What is a uni-assist VPD and what is it for?

A VPD (Vorprüfungsdokumentation) is an evaluation document in which uni-assist checks your foreign certificates, converts your grade to the German scale and issues the result for one specific university. You only need it if that university has told uni-assist to use the VPD procedure, and it is not an admission.

#What does a VPD contain?

• Which certificates you submitted
• How uni-assist evaluates them
• Your grade converted to the German system (modified Bavarian formula)

#Who needs one?

• Not every German university works with uni-assist. There are about 150–160 member universities, and each decides which courses and applicants uni-assist handles.
• A VPD is issued for the university you chose and is valid for one year from the date of issue.

#How the process works

1. Create your application in My assist and upload scans of your official certificates in the original language, plus a certified German or English translation. Everything is digital; nothing is posted to uni-assist.
2. Pay the fee: 75 € for the first course in a semester, 30 € for each additional course in the same semester, charged regardless of the result.
3. Processing usually takes 4–6 weeks. The VPD arrives in "My Inbox" in My assist.
4. Apply directly to the university before its deadline and submit the VPD there. The university makes the admission decision.

Source: uni-assist – VPD · uni-assist member universities