If you are acutely ill, you can see a doctor (general practitioner or dentist). Preventive examinations are not covered.

Take your current medical treatment certificate with you. If it is no longer valid (always only valid for three months), ask for a new one at the information desk of the county adminsitration or the Asylum Benefits and Accommodation Department.

 

If your general practitioner refers you to a specialist, please submit the referral and other medical documents to the Asylum Benefits and Accommodation Department. After review, you will receive an answer as to whether the costs can be covered or not.

 

Finding a doctor can sometimes be difficult. The following website may help you:

116117.de - Arzt- und Psychotherapeutensuche

 

You can also change the language at the top.

 

There is a separate search page for dentists:

Zahnarztsuche | Zahnärzte in Sachsen

 

If you have been in Germany for less than 18 months, you can request an interpreter for your doctor's appointment. More information can be found under "Interpreter".

As you are still in the asylum procedure, you will either live in a guaranteed flat or in shared accommodation. This means that you do not rent the accommodation yourself and that you do not own the contents of the flat.

Only when you receive a residence permit, you can (and must) look for a flat yourself.

If you have any problems with your accommodation, please contact the caretaker, the home manager or your refugee social worker.

If you would like to move to different accommodation, you can submit a redistribution application. You can find the online application here. Please scroll down:

Link zum Online-Antrag auf Umverteilung

Please note that it is not so easy to find alternative accommodation. For families with school-age children, it is also difficult to find a new school place. Therefore, it can sometimes take a long time or redistribution may not be possible.

For people travelling alone, the chances of being removed are best if they know other people who already live in a shared flat and want to move in with them (WG).

Children aged 6 and above are required to attend school in Germany.

If the children do not yet understand German, they usually attend a preparatory class first. There they learn German intensively, how school works here and how to find their way around. Depending on their progress, but after 1 year at the latest, they are then integrated into a regular class.

The State Office for Schools and Education in Dresden is responsible for registration.

You must register your child online here and you will then be assigned a place in a preparatory class (VK): Anmeldung zugewanderter schulpflichtiger Kinder und Jugendlicher, deren Herkunftssprache nicht oder nicht ausschließlich Deutsch ist, an sächsischen Schulen - Schulportal

In some cases, you can also find a school yourself and enrol your child there directly. Please ask your refugee social worker for more information.

Parents of children who will soon be starting Year 1 must enrol their child at the nearest primary school one year in advance and also go to the district office for a school admission examination. (Schuleingang - Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz - Osterzgebirge).

You can find further interesting information on preparing for school (before Year 1) in these videos:

Video in Deutsch

Video in Arabisch

Video in Englisch

Video in Persisch

Video in Ukrainisch

Children aged one year and older are entitled to a place in a nursery. You can choose a nursery in your local area. However, the registration process varies greatly from place to place. You can ask at the nursery or ask the refugee social workers.

There are always lots of forms and documents to fill out, and you have to submit a lot of paperwork. In addition, your child must be vaccinated against measles.

These explanatory videos will help you:

Video in Deutsch

Video in Arabisch

Video in Englisch

Video in Persisch

Video in Ukrainisch

 

 

You will also find a letter for parents in many languages, which explains the documents to you:

Bildung für Neuzugewanderte - Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz - Osterzgebirge

If you are looking for a job or training, you and your employer can get help here:

1. Arbeitsmarktmentoren

AWO Sonnenstein gGmbH

arbeitsmarktmentoren@awo-sonnenstein.de

03501 - 509 1600

 

2. Projekt "resque forward"

Landratsamt Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

natalija.uhlig@landratsamt-pirna.de

03501 - 515 4506

 

You can find free help with the application process here:

JMD apply

 

 

Once you have found a job, you must apply for a work permit from the immigration office. Your employer must also fill out a declaration. You can find both documents online here:

Asylrecht - Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz - Osterzgebirge

If you are looking for activities in your free time, such as meeting other people, playing sports or volunteering, you can contact the municipal integration coordinator (=KIK) in your area:

