Integration Courses in Leipzig (BAMF)

What will I learn in a BAMF integration course?

The German integration course pursues two goals:

• On one hand, it aims to improve your German language skills to soon easily master everyday situations such as shopping, filling out forms, or simply having a conversation with your neighbor.
• At the same time, the teaching of important knowledge about values, culture and history of Germany is on the curriculum. This will help you find your way even faster and better in your new home, Germany.

Divided into two parts, your integration course consists of a language course and an orientation course building on it.

In the integration course, you will cover the following topics, among others:

• Shopping and housing
• Leisure time and social contacts
• Work and profession
• The German healthcare system and doctor visits
• Offices and authorities

The Language Course

In the first part, the language course, you and your classmates focus entirely on learning important vocabulary and grammar.

The language course is further divided into the basic and advanced language course.

In a total of 600 teaching units (TU), you will work with authentic topics from everyday life.

Afterwards, you will be able to:

• Write letters or emails in German
• Independently find a new apartment
• Apply for a job

The Orientation Course

Have you already successfully completed the language course? Congratulations!

With this, you have qualified to attend the second part of your BAMF integration course that builds on it: the orientation course.

This comprises 100 teaching units (TU) and teaches you basic knowledge about life in Germany.

The teaching of useful everyday knowledge focuses on the following questions, among others:

• What do I need to know about the German legal system?
• What important events belong to German history and culture?
• What significance do values such as tolerance or equality between men and women have in Germany?
• What rights, but also what obligations do I have when living in Germany?

The orientation course ends with the Life in Germany test. The certificate is a prerequisite for naturalization.

BAMF Integration Course: All Information on Costs and Funding!

The German state offers people who want to learn German a variety of opportunities for financial support of different language courses.

This also includes the BAMF integration course. This means that under certain conditions you can participate either free of charge or at least at a reduced rate.

When can I participate in the BAMF integration course free of charge?

If you have an obligation from the job center or social welfare office, participation in the course is automatically free for you. If you have an obligation from the immigration office or an authorization from BAMF, participation is only free for you if you have a Leipzig Pass or receive citizen's allowance, unemployment benefit I or housing allowance.

The cost exemption must be applied for at BAMF.

When do I receive discounts for participation?

If you have an authorization for the BAMF integration course, you pay €2.29 per teaching unit for participation.

This results in costs of €229.00 per module, which consists of 100 teaching units (TU). The entire integration course comprises 700 teaching units (TU). After successfully completing the German test for immigrants and the Life in Germany test, there is the possibility to apply for a refund of 50% of the course fees already paid at BAMF.