Integration course in Munich - Subsidised German course

What is an integration course?

An integration course is a German course subsidized by the state (BAMF), which lasts six modules with one hundred lessons each and covers levels A1 to B1 (no higher levels). It ends with the German test for immigrants. This is followed by an orientation course with a 100 lessons to convey knowledge of the legal system, culture and history of Germany. This ends with the final test “Living in Germany”.

Click here for the integration course offer at KLARTEXT!

Individual modules can be repeated, but a maximum of 900 teaching hours in the general integration course will be subsidised. Regular attendance is mandatory.

KLARTEXT eV offers general integration courses in the mornings, afternoons and evenings.

Get in touch with your contact person!

Why is an integration course important?

Learning German – you learn to speak and understand better.
Making contacts – you can get to know new people.
Improve your career prospects – you have a better chance of finding a good job.
Understanding Germany – you will learn more about the culture and laws.
Feel safe – you understand what is happening around you.

An integration course helps you to feel at home in Germany!

There are literacy courses for participants who have not yet mastered the German alphabet.

Integration course costs

ZThe certificate of eligibility to participate in an integration course must be available for registration.

Fee: 2,29 € per lesson, that is 229,00 € per module

If you receive unemployment benefit II or social assistance, you can apply to be exempt from contributing to costs. Submit an application to the BAMF .

Where can I get authorization for an integration course?

New immigrants receive the certificate of eligibility from the responsible immigration authority.

Migrants who have been living here for a long time and EU citizens must apply for admission to a subsidised integration course with the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF).
Forms are available from KLARTEXT e.V. or on the Internet at: BAMF: Forms and applications

Recipients of social assistance, unemployment benefit II or people who are financially needy for other reasons can apply to the BAMF for exemption from costs .

Attend an integration course at Klartext in Munich-Maxvorstadt and change your life!

INTEGRATION COURSES Overview

Integration courses in a central location in Munich, near the main railway station

Our language school is located at Augustenstraße 77, near the main train station (1.2 km walk), subway U2 Theresienstraße

Click on map for larger view

Google Maps Link

Who gets an integration course?

Overview as a table

Group of people	✅ Quite sure	⚠️ Probably	❌ No claim
Migrants (before January 1, 2005)		⚠️	❌
Migrants (after January 1, 2005)	✅
Asylum seekers	✅ (for title)
EU citizens		⚠️ (if required)	❌
Late repatriates	✅
German citizens		⚠️ (if required)	❌

Legend:

✅: Has claim
⚠️Possibly, under certain conditions
❌: No legal claim
Read more details here.

Who can take an integration course?

In easy language

An integration course helps you to learn German and understand life in Germany. Here you can see who can do the course.

Migrants

Before January 1, 2005 in Germany
Maybe you can do the course. There must be a free space.
➔ Submit an application to the BAMF.
After January 1, 2005 in Germany
You must take the course if you have a residence permit and are living here permanently.
➔ The foreigners authority will tell you if you have to attend.

Asylum seekers
You can take the course if you have a specific residence permit (e.g. tolerated stay permit or residence permit).
➔ Submit an application to the BAMF.

EU citizens
You have no claim. But: You can do the course if

you do not speak German well,
there are free places,
and you need special support.
➔ Submit an application to the BAMF.

Late repatriates
You, your spouse and your children are entitled to the course. It is free of charge.
➔ You will receive the authorization when you enter Germany.

German citizens
You have no claim. But: You can do the course if

- you do not speak German well,
- there are free places,
- and you need special support.
  ➔ Submit an application to the BAMF.

With a legal basis

Migrants: If you received your residence permit in Germany before January 1, 2005, the BAMF can admit you to the integration course if there are still places available. This also applies if you have a residence permit in accordance with Section 104a (1) or Section 23 (1) of the Residence Act. Submit an application to the BAMF .

You received your residence permit after January 1, 2005, live permanently in Germany and received your first residence permit after January 1, 2005. In addition, you are an employee in Germany or for the purpose of family reunification or for humanitarian reasons or as a long-term resident according to section 38(a) of the Residence Act (AufenthG). The immigration authorities determine the obligation to participate when they issue you the residence permit.

Asylum seekers: You can take part in the integration course if you have a residence permit in accordance with § 55 Abs. 1 AsylG, a tolerated stay according to § 60a Abs. 2 Sentence 3 AufenthG, a tolerated stay pursuant to § 60a Abs. 2 Sentence 3 AufenthG in conjunction with a training toleration permit pursuant to § 60c Abs. 1 AufenthG or a tolerated employment permit pursuant to § 60d Abs. 1 AufenthG or a residence permit pursuant to § 24AufenthG of § 25 para. 5 Residence Act. Submit an application to the BAMF .

EU citizens : As an EU citizen, you have no legal right to participate in an integration course. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees can, however, admit you to the integration course if you do not speak German sufficiently, if you are particularly in need of integration and if there are free course places. Submit an application to the BAMF .

Ethnic repatriates: You, your spouse and your children are legally entitled to a free integration course. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees bears the costs. You received the right to participate when you entered Germany from the Federal Office of Administration in Friedland.

You have German citizenship : there is no legal right to participate in an integration course. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees can, however, admit you to the integration course if you do not speak German sufficiently, if you are particularly in need of integration and if there are free course places. Submit an application to the BAMF .