There are several advice centers in Karlsruhe for new immigrants and all migrants. There are migration advice centers for adults and young people as well as advice centers for specific topics such as work, recognition of certificates. 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 and city advice centers in Karlsruhe here:
Advisory centres for adult immigrants (MBEs)
AWO Karlsruhe
AWO Karlsruhe
Stephanienstraße 52, 76133 Karlsruhe
Tel.: 0721/ 16089–413
Email: mbe@awo-karlsruhe.de
Appointments by arrangement
Languages: German, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, English, French, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish
Freundeskreis Asyl Karlsruhe e.V.
(Der Paritätische) Freundeskreis Asyl Karlsruhe e.V.
Alter Schlachthof 59, 76137 Karlsruhe
Tel.: 0721 78193 352 — 0179 4038 861
Email: mbe.karlsruhe@fka-ka.de
Office hours for short consultations:
Monday, 10 am to 3 pm and appointments by arrangement
Languages: German and Russian
Kaiserstraße 41, 76131 Karlsruhe
Tel: 0157 34597 235
E‑Mail: sabine.meglio@fka-ka.de
Office hours for short consultations:
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9 am to 1 pm and appointments by arrangement
Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Russland e. V.
Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Russland e. V.
Scheffelstraße 54, 76135 Karlsruhe
Tel.: 0721/ 8933–8385
E‑Mail: a.kastalion@lmdr.de / a.scheifel@lmdr.de
Consultation hours:
Wednesday 09.00–12.00
Thursday 14.00–18.00
Or by appointments
Languages: German, English, French, Russian or Spanish
Ökumenischer Migrationsdienst
Ökumenischer Migrationsdienst
Sophienstraße 33, 76133 Karlsruhe
Tel.: 0721/ 91243–14 — 0721/ 91243–26
E‑Mail: i.aracic@caritas-karlsruhe.de / n.lopez-olivares@caritas-karlsruhe.de
Advice by appointment
Availability by telephone
Monday — Friday: 8:30 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.
Monday — Thursday: 1:30 pm — 4 pm
Jüdische Kultusgemeinde Karlsruhe
Jüdische Kultusgemeinde Karlsruhe
Zentralwohlfahrtsstelle der Juden in Deutschland e. V.
Knielinger Allee 11, 76133 Karlsruhe
Tel.: 0721/ 7565 39
Email: mbe@jg-karlsruhe.de
Appointments by arrangement
Opening hours:
Monday — Friday: 9 a.m. — 12 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday: 2.30 — 4.30 pm
Youth migration service (JMD)
Jugendmigrationsdienst (JMD) of the IB
Jugendmigrationsdienst (JMD) Karlsruhe
Scheffelstraße 17, 5 O.G, Room 2501
76135 Karlsruhe
Telefon: 0721 85019–816
E‑Mail: jmd-karlsruhe@ib.de
Appointments by arrangement
For young people with a migration background aged 12 to 27.
Consulting in German, English, Italian, Romanian, Russian, Spanish
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, 76133 Karlsruhe
Tel.: 0721/ 133‑5727
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.