During your first weeks and months in Karlsruhe, you are certain to have a lot of questions. Staff at the Migrationsberatung (migration counselling service) will help you to solve problems in areas such as:
- Learning German (e.g. arranging language and integration courses),
- Questions about residence permits,
- Professional career and recognition of qualifications (e.g. recognition of school-leaving certificates, apprenticeships, degrees, job search),
- Housing (e.g. support and basic information about finding accommodation),
- Health (e.g. medical care, health insurance),
- Family and children (e.g. questions about childcare, school),
- Marriage and partnerships (e.g. support during pregnancy, marriage counselling).
Advice for migrants
In Karlsruhe, there are five migration advisory centres for adult immigrants (MBEs) and a youth migration service (JMD) for young people between 12 and 27 years of age. Consultations are free-of-charge.
You can find a list of further advice services offered by independent organisations in Karlsruhe here:
Advisory centres for adult immigrants (MBEs)
AWO Karlsruhe
AWO Karlsruhe
Stephanienstraße 52
76133 Karlsruhe
Tel.: 0721 16089–412, ‑414, ‑433, ‑434
Email: mbe@awo-karlsruhe.de
Appointments by arrangement
Languages: German, Bulgarian, English, Romanian,
Russian, Turkish
Der Paritätische. Freundeskreis Asyl Karlsruhe
Der Paritätische. Freundeskreis Asyl Karlsruhe
Alter Schlachthof 59
76137 Karlsruhe
Tel.: +49 (0)721 9649–4897
Email: mbe.karlsruhe@fka-ka.de
Office hours for short consultations:
Monday, 10:00 to 15:00 and appointments by arrangement
Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Russland e. V.
Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Russland e. V.
Scheffelstraße 54
76135 Karlsruhe
Tel.: +49 (0)721 8933–8385
Appointments by arrangement
Languages: German, English, Russian
Ökumenischer Migrationsdienst
Ökumenischer Migrationsdienst
Sophienstraße 33
76133 Karlsruhe
Tel.: +49 (0)721 9124–314
Office hours for short consultations:
Wednesday, 9:00 to 12:00 and appointments by arrangement
Zentralwohlfahrtsstelle der Juden in Deutschland e. V.
Zentralwohlfahrtsstelle der Juden in Deutschland e. V.
Knielinger Allee 11
76133 Karlsruhe
Tel.: +49 (0)721 7509 9535
Email: info@jg-karlsruhe.de
Appointments by arrangement
Youth migration service (JMD)
Jugendmigrationsdienst (JMD)
Jugendmigrationsdienst (JMD)
Jugendmigrationsdienst Karlsruhe
Scheffelstraße 17
76135 Karlsruhe
Email: jmd-karlsruhe@ib.de
Appointments by arrangement
Consulting in German, English, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Russian, Turkish
City of Karlsruhe: Referral Counselling Service at the Office for Integration
Büro für Integration (BfI)
Referral Counselling Service at the Office for Integration
Büro für Integration
Kaiserstraße 235
761353 Karlsruhe
Tel.: +49 (0)721 133‑3840
Email: buero.fuer.integration@sjb.karlsruhe.de
Appointments by arrangement
You can go to the Referral Counselling Service at the Office for Integration:
- if you need advice or information on language and integration courses,
- if you want to know which advice centres you can go to in Karlsruhe,
- if you would like general advice.