Living and working in Rostock, Germany

Citizens of the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland

You do not need a special visa for entering Germany.
All you only need is:

your valid ID card (passport not mandatory)
European Health Insurance Card
Vaccination card

To find out more information, please check the website of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees

Citizens of non-EU countries

For entering Germany for less than 90 days within a period of 180 days, a Schengen visa (Visa Category C) is required. (see Schengen Calculator)

For entering Germany for more than 90 days, a national visa (Visa Category D) is required for most applicants from non-EU-countries.

Citizens from Australia, Israel, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Republic Korea, and USA have special privileges that do not require a visa.

For detailed information on visa application please follow the link to the Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt) and/or contact the German embassy or consulate general in your home country.

Also you can use the VISA quick check: https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa/quick-check/

In some cases there are special bilateral/multilateral visa regulations for students or researchers.

Please also get informations on that from the German embassies and consulates general.