Frequently asked questions

For this, please read the explanation of the status updates of the application tiles in the SIM portal.

In this case, please do nothing at all!
As long as your status is set at "to be verified", no action is required on your part. As soon as your application has been processed by the university, the status will change. Please avoid inquiries about the status of your application for the time being-

This error message appears if you have saved the username and password in your browser. Please type the username and password again manually.

As long as you have not yet submitted your application online, you can still upload documents at any time.
Once you have submitted the application, this is no longer possible. If documents are missing but can be submitted later, you will be informed by e-mail and the upload function will be enabled for you again. In this case, please open your application in the SIM portal and switch to the "Documents" tab.

If you accidentally uploaded the wrong documents or forgot documents during an application for admission, you can withdraw your previous application within the application deadlines and submit a new application with the correct documents.

This is a cache issue that can occur when the page is accessed multiple times. Try the following solutions:

1. Clear your browser's cache (often using the shortcut "CTRL + Shift + Del").
2. Open a private / incognito tab and visit the website with it.
3. Use another browser.

For each request you have the option to withdraw it.
Please open the relevant application and click on the "withdraw" field at the bottom right. The application will still be available in your SIM portal, but will be displayed with the status update "withdrawn".

It can take several days until the receipt of payment is confirmed in the SIM portal, sometimes longer. This should not worry you if you have used the correct bank details for the transfer.
It may happen that your enrolment is completed before the receipt of payment is noted in the SIM portal. In this case you will find your identification letter under the tab "Documents" when you open your application/enrolment request in the SIM portal.

No.
Please log in to the SIM student portal with your HIZ-ID. You can download your enrollment certificate there. As soon as the change of study program has been processed by the university, you can see this on the enrolment certificate. The new program is then listed there.

If it is an admission for an undergraduate admission-restricted study program (please note: this does not apply to the state examination programs Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy), please accept the admission offer in the SIM student portal.

As a second step, you have to enroll into this new degree program:  please click on the corresponding application tile. On the next page, a blue bar appears at the bottom of the screen and here please click on "Enroll". You have to confirm the enrolment in a dialog box.
Afterwards, please fill in all required sections (grayed out fields will be ignored) and upload the marked mandatory documents. Once you have entered your information, you can select the desired change of enrolment (change of program, change of subject, third subject LA, supplementary subject) in the section "Confirm desired study program" and mark the selection of the desired enrolment by clicking on the corresponding check boxes. Click then on "Submit application" in the blue bar at the bottom right. In another dialog box you will be asked to confirm your selection.
 

In this case, an enrolment for the degree program via the SIM student portal is required. After logging in, select the action tile "Zulassung hochschulstart liegt vor". Afterwards, please fill in all required sections (grayed out fields will be ignored) and upload the marked mandatory documents. Once you have entered your information, you can select the desired change of enrolment (change of program, change of subject, third subject LA, supplementary program) in the section "Confirm desired study program" and mark the selection of the desired enrolment by clicking on the corresponding check boxes. Then click on "Submit application" in the blue bar at the bottom right. In another dialog box you will be asked to confirm your selection

In this case, enrolment for the program or subject is required via the SIM student portal. After logging in, select the action tile "Enrolment". Afterwards, please fill in all required sections (grayed out fields will be disregarded) and upload the marked mandatory documents. Once you have entered your information, you can select the desired change in enrolment (change of program, change of subject, third subject LA, additional program) in the section "Confirm desired course of study" and mark the selection of the desired enrolment by clicking on the corresponding check boxes. Then click on "Submit application" in the blue bar at the bottom right. In another dialog box you will be asked to confirm your selection.

If you would like to start a "Probestudium" (trial studies) and have a corresponding certificate of the commission for the admission for trial studies, please scroll down in the pull-down menu and select "Beruflich Qualifzierte (fgHR)".

If you have the equivalent of a high school diploma (Abitur) due to, for example, a master craftsman's certificate or a certificate of advanced training (with at least 400 hours of preparation), please scroll down in the pull-down menu under "Type of university entrance qualification" and select "Beruflich Qualifzierte (aHR)".

For the question "When did you acquire your certificate?" please enter the date of issue of the certificate or the certificate for admission to a trial study program.

If you have an advanced training certificate as a university entrance qualification, in addition to uploading the advanced training certificate, please also submit a certificate via upload that you have prepared for the advanced training examination with at least 400 hours of instruction.

No. Please scan all pages of your university entrance qualification (e.g. your high school diploma) and merge them into one PDF file and upload it. Only if this is not possible for you, the option is available to upload the individual pages 1 to 4 each separately in the upload box provided.

The passport photo will be printed on your student card, Saarland University`s multifunction card. The photo must therefore have passport photo format and be uploaded in JPG format with the minimum resolution 248 x 330 pixels.

Please transfer the correct amount to the bank account of Saarland University.
Important: Please enter your matriculation number (only if you are or were already enrolled at Saarland University) or the user name of your application account in the field "reason for payment". This is the user name you received when registering in the SIM application portal and starts with "B" followed by a 7-digit number series B0012345. Enter this on the first line on the far left, leaving a blank space, and then complete your first and last name(s) and date of birth. Please upload the proof in the required place in the SIM portal.

Yes, it is a mandatory field, please upload the document.

Please re-read this question in the online questionnaire. Master students do not need to upload the preliminary review documentation. Please upload your high school leaving certificate (e.g.: Abitur, Baccalaureat etc.) instead.

Please re-read this question in the online questionnaire. Exchange students do not need to upload the preliminary review documentation. Please upload your letter of admission issued by our International Office instead.

Please refer to our information page on health insurance.

In this case, please upload the relevant proof of your English language skills instead.