Bannewitz, Klingenberg, Wilsdruff	Hendrik Rotzsch	0151 - 414 154 15 soziale.integration@landratsamt-pirna.de
Altenberg, Dippoldiswalde	Johann Hahn	03504 - 690 20 40 kik@awo-weisseritzkreis.de
Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach, Hohnstein, Neustadt/Sa., Stolpen	Viktoriya Schweigerdt	03596 - 604 710, 0173 - 24 88 944 kik.neustadt@asb-neustadt-sachsen.de
Königstein, Bad Schandau, Bad-Gottleuba/Berggießhübel	Natalia Kovalskaia, Fabian Halbach	0162 - 72 84 977, 0174 - 34 32 119 info@weltbewusst.net
Sebnitz	Silvia Grasse	035971 - 84 258, 0152 - 26 85 28 75 kik.sebnitz@asb-neustadt-sachsen.de
Freital	Nadine Ulrich Klaudia Kolb	0351 - 6476 521 integrationskoordination@freital.de
Glashütte	Bianca Braun	035053 - 329 829 bianca.braun@glashuette-sachs.de
Heidenau	Dimitri Mierau	03529 - 571 393, 0157 - 75 72 92 61 dimitri.mierau@heidenau.de
Pirna	Agnes Goldhahn	03501 - 556 334 agnes.goldhahn@pirna.de

 

The AWO Sonnenstein service centre can provide you with interpreters and language mediators for many languages:

sprachmittler@awo-sonnenstein.de

03501 - 509 1596

 

The cost is €40 per hour. Please note that the language mediator's travel time must also be paid at the same rate. Ask in advance how far the language mediator has to travel and what costs will be incurred. However, things can always change at short notice, so it is not possible to estimate the costs precisely in advance.

 

The costs may be covered for some doctor's appointments (only if you have been in Germany for less than 18 months).

You can find the online application here:

Link zum Online-Antrag für Dolmetscher

If you wish to return to your home country, there are various ways to get support.

You can find unprejudiced, independent and voluntary advice here:

Caritasverband für Dresden e.V.: Beratung in Pirna, Freital und Sebnitz

ruebe-lk@caritas-dresden.de

0174 - 1300 758

0173 - 313 3766

The AWO Weißeritzkreis is responsible for your area.

Please contact your refugee social worker by email or telephone. You can also visit the office during the usual office hours without an appointment.

asylarbeit@awo-weisseritzkreis.de

03504 - 690 20 40

The AWO Sonnenstein is responsible for your area.

Please contact your refugee social worker by email or telephone. You can also visit the office during the usual office hours without an appointment.

asyl2@awo-sonnenstein.de

0174 - 377 49 74

The Diakonie Pirna is responsible for your area.

Please contact your refugee social worker by email or telephone. You can also visit the office during the usual office hours without an appointment.

fluechtlingssozialarbeit@diakonie-pirna.de

01590 - 442 80 99

The Caritas Dresden is responsible for your area.

Please contact your refugee social worker by email or telephone. You can also visit the office during the usual office hours without an appointment.

fsa-lk@caritas-dresden.de

03501 - 443 470

The ASB Neustadt is responsible for your area.

Please contact your refugee social worker by email or telephone. You can also visit the office during the usual office hours without an appointment.

fsa1@asb-neustadt-sachsen.de

0173 - 736 34 09

Persons with the following types of "suspension of deportations" can apply for an integration course:

- suspension of deportation pursuant to Section 60a (2) sentence 3 of the Residence Act (AufenthG)

- suspension of deportation for educational purposes pursuant to Section 60c of the Residence Act (AufenthG)

- suspension of deportation for employment purposes pursuant to Section 60d of the Residence Act (AufenthG)

 

If you have a different type of suspension of deportation, you will not be admitted to integration courses. However, you may be able to attend a job-related German course (click above for more information).

 

You must apply to the BAMF (Federal Office for Migration and Refugees) to participate in an integration course.

