Removal of the register of students upon request
The removal from the register of students can be requested in the self-service 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 deregistration in the self-service portal.
Removal from the register of students can be requested in the self-service portal of the Student Administration 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 portal (even in the case of deregistraion 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 (day of request or any future date)
Please ensure that all examination requirements have been completed or, if not, contact your examination office to find out whether it would be advisable to withdraw from the university.
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., date of request 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 portal. You will be notified of this via E-mail.
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 Deregistration. A separate request for refund of semester fees is not required.
Generally, no documentation is required for deregistration.
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.
- Deregistration 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.
Deregistration at the end of the semester is automatically approved immediately after the application is submitted in the self-service portal if no reregistration has been made for the following semester. A request for deregistration submitted for a specific day during the semester or with a reregistration for the following semester that has already been approved cannot be automatically approved. In these cases, the request for deregistration will be reviewed and processed by the responsible administrator. This may take several business days.
Only submit a request for removal from the register of students if you no longer wish to be enrolled at the FU. If you wish to enroll in a different degree program at FU in the following semester rather request changing degree programs.
Removal from the register of students for official reason
Removal from the register of students for official reason by the Student Administration Office, i.e., without a personal request, occurs when:
- the prerequisites for further reregistration 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 changing degree programs 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 Administration Office: Bylaws on Academic Matters Sec. 17 (3) (Satzung für Studienangelegenheiten der Freien Universität Berlin).
The removal from the register of students for official reason by the Student Administration Office can be annulled independently in the self-service 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 reregistration requirements must be met.
If you have requested removal from the register yourself, please contact the Student Administration Office via email at studierendenverwaltung@zuv.fu-berlin.de, providing your student ID number.
Starting your studies
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 portal by using the 'Return of Study Place' request in the self-service portal until the start of the semester. You may need to activate your student account once. You have received information about this by e-mail. The €50 administration fee will only be refunded if you return your place at the university before the start of the semester due to admission to another university and upload your letter of admission.
After the start of the semester, please use the request form for removal from the register of students in the self-service portal. However, the semester you have started will then count as studied and the semester fees cannot be fully refunded.
Changing degree programs
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 changing degree programs.
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.
- Students who wish to continue their studies at FU in the next semester can reregister and transfer the fees to the reregistration account by the reregistration deadline, regardless of admission.
- If you only want to reregister for the new degree program and would exmatriculate in the event of non-admission, you should wait for admission, as the administrative fee will not be refunded if you exmatriculate after reregistration has already taken place. The late fee will be waived in the event of a change of subject or degree objective.
- If you do not know whether reregistration is necessary because your current studies have not yet been completed, you should contact the departmental office of academic affairs and examinations.
Completing your studies
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 still have outstanding examinations, we strongly recommend that you contact your responsible departmental office of academic affairs and examinations before the removal from the register of students.
Yes, you can request the removal from the register of students via the self-service portal either on a specific date or with effect from the end of the semester. Please remember to download all important certificates.
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.
Using the Self-Service Portal
Removal from the register of students in the self-service portal
To submit a request for removal from the register of students, click on “Create Request” in the self-service portal and then choose “Removal from the Register of Students” from the drop-down menu.
Fill in the required information in the request form and drop-down fields. Don’t forget to read and confirm the acknowledgments and upload the necessary documents in the “Attachments” tab.
Afterward, click on “Submit”.
Your request will be reviewed by the Student Administration Office, and you will receive a confirmation of receipt by mail. Once your request has been processed, you will receive another email.
Annulment of Removal from the Register of Students
The removal from the register of students for official reason can be annulled independently in the self-service portal within one month after issuance. Simply click on "Create Request" and select “Annulment of Removal from the Register of Students” from the drop-down menu. To do so, all reregistration requirements must be met. If there are still documents pending for your reregistration, please submit them along with your student ID number to studierendenverwaltung@zuv.fu-berlin.de.
If you have requested removal from the register yourself, please contact the Student Administration Office via email at studierendenverwaltung@zuv.fu-berlin.de, providing your student ID number.
