the studies have been successfully completed, and no application for a change of subject or degree has been submitted
• the final attempt for a required examination has failed
• despite written notification, studies have not been commenced

Basis for removal from the register of students for official reason by the Student Records and Registration Office: Bylaws on Academic Matters Sec. 17 (3) (Satzung für Studienangelegenheiten der Freien Universität Berlin).

The right to take exams generally remains after removal from the register of students (BerlHG). Examination regulations for individual subjects can be found in the respective examination regulations. If you have any questions, please contact your responsible examination office.

The refunding of paid semester fees and contributions after removal from the register of students is subject to varying regulations: 

The social contribution to the Studierendenwerk Berlin and the contribution to the student body will be reimbursed if the removal from the register of students occurs before the commencement of lectures. However, please note that the administrative fee of €50 is non-refundable. 

The fee for the 'Deutschlandsemesterticket' will be refunded through the Semester Ticket Office. For a possible partial refund it is necessary to submit the request for removal from the register of students one week before the end of the month so that the refund can be processed for the following month. The necessary data for this will be forwarded by the Student Records and Registration Office to the Semester Ticket Office.

Semester fees will be automatically refunded with the process of removal from the register of students. A separate application for refund of semester fees is not required.

The removal from the register of students for official reason by the Student Records and Registration Office can be annulled independently in the Self-Services portal within one month after issuance. Please use the “Annulment of Removal from the Register of Students” request for this purpose. To do so, all re-registration requirements must be met.

If you have requested removal from the register yourself, please contact the Student Records and Registration office via email at studierendenverwaltung@zuv.fu-berlin.de, providing your student ID number.

Generally, no documentation is required for removal from the register.

Exceptions:

• If you have been admitted to another university, please select the reason "Continuation at another university" and upload a copy of the admission letter under the "Attachments" tab.
• Removal from the register before the end of the semester: Please destroy your Campuscard on the day of removal from the register, as of this date your student status will no longer exist.

Before you have received confirmation of your successful enrollment, you can withdraw your enrollment at any time in the applicant portal.

If you are already enrolled and do not wish to begin your studies at Freie Universität Berlin after all, you can cancel your enrollment and return your study place in the Self-Service by using the 'Return of Study Place' request in the Self-Services portal. You may need to activate your student account once. You have received information about this by E-mail.

After the start of the semester, please use the request form for removal from the register of students in the Self-Services portal. However, the semester you have started will then count as studied and the semester fees cannot be fully refunded.

If you wish to terminate one of the two degree programs, please send a brief email (including your student ID number) to studierendenverwaltung@zuv.fu-berlin.de.