You can find the online application here:

Bundesportal | Zulassung zum Integrationskurs beantragen

or:

You can find the application form to print out here:

BAMF - Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge - Infothek - Antrag auf Zulassung zu einem Integrationskurs - 630.007v

Please complete and send by post to: Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge, Otto-Schmerbach-Str. 20, 09117 Chemnitz

 

Once you have received your admission, you can start looking for an integration course. You can find the schools that offer these courses in our district here:

Bildung für Neuzugewanderte - Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz - Osterzgebirge

 

There are various integration courses. The school will give you a placement test to see which course is right for you.

You can attend a job-related German course if you have reached at least level A1. However, most job-related courses start at level B1 and lead to level B2 or higher.

You must have a work permit.

You can obtain eligibility to participate from the Employment Agency. Please register there as a job seeker. You will then be given an appointment and can ask about the German course for work.

Online registration with the Employment Agency:

Anmeldung | Bundesagentur für Arbeit

 

 

In our district, the adult education centers in Pirna and Freital offer vocational German courses. If you have questions, please contact

Frau Heinrichs, E-Mail; aheinrichs@vhs-ssoe.de, Tel.: 03501 710996  oder

Frau Marz, E-Mail: mmarz@vhs-ssoe.de, Tel.: 03501 710993

Many towns have a municipal integration coordinator (KIK). Please enquire whether there is a voluntary German course near your accomodation and where it takes place:

Bannewitz, Klingenberg, Wilsdruff	Hendrik Rotzsch	0151 - 414 154 15 soziale.integration@landratsamt-pirna.de
Altenberg, Dippoldiswalde	Johann Hahn	03504 - 690 20 40 kik@awo-weisseritzkreis.de
Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach, Hohnstein, Neustadt/Sa., Stolpen	Viktoriya Schweigerdt	03596 - 604 710, 0173 - 24 88 944 kik.neustadt@asb-neustadt-sachsen.de
Königstein, Bad Schandau, Bad-Gottleuba/Berggießhübel	Natalia Kovalskaia, Fabian Halbach	0162 - 72 84 977, 0174 - 34 32 119 info@weltbewusst.net
Sebnitz	Silvia Grasse	035971 - 84 258, 0152 - 26 85 28 75 kik.sebnitz@asb-neustadt-sachsen.de
Freital	Nadine Ulrich Klaudia Kolb	0351 - 6476 521 integrationskoordination@freital.de
Glashütte	Bianca Braun	035053 - 329 829 bianca.braun@glashuette-sachs.de
Heidenau	Dimitri Mierau	03529 - 571 393, 0157 - 75 72 92 61 dimitri.mierau@heidenau.de
Pirna	Agnes Goldhahn	03501 - 556 334 agnes.goldhahn@pirna.de

 

There are many excellent free courses and training programmes, including for professional development, as well as apps for self-study. Here are a few sample links to various websites:

literacy: Serlo ABC - lernen mit Serlo!

all levels and subjects/professions: vhs-Lernportal

A1 to C2: Deutsch für dich - Goethe-Institut oder DEUTSCH LERNEN

and: Projekt DaFür | Sprachliche Integration von Flüchtlingen - Deutsch lernen mit kostenlosen Apps und Online-Kurs

vocabulary training: Deutsch lernen - kostenlos und effektiv - FunEasyLearn

Vocabulary training for vocational training: Vokabel-App rund um die Berufsausbildung

If you are acutely ill, you can see a doctor (general practitioner or dentist). Preventive examinations are not covered.

Take your current medical treatment certificate with you. If it is no longer valid (always only valid for three months), ask for a new one at the information desk of the county adminsitration or the Asylum Benefits and Accommodation Department.

 

If your general practitioner refers you to a specialist, please submit the referral and other medical documents to the Asylum Benefits and Accommodation Department. After review, you will receive an answer as to whether the costs can be covered or not.

 

Finding a doctor can sometimes be difficult. The following website may help you:

116117.de - Arzt- und Psychotherapeutensuche

 

You can also change the language at the top.

