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Official BAMF integration courses combine German language (A1-B1) with an orientation course (German values, law, history, culture).
Who is eligible: Immigrants with certain permit types, refugees, late resettlers.
Cost: Usually heavily subsidised (~€1.95/lesson). Free for eligible asylum seekers.
Duration: 700 hours language + 100 hours orientation.
Find a course: BAMF-NAvI course search
Adult education centres in every city. Affordable German courses at all levels. Search by postcode.
→ Volkshochschule portalFree online German courses from A1 to B1. Available in many languages including Arabic, Urdu, Russian.
→ learngerman.dw.comPremium German courses and internationally recognised certificates (A1-C2).
→ goethe.deApp-based learning for daily practice. Good supplement to formal courses.
→ duolingo.comFree migration counselling for adults from third countries. BAMF-funded. In your language.
→ Find MBE counsellingCatholic welfare organisation. Free social, migration and legal counselling. Nationwide.
→ caritas.deWorkers welfare association. Integration services, counselling, community programs.
→ awo.orgProtestant welfare organisation. Migration counselling and social support in many languages.
→ diakonie.deFree counselling on qualification recognition for skilled migrants. Offices in all 16 states.
→ netzwerk-iq.deFederal anti-discrimination agency. Free advice if you experience discrimination.
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