# Erlangen - Admin

University setup for your first week

This is not a complete arrival checklist. Address registration, health-insurance status and, where required, residence permission are separate tasks.

### 1\. Register your [Erlangen address](https://erlangen.de/service/365)

You must register within two weeks of moving in. Bring your ID or passport, your landlord's confirmation (Wohnungsgeberbestätigung) and the registration form. Late registration can cost a fine of up to €1,000.

Online registration needs an ID card with online function and is currently open to German citizens and EU citizens with an eID; non-EU residence permits are still planned. For a visit to the Rathaus (Rathausplatz 1), [book an appointment online](https://erlangen.flexappoint.de/).

### 2\. For [FAU](https://www.fau.de/studium/studienorganisation/studierendenangelegenheiten/faucard/) students: get your FAUcard

The FAUcard is free. It is your student ID, library card, e-wallet, copy card and door opener. It arrives by post after enrolment, once your IdM account exists.

From the second semester, revalidate it after each re-registration at a validation station, for example in the Kollegienhaus, Universitätsstraße 15. It takes about 30 seconds.

### 3\. For FAU students: use the Mensa

Top up your FAUcard at a machine in any [Studierendenwerk](https://www.werkswelt.de/index.php?id=kartensystem) dining hall or cafeteria, then pay with the card.

### 4\. For FAU students: buy the discounted Deutschlandticket

Erlangen has no semester ticket any more. [FAU](https://www.fau.de/studium/studentisches-leben/studierendenmobilitaet/) points students to the discounted Deutschlandticket from [VGN](https://www.vgn.de/ermaessigungsticket-studi): €43 per calendar month, valid for local and regional transport across Germany. Buy it in the VGN online shop or apps. It is delivered after processing, so it is not instant.

-   It does not cover first class, IC/ICE trains, long-distance buses, dogs or bikes. Carry an ID document.
-   The FAUcard is not a ticket. The VGN area covers Erlangen, Nuremberg and Fürth, so the same ticket serves FAU sites in all three.
-   You can cancel it monthly.

Local sources checked 22 October 2026. Check the linked pages for current prices and rules.

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