 

There is a separate search page for dentists:

Zahnarztsuche | Zahnärzte in Sachsen

 

If you have been in Germany for less than 18 months, you can request an interpreter for your doctor's appointment. More information can be found under "Interpreter".

If you live in a guaranteed flat or shared accommodation, ask the caretaker, home manager or your refugee social worker if you have any problems.

Children aged 6 and above are required to attend school in Germany.

If the children do not yet understand German, they usually attend a preparatory class first. There they learn German intensively, how school works here and how to find their way around. Depending on their progress, but after 1 year at the latest, they are then integrated into a regular class.

The State Office for Schools and Education in Dresden is responsible for registration.

You must register your child online here and you will then be assigned a place in a preparatory class (VK): Anmeldung zugewanderter schulpflichtiger Kinder und Jugendlicher, deren Herkunftssprache nicht oder nicht ausschließlich Deutsch ist, an sächsischen Schulen - Schulportal

In some cases, you can also find a school yourself and enrol your child there directly. Please ask your refugee social worker for more information.

 

Parents of children who will soon be starting Year 1 must enrol their child at the nearest primary school one year in advance and also go to the district office for a school admission examination. (Schuleingang - Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz - Osterzgebirge).

 

You can find further interesting information on preparing for school (before Year 1) in these videos:

Video in Deutsch

Video in Arabisch

Video in Englisch

Video in Persisch

Video in Ukrainisch

Children aged one year and older are entitled to a place in a nursery. You can choose a nursery in your local area. However, the registration process varies greatly from place to place. You can ask at the nursery or ask the refugee social workers.

There are always lots of forms and documents to fill out, and you have to submit a lot of paperwork. In addition, your child must be vaccinated against measles.

These explanatory videos will help you:

Video in Deutsch

Video in Arabisch

Video in Englisch

Video in Persisch

Video in Ukrainisch

 

 

You will also find a letter for parents in many languages, which explains the documents to you:

Bildung für Neuzugewanderte - Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz - Osterzgebirge

If you have a work permit and are looking for work or training, you and your employer can get help here:

 

1. Arbeitsmarktmentoren

AWO Sonnenstein gGmbH

arbeitsmarktmentoren@awo-sonnenstein.de

03501 - 509 1600

 

2. Projekt "resque forward"

Landratsamt Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

natalija.uhlig@landratsamt-pirna.de

03501 - 515 4506

 

You can find free help with the application process here:

JMD apply

 

Once you have found a job, you must apply for a work permit from the immigration office. Your employer must also fill out a declaration. You can find both documents online here:

Asylrecht - Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz - Osterzgebirge

If you are looking for activities in your free time, such as meeting other people, playing sports or volunteering, you can contact the municipal integration coordinator (=KIK) in your area:

Bannewitz, Klingenberg, Wilsdruff	Hendrik Rotzsch	0151 - 414 154 15 soziale.integration@landratsamt-pirna.de
Altenberg, Dippoldiswalde	Johann Hahn	03504 - 690 20 40 kik@awo-weisseritzkreis.de
Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach, Hohnstein, Neustadt/Sa., Stolpen	Viktoriya Schweigerdt	03596 - 604 710, 0173 - 24 88 944 kik.neustadt@asb-neustadt-sachsen.de
Königstein, Bad Schandau, Bad-Gottleuba/Berggießhübel	Natalia Kovalskaia, Fabian Halbach	0162 - 72 84 977, 0174 - 34 32 119 info@weltbewusst.net
Sebnitz	Silvia Grasse	035971 - 84 258, 0152 - 26 85 28 75 kik.sebnitz@asb-neustadt-sachsen.de
Freital	Nadine Ulrich Klaudia Kolb	0351 - 6476 521 integrationskoordination@freital.de
Glashütte	Bianca Braun	035053 - 329 829 bianca.braun@glashuette-sachs.de
Heidenau	Dimitri Mierau	03529 - 571 393, 0157 - 75 72 92 61 dimitri.mierau@heidenau.de
Pirna	Agnes Goldhahn	03501 - 556 334 agnes.goldhahn@pirna.de

