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====== Moving in and your tenancy – process overview ======

From applying to returning your room: choose the step you are at now. Deadlines and binding rules appear only on the relevant detail pages together with their current source.

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==== Application ====

Check the eligibility requirements and find the official online application.

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[[en:einzug:2_1_bewerbung|Prepare an application for student accommodation]]
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==== Preparation ====

Prepare your agreement, documents, insurance, journey and first few days.

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[[en:einzug:2_2_vor_dem_einzug|Open the pre-arrival checklist]]
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<WRAP ww-category-number>03</WRAP>

==== Moving-in day ====

Check your key, inventory and the condition of your room, and report defects correctly.

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[[en:einzug:2_3_einzugstag|Prepare for the handover and moving-in day]]
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<WRAP ww-category-number>04</WRAP>

==== Length of stay & extensions ====

Keep track of the end of your agreement and check whether you have grounds for an extension.

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[[en:einzug:2_4_wohnzeit|Understand your length of stay and extensions]]
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<WRAP ww-category-number>05 · DURING YOUR TENANCY</WRAP>

==== Visitors & absence ====

Distinguish visitors, overnight stays, handing over a key and letting someone use your room.

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[[en:einzug:2_5_besuch|Clarify visitors and absence]]
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==== Moving out ====

Plan notice, the preliminary inspection, cleaning, keys and your deposit.

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[[en:einzug:2_6_auszug|Prepare for moving out and the handover]]
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**Official rule**

Your own tenancy agreement, the documents for your residence and the latest information from Studierendenwerk Hamburg are binding.
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If an application, finances, your housing situation or personal pressures become difficult, [[en:hilfe:beratung|Find the right advice]] will guide you to the next step.

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===== Related areas =====

  * [[en:start:wohnanlagen_ueberblick|Residences on the map and in the list]]
  * [[en:alltag:start|Living and everyday life]]
  * [[en:hilfe:start|Help and advice]]
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