Detailed description
The student collection list is a form that facilitates school trips with a multinational class. It is valid for school trips within the European Union as well as to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (European Economic Area).
Your students who are third-country nationals and reside in Germany and who would normally require a visa in the destination country can, as an exception, enter the country without a visa using the list. The collective student list enables your students to take part in a school trip, for example, even if an asylum procedure has not yet been completed. If you, as a teacher, present the collective student list at the border, the border protection authorities of the member states must allow your listed students to enter and leave the country without a visa. Your students only need to show their passport or identity card when crossing the border.
If one of your students does not have a passport or other valid travel document, the EU form will also be accepted as a passport replacement when crossing the border, provided that the list
- with a photo of the student and
- has been certified and approved by the locally competent authority.
With the approval, the responsible authority confirms that all of your listed students live in Germany and are entitled to return. The student list contains the following information:
- Names, dates of birth and addresses of the pupils,
- Names of accompanying teachers
- Name of school
- Destination and duration of the school trip,
- if applicable, photos of pupils who do not have a passport.
It is advisable to obtain further information about the procedure in your specific case before travelling. To do so, contact the embassy of the country you are travelling to and the local authority responsible.