The AWO Sonnenstein service centre can provide you with interpreters and language mediators for many languages:

sprachmittler@awo-sonnenstein.de

03501 - 509 1596

 

The cost is €40 per hour. Please note that the language mediator's travel time must also be paid at the same rate. Ask in advance how far the language mediator has to travel and what costs will be incurred. However, things can always change at short notice, so it is not possible to estimate the costs precisely in advance.

 

The costs may be covered for some doctor's appointments (only if you have been in Germany for less than 18 months).

You can find the online application here:

Link zum Online-Antrag für Dolmetscher

If you wish to return to your home country, there are various ways to get support.

You can find unprejudiced, independent and voluntary advice here:

Caritasverband für Dresden e.V.: Beratung in Pirna, Freital und Sebnitz

ruebe-lk@caritas-dresden.de

0174 - 1300 758

0173 - 313 3766

The AWO Weißeritzkreis is responsible for your area.

Please contact your refugee social worker by email or telephone. You can also visit the office during the usual office hours without an appointment.

asylarbeit@awo-weisseritzkreis.de

03504 - 690 20 40

The AWO Sonnenstein is responsible for your area.

Please contact your refugee social worker by email or telephone. You can also visit the office during the usual office hours without an appointment.

asyl2@awo-sonnenstein.de

0174 - 377 49 74

The Diakonie Pirna is responsible for your area.

Please contact your refugee social worker by email or telephone. You can also visit the office during the usual office hours without an appointment.

fluechtlingssozialarbeit@diakonie-pirna.de

01590 - 442 80 99

The Caritas Dresden is responsible for your area.

Please contact your refugee social worker by email or telephone. You can also visit the office during the usual office hours without an appointment.

fsa-lk@caritas-dresden.de

03501 - 443 470

The ASB Neustadt is responsible for your area.

Please contact your refugee social worker by email or telephone. You can also visit the office during the usual office hours without an appointment.

fsa1@asb-neustadt-sachsen.de

0173 - 736 34 09

When you receive a residence permit, you will also receive authorisation or an obligation to attend an integration course.

 

You may also receive this document from the Jobcentre or the Employment Agency.

 

You can use this to register for an integration course. You can find the schools that offer these courses in our district here:

Bildung für Neuzugewanderte - Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz - Osterzgebirge

 

There are various integration courses. The school will give you a placement test to see which course is right for you.

You can attend a job-related German course if you have reached at least level A1. However, most job-related courses start at level B1 and lead to level B2 or higher.

 

You must also have completed all integration course hours and be registered as a job seeker.

 

You can obtain eligibility for participation from the Jobcentre or the Employment Agency. At the Jobcentre, ask your employment agent. At the Agency, you must be registered as a job seeker. You will then be given an appointment and can ask about the German course for your profession.

Online registration with the Employment Agency:

Anmeldung | Bundesagentur für Arbeit

 

The job-related German courses also include Job-BSK and Azubi-BSK. If you are interested, please enquire at the Jobcentre or the Employment Agency.

 

 

In our district, the adult education centers in Pirna and Freital offer vocational German courses. If you have questions, please contact

Frau Heinrichs, E-Mail; aheinrichs@vhs-ssoe.de, Tel.: 03501 710996  oder

Frau Marz, E-Mail: mmarz@vhs-ssoe.de, Tel.: 03501 710993

Many towns have a municipal integration coordinator (KIK). Please enquire whether there is a voluntary German course near your accomodation and where it takes place:

 

