School trips with foreign pupils to other European countries
Foreign pupils who are not nationals of a member state of the European Union, so-called third-country nationals, do not require a visa for school trips to so-called Schengen states, but only a valid residence permit or settlement permit and a valid passport from their country of origin or a German travel document for refugees, stateless persons or foreigners.
If a pupil does not have a valid passport from their country of origin or only has the status of tolerated stay, teachers at general or vocational schools in Bremen can apply for a so-called "pupil list" from the Migration Office for a school trip or school excursion to another European country, which replaces the ID documents actually required.
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Basic information
The Council of the European Union has adopted travel facilitation measures for school trips and school excursions for foreign pupils - including the so-called "Pupils' List".
If a foreign pupil who is not a national of a member state of the European Union, but a so-called third-country national, does not have a residence permit but only a tolerated stay permit or has a residence permit or settlement permit but no valid passport from their country of origin and no German travel document for refugees, stateless persons or foreigners, participation in the school trip can be made possible by means of the "Pupils' List". This is not required for EU citizens and third-country nationals with a valid residence permit and passport; the passport and, in the case of third-country nationals, the residence permit are sufficient. However, the residence permit must be available in electronic form or pasted into the passport.
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Procedure
The "Schülerammelliste" can be applied for by a teacher at a general or vocational school in Bremen for the school trip or school excursion to another European country at the Migration Office. As this is a formal identity document that must be accepted by the Schengen state to which the school trip is going, the following procedure must be followed:
The school or teacher should apply informally by e-mail to mailto:ref10@migrationsamt.bremen.de for a "list of pupils".The e-mail must contain the following information Data on the class trip/excursion (name of the school, period, destination) and the personal data of the participating foreign pupils (surname, first name, date of birth, nationality) for whom the "Pupil collection list" is requested.
The Migration Office checks the pupils' data and sends the "List of Travelers" document to the school or the authorized teacher by post. The school/teacher must cut and paste the student's passport photos into the document in the correct order.
The school/teacher will also receive an appointment from the Migration Office to formally issue the "List of Travelers".
At this appointment, the document "List of Travelers" must be completely filled out and accompanied by the original photos. Otherwise it cannot be processed successfully.
If you have any questions about the procedure, please also send us an e-mail to the above e-mail address.
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Competent Department
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Migrationsamt
- 0421 361-88630
- Stresemannstraße 48, 28207 Bremen
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@migrationsamt. bremen. de
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Aufenthalt
- +49 421 361-88630 (montags bis donnerstags von 08.00 Uhr bis 12.00 Uhr)
- Stresemannstraße 48, 28207 Bremen
- office
@migrationsamt. bremen. de
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Fees / Costs
6,00 EUR per underage pupil
12,00 EUR per adult pupil -
Deadlines & processing time
What deadlines must be paid attention to?
Please send your e-mail with the application for the issue of the "student collection list" with the data on the class trip/excursion (name of school, period, destination) and the personal data of the participating foreign students (name, first name, date of birth, nationality) to the Migration Office at least 1 month before the start of the class trip/excursion: ref10@migrationsamt.bremen.de
How long does it take to process
The processing time includes the application and sending of the form for the "student collection list" as well as the verification of the student data, which usually takes only a few days.
However, if a special situation arises during the preliminary examination (e.g. the residence permit of a pupil must be extended before the class trip), the processing time will be extended accordingly.
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The official information in German is complete and correct. 12.06.2026