Living at the MDC in Berlin-Buch Guide for New Scientists at the MDC

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Seite 4 von 361 IntroductionDear Colleague,We would like to welcome you to the Max Delbrück Center forMolecular Medicine (MDC) in Berlin Buch.Living abroad, far away from home is an importantand interesting experience for everybody. Such a sabbaticalleave and life in another cultural sphere is also, however,accompanied by some challenging experiences. We want youto feel welcome in Germany and at the MDC in Berlin Buchand we wish your stay to be happy and pleasant.Since the foundation of the MDC in 1992, theinstitute has in a short time gained an excellent reputation in the international biomedicalresearch community. A parallel and very positive development has been the increasingnumber of foreign nationals that have been attracted to work at the Buch campus. From thetotal staff of about 850 people now employed, more than 150 come from outside of Germany.In order to be able to better represent and help this large international group withinthe MDC we want to help you wherever we can and we try to represent the interests of foreignscientists and staff. In specific, we would like to know of any problems you have encounteredin order to take appropriate steps to improve the situation. We are therefore encouraging youto contact one of us at any time.Please, find enclosed an information brochure from the MDC about the institute,Berlin and life in Germany in general. The information has been collected on the basis of thecurrent law codes and information leaflets of the responsible authorities, ministries and theEU. As the laws are subject to change we will regularly revise the Internet version of thisbooklet. We cannot, however, accept liability for the correctness of the contents, although thedata has, of course, been collected with due care. We would be grateful if you could inform usabout your practical experiences as well as help us with suggestions, comments andcorrections. Your help enables us to update the Internet version on a regular basis.Additionally we would like to draw your attention to an interesting handbook forforeign guests in Germany published by the German Government Representative forMigration, Refugees and Integration and to www.deutschland.de published by he Press andInformation Office of the German Federal Government.If you have suggestions or comments we would be happy to discuss them with you. Letus assure that we will do our best to help you settle down at the MDC and in Berlin as easilyas possible.Yours sincerely,Sylvia SibilakContact person in the personnel departmentRoom 4029, MDH 33494
2 Living in Germany Seite 5 von 362 Living in Germany2.1 Preparations at HomeContact a German embassy or consulate in your home country regardingany current entry and residence requirements. You can also contact theGerman Embassy in the country you are working at the moment. 1 As a ruleit takes several weeks for a visa to be issued, and therefore should be appliedfor in a timely manner.Foreign scientists require a multiple entry visa for the Federal Republic of Germany.Exceptions are citizens from EU countries, the EWR countries Iceland, Norway,Liechtenstein, from Switzerland, and Japan, Canada and the USA. They do not require a visato enter Germany, but they must apply for a residence permit from the foreigner registrationoffice after arriving in Berlin (3.1.) and register with the local authorities (see Ch. 3). It isimportant not to apply for a tourist visa but for a multiple entry visa which enables you andif necessary, your family, to stay for a longer period of time. A visa for Germany normallyalso includes free travelling to the other EU-countries.Your scientific host will help you with all internal MDC procedures. You should check intime with the staff administration of the MDC to find out whether they need any specificdocuments from you so that you may bring these papers along with you. These can includethe obvious documents such as your residence permit or income tax card (see chapter 3), butalso include other ones such as your university diplomas. The administrative offices usuallyask for German translations of your university diploma, birth and marriage certificates.Therefore it is best to bring a certified translated copy of these documents with you ratherthan have translations done on the spot. We advise you to contact Mrs. Sibilak who is responsible for all new foreign guests atour institute beforehand. She can help and assist you and answer all the questions youmight have before departing. 00 49-30-94 06-33 49 / e-mail: sibilak@mdc-berlin.de2.2 What to do first in GermanyHere is a checklist for the most important things you should do after arrival:1. Go to the MDC administration (contact person in the personnel department: SylviaSibilak, room 4029 in Max-Delbrück-House, 31.1.) to be registered (either by contract orguest registration) (see 3.1.)2. Go to the residents' registration office (Einwohnermeldeamt) to receive a Berlinregistration (address see 3.1.)3. Open a bank account (see 2.4)4. Organize a health insurance (see 5.1)5. Go to the foreigners’ registration office (Ausländerbehörde) to receive a residence permit(Aufenthaltsgenehmigung) (address see 3.1.) or have this organized by our contact personin the personnel department, Mrs. Sibilak1 Example: As a Chinese citizen working in the USA at the moment you do not have to go back to China tocontact the German embassy. You can contact the German embassy in the States as well.5
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