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

1. If you entered Germany before 2005 and have a residence permit of at least one year, you can apply for admission. You can obtain this application from our office.
2. If you entered after 2005 and have a residence title of at least one year, you have already received authorization to attend from the Foreigners' Registration Office. With this authorization, you can 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 if you have a toleration permit, you can apply for admission. You can obtain this application from 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 bear the costs yourself.

If you are not sure, we will be happy to advise you personally. Just drop by our office during opening hours.

If you have a valid participation permit and have not yet used up all the lessons, a course module costs 220.00 € (2.20 €/lesson). Discounts or a complete exemption from costs is possible. For self-payers one module costs 440,00 (4,40 €/lesson) We will be happy to advise you.

You can find out whether you are entitled to participate in our article Admission&Prices.

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

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

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

In case of doubt, the placement test decides.

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 make the application together with you. Please note that an approval is bound 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 afterward. Please note that it may take several months between the start of the course and the reimbursement of travel expenses. Reimbursement requires that you attend classes regularly and have no unexcused absences.

If you fail the final exam, it could be for several reasons. You could have had a bad day. In that case, we recommend that you retake the exam. However, it could 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. Everyone has the one-time possibility to receive a contingent of further 300 teaching hours on the application after the 600 supported teaching hours have been used up. We have the application form ready for you.

We want you to feel comfortable with us. Nevertheless, it can happen that something does not run as you would like it to. Please talk to us about it, only in this way we can become better. We will do everything possible to ensure that you are satisfied again.

All teachers in integration courses are highly trained. In order to be allowed to teach in integration courses, the BAMF requires high standards. Without approval, you are not allowed to teach. You can also find all the approval criteria in our download center.

You may be absent up to two days in a row without providing a medical certificate. From the third day on, we need a certificate from you in any case. Please note that frequent absences put you at risk of not passing the final exam. We reserve the right to exclude you from class if you are frequently absent without excuse.

If the teacher becomes ill, we usually try to find a substitute. Unfortunately, this is not always possible. In this case, your course may have to be cancelled. In case of a cancellation you will receive an SMS. For this it is important that we always have up-to-date contact information from you. The cancelled days will of course be made up.

Avoid vacation times outside of our course vacations, you should only stay away from class in urgent cases, as interruptions will significantly harm your learning progress. You can find the current vacation times here. Absence during class times due to a vacation is considered unexcused. However, please be sure to note that there may be variations to our standard vacation schedule. Please check with your course instructor regarding this.

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. If you are taking the DTZ exam, you will also need to sign another form.

Come to our office, we will arrange it for you to attend a follow-up course right away. If you have successfully completed the course and passed the exams, then the foundation is laid and you have a good basis. In order to gain a professional foothold in Germany, the B1 level is usually not sufficient. The better your German skills, the better your chances of finding a job. For this purpose, we offer job-oriented German courses. Like the integration course, these courses are also funded by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees. The requirements are similar.