Sources and what is not confirmed

Official sources, status of each fact, open points.

Status: October 2026. Facts were checked against the official pages below in October 2026; the Berlin facts come from the September 2026 check for the sister site Indonesia2Berlin. Where sources conflict or we could not confirm a fact, the text says so in italics.

Main sources

• German Embassy Beijing: national visa leaflets
• APS: fees, FAQ, Gaokao procedure
• Federal Foreign Office visa portal
• HCCH Apostille status table
• Blue Card thresholds 2026 (Federal Employment Agency)
• AufenthG
• BeschV
• anabin (KMK)
• ZAB
• Recognition in Germany
• LEA Berlin service 324659
• LEA Berlin service 329325
• Berlin population statistics, 2nd half 2025, table 10
• SAFE (State Administration of Foreign Exchange)
• Make it in Germany
• Federal Foreign Office: legal remedies after a visa refusal
• Statutes also cited: AufenthG §§ 9, 16a, 16b, 16d, 16f, 17, 18a, 18b, 18c, 19c, 20, 81a; VwGO §§ 58, 74; BMG § 17; StAG § 10; Nationality Law of the PRC (1980) Arts. 3, 5, 9

Not confirmed or conflicting

• Opportunity Card and § 17 (study-place search) money: €1,091 a month is the missions' practice (€992 plus 10 %, Federal Foreign Office, Make it in Germany), not an amount in the Federal Gazette; the Embassy Beijing leaflets (2024) still name €1,027.
• How Berlin universities apply the KMK rules for Chinese applicants of 18 June 2026.
• Whether the ZAB requires CHSI/CDGDC reports in every case; fees of the Berlin Landesprüfungsamt.
• Student health insurance of €120 to €130 a month for 2026; Goethe-Institut China prices.
• Whether the missions in China issue § 17 visas (training or study place search) in practice.
• Hukou cancellation rules; whether the 2007 SAFE rules have been updated; details of the German-Chinese social security agreement.
• How many Chinese nurses use the recognition route; which APS evaluation rules apply to applications submitted before 15 September 2026.

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