You have to have health insurance, for example, by law, and must confirm that in the discipline for which you want to enroll, was previously enrolled at any other German university. However, it should not be inferred that enrollment is the same as an enrollment for a particular study. Rather, the status of the student is called, is enrolled at a university. Because if you look for example Jura has chosen as a subject and also opts for a double degree at the same university, and is connected thus also for history, with a Bachelor's degree, inscribed, one is enrolled only once at the university, one has, however, for two subjects registered. For unrestricted study, i.e. places for the course is sufficient and we need a competition to decide which students should be given preference, then immediately get the enrollment if you can provide in the Registrar's Office the appropriate documentation and evidence. Enrollment status is confirmed by this study to get a book which for the entire study as evidence throughout is what subjects you have studied how long and at which universities.

As an enrolled student can enjoy many benefits to everyday life, so you can use with your student ID card to all public transport and also receives benefits if you want to participate in the cultural life of the city such as theater visits and exhibitions (of course this is from city to city or from university different from university, for example, can be enjoyed at the University of Augsburg has long these benefits, while you do not get these benefits at the LMU in Munich). If you do not even pay his tuition on time, it will be expelled immediately and simultaneously loses its status as an enrolled student, and thus the enumerated advantages. The enrollment status you but maintains even when such for a semester abroad moves to deepen his studies there, or if, for example, decides to take a break and a full semester applied for a leave of absence. One is still enrolled continue, but shall not participate in the lectures and seminars, paused so the appropriate discipline. For enrollment in a university, there are no age restrictions, so it is very likely that one finds also time pensioners or housewives interested in the lectures, which sweeten their leisure time with the university offers. Of course, you can also enroll not necessarily to attend the lectures can or more belongs to the university to take advantage of deals, such as the library or the cafeteria. With so-called certificates of admission to confirm their current student status as students, we must vorreichen each semester such certificates to his bank, if you have a student account, or if one does his tax return, then it is also required for each semester to submit such a certificate.