After arriving in Cologne
In the first days after arriving in Cologne you should attend to the following matters:
- Your enrolment as a student at Cologne University / International Office
- Opening a bank account
- Registration with a health fund (Krankenkasse)
- Registering (within one week!) at the residents registration office (Einwohnermeldeamt)
- personal registration for the German course
- Appling for a library card