Questions & Answers

Whether you are entitled to an integration course depends on various factors:

1. If you arrived before 2005 and have a residence permit for at least one year, you can apply for admission. You can obtain this application from our office.
2. If you entered the country after 2005 and have a residence permit for at least one year, you have already received an authorization to participate from the Foreigners’ Registration Office. You can use this authorization to register with us.
3. If you are an EU citizen, you can submit an application for admission. You can obtain this application from our office.
4. If you are in the asylum procedure and have been certified as having good prospects of staying (currently if you come from Eritrea, Syria, Iran, Iraq and Somalia) or you have a tolerated stay permit, you can apply for admission. You can submit this application to our office. Participation is free of charge for you.
5. If you do not belong to any of these categories, you have the option of attending a course privately. You will then have to pay the costs yourself. If you are not sure, we will be happy to advise you personally. Just drop by during our opening hours.

If you have a valid participation permit and have not yet used up all your lessons, a course module costs €220.00 (€2.20 per lesson). Discounts or a complete exemption from costs are possible. For self-payers, a module costs € 440.00 (€ 4.40 per lesson) We will be happy to advise you.

You can find out whether you are eligible to participate in our article Admission & prices.

There are different types of integration courses. At Integra, we distinguish between the following types of course:

General integration course: This is aimed at people who are literate in Latin.

Integration course with literacy: This is aimed at people who are either not at all or only weakly literate in Latin, e.g. second-language learners.

In case of doubt, the placement test will decide.

Under certain conditions, the Federal Office for Migration will reimburse part of your travel costs.

1. You must already be exempt from the costs (if you have an obligation from the Jobcenter, you are automatically exempt from the costs)
2. Your place of residence is at least 3 km away from the course location.

Our staff will be happy to submit the application together with you. Please note that a permit is tied to the course location, i.e. if you change the course location, you must submit a new application. After approval by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, you will be reimbursed for your travel costs afterwards. Please note that there may be several months between the start of the course and the reimbursement of travel costs. Reimbursement requires that you attend classes regularly and have no unexcused absences.

If you fail the final exam, there may be several reasons. You may have had a bad day. In this case, we recommend repeating the exam. However, it may also be that you still have too many deficits, which should at best be compensated for by attending another course. We will clarify with you whether further support is possible. Once the 600 subsidized lessons have been used up, everyone has the opportunity to apply for a further 300 lessons. We have the application form ready for you.

We want you to feel comfortable with us. Nevertheless, it can happen that something does not go as you would like it to. Please talk to us about it so that we can improve. We will do everything possible to ensure that you are satisfied again.

All teachers in integration courses are highly trained. The BAMF requires high standards in order to be allowed to teach integration courses. You are not allowed to teach without a license. All admission criteria can also be found in our download center.

You may be absent for up to two consecutive days without submitting a medical certificate. From the third day onwards, we will need a medical certificate from you in any case. Please note that you run the risk of failing the final examination if you are frequently absent. We reserve the right to exclude you from lessons if you are frequently absent without excuse.

If the teacher falls ill, we usually try to find a replacement. Unfortunately, this is not always possible. In this case, your course may have to be canceled. In the event of a cancellation, you will receive a text message. It is important that we always have up-to-date contact details for you. The canceled days will of course be made up for.

Avoid vacation times outside of our course vacations, you should only stay away from lessons in urgent cases, as interruptions will significantly harm your learning progress. You can find the current vacation times here. Absence during lesson times due to vacation is considered unexcused. Please note, however, that there may be deviations from our standard vacation schedule. Please enquire about this with your course instructor.

You must register for the final exam at least 5 weeks before the exam date. If you attend a course with us, you will usually receive a registration form from your course instructor. This form must be signed and returned to our office at least 5 weeks before the exam. For the DTZ exam, an additional form must also be signed.

Come to our office and we will arrange for you to attend a follow-up course straight away. If you have successfully completed the course and passed the exams, then you have laid the foundation stone and have a good basis. However, B1 level is usually not enough to gain a professional foothold in Germany. The better your German language skills, the better your job prospects. We offer job-oriented German courses for this purpose. Like the integration course, these are also funded by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees. The requirements are similar. You can find more information in our article “Job-oriented German courses B1-B2 & B2-C1”.