Integration courses
<p>In the integration course, participants learn the German language and gain an overview of the country's history, legal system and culture.</p>
<p>Those who have successfully completed an integration course not only have advantages in everyday life, but can also be naturalised earlier. This reduces the waiting period from eight to seven years.</p>
<p>In many cases, the language skills acquired are also a prerequisite for a permanent residence permit. We can oblige you to attend an integration course if you are not yet able to communicate in German and are applying for a residence permit for the first time:</p>
<ul>
 <li>for gainful employment (§§ 18, 21 AufenthG),</li>
 <li>for family reunification (sections 28, 29, 30, 32, 36, 36a AufenthG), for humanitarian reasons (section 25 (1), (2), (4a) sentence 3 or 25b AufenthG),</li>
 <li>for long-term residents in other member states of the European Union (Section 38a AufenthG)</li>
 <li>in the case of special political interests; resettlement of persons seeking protection (Section 23 (2) or (4) AufenthG)</li>
</ul>
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# Integration courses

## Summary

Immigrants who speak little or no German but live here permanently and have a valid residence permit can take part in integration courses.
## Description

In the integration course, participants learn the German language and gain an overview of the country's history, legal system and culture.

Those who have successfully completed an integration course not only have advantages in everyday life, but can also be naturalised earlier. This reduces the waiting period from eight to seven years.

In many cases, the language skills acquired are also a prerequisite for a permanent residence permit. We can oblige you to attend an integration course if you are not yet able to communicate in German and are applying for a residence permit for the first time:

* for gainful employment (§§ 18, 21 AufenthG),
* for family reunification (sections 28, 29, 30, 32, 36, 36a AufenthG), for humanitarian reasons (section 25 (1), (2), (4a) sentence 3 or 25b AufenthG),
* for long-term residents in other member states of the European Union (Section 38a AufenthG)
* in the case of special political interests; resettlement of persons seeking protection (Section 23 (2) or (4) AufenthG)

## Responsible Department

KVR
## Prerequisites

If you have received an authorisation or obligation certificate from the Foreigners Office, you can choose which provider you would like to attend the course with.

If you are not entitled to an integration course place but would like to attend voluntarily, you can submit an application for admission to an integration course to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees.

## Fee Range

All information on the cost contribution for the integration course can be found [here](https://www.bamf.de/DE/Themen/Integration/ZugewanderteTeilnehmende/Integrationskurse/TeilnahmeKosten/teilnahmekosten-node.html).

## Legal Basis

Residence Act  

Integration Course Ordinance

## Questions and Answers

 
### How do I register for the course?

 

If you have received an authorisation or obligation certificate from the Foreigners Office, you can choose which provider you would like to attend the course with.  
 You can find a provider of integration courses in your area on the website of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (see link under "Further information"). You can also obtain a printed list from the Foreigners Office.  
 As soon as you have found a provider with a suitable integration course, register there with your Verpflichtungs- oder Berechtigungsschein. The course provider will clarify the billing details with the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees.

   
### Where do I apply for voluntary participation?

 

You can apply for voluntary admission to the integration course directly to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees or to your chosen course provider.

   
### What is the content and programme of the course?

 

The integration course usually lasts 700 hours. It consists of a language course (600 hours) and an orientation course (100 hours).  
 The language course covers important topics from everyday life, such as shopping, housing, work, leisure, media, writing emails and filling out forms.  
 In the orientation course, you will talk about the German legal system, history, culture, values, rights and duties in Germany, for example.  
 The final test consists of a language test and a test on the material from the orientation course.

   
### Are there also part-time courses?

 

There is a wide range of courses on offer in Munich. In addition to full-time courses, there are also part-time courses, weekend courses, courses with childcare and literacy courses.  


   
## Further Links

* [General Data Protection Regulation](https://stadt.muenchen.de/infos/dsgvo-datenschutzgrundverordnung.html)
* [Federal Office for Migration and Refugees](https://www.bamf.de/DE/Willkommen/willkommen-node.html)
* [Migration counselling for adults](https://www.bmi.bund.de/DE/themen/heimat-integration/integration/migrationsberatung/migrationsberatung-node.html)
* [Contact and application](https://service.muenchen.de/intelliform/forms/01/02/02/abhkontakt/index)

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