Bannewitz, Klingenberg, Wilsdruff	Hendrik Rotzsch	0151 - 414 154 15 soziale.integration@landratsamt-pirna.de
Altenberg, Dippoldiswalde	Johann Hahn	03504 - 690 20 40 kik@awo-weisseritzkreis.de
Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach, Hohnstein, Neustadt/Sa., Stolpen	Viktoriya Schweigerdt	03596 - 604 710, 0173 - 24 88 944 kik.neustadt@asb-neustadt-sachsen.de
Königstein, Bad Schandau, Bad-Gottleuba/Berggießhübel	Natalia Kovalskaia, Fabian Halbach	0162 - 72 84 977, 0174 - 34 32 119 info@weltbewusst.net
Sebnitz	Silvia Grasse	035971 - 84 258, 0152 - 26 85 28 75 kik.sebnitz@asb-neustadt-sachsen.de
Freital	Nadine Ulrich Klaudia Kolb	0351 - 6476 521 integrationskoordination@freital.de
Glashütte	Bianca Braun	035053 - 329 829 bianca.braun@glashuette-sachs.de
Heidenau	Dimitri Mierau	03529 - 571 393, 0157 - 75 72 92 61 dimitri.mierau@heidenau.de
Pirna	Agnes Goldhahn	03501 - 556 334 agnes.goldhahn@pirna.de

There are many excellent free courses and training programmes, including for professional development, as well as apps for self-study. Here are a few sample links to various websites:

literacy: Serlo ABC - lernen mit Serlo!

all levels and subjects/professions: vhs-Lernportal

A1 to C2: Deutsch für dich - Goethe-Institut oder DEUTSCH LERNEN

and: Projekt DaFür | Sprachliche Integration von Flüchtlingen - Deutsch lernen mit kostenlosen Apps und Online-Kurs

vocabulary training: Deutsch lernen - kostenlos und effektiv - FunEasyLearn

Vocabulary training for vocational training: Vokabel-App rund um die Berufsausbildung

Finding a doctor can sometimes be difficult. The following website may help you:

116117.de - Arzt- und Psychotherapeutensuche

 

You can also change the language at the top.

 

There is a separate search page for dentists:

Zahnarztsuche | Zahnärzte in Sachsen

If you are still living in accommodation provided by the district, you must now find your own flat. Advice centres will help you with this, but it takes a lot of time and the advisors are usually unable to accompany you to viewings. The search can therefore be very time-consuming.

You should be aware that finding suitable accommodation is currently a major problem for many people in Germany. Nevertheless, you must try and provide evidence of your search so that you can remain in the guaranteed accommodation for a while longer if necessary.

 

The following information may help you:

1. If you receive "Citizen's benefit" (=Bürgergeld vom Jobcenter), you are bound by certain rules. This applies to the maximum cost of accommodation as well as the maximum size. Before you start looking for accommodation, you need to find out more. Here is the link to the document detailing the permitted costs: VwV_Unterkunfts-_und_Heizungskosten_2024.pdf

 

2. Most people search for a flat using online search portals. These include, for example:

Immoscout24

Immowelt

Immosuchmaschine

Immobilo

Wohnung-Jetzt

WG-Gesucht

 

However, you can also contact the housing associations directly and enquire there. Here is an overview:

Wohnen - Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz - Osterzgebirge

 

3. Watch out for hidden costs. There is a basic rent and a rent including utilities. Basic rent does not include utilities. Utilities are for heating and hot water. You have to pay extra for electricity.

You should budget €2 to €3 per square metre for utilities.

 

Example for an 80 square metre flat:

Basic rent: €650

Utilities: £160 to £240

-> Rent including utilities = £810 to £890

 

If the utilities are quoted too low, you may have to pay extra later. This can suddenly become very expensive.

 

Here is a checklist of everything you need to consider (including for flats):

Checklisten für den Verbraucher-Alltag in Deutschland | Verbraucherzentrale.de

 

4. If you have an appointment to view the property:

Take all the necessary documents with you to the appointment. Pack the documents neatly in a folder. Prepare questions and sentences and be polite.

Documents you will need:

- Copy of your ID

- Proof of income (salary statements or benefit statements)

- Certificate of no rent arrears

- Tenant self-disclosure form (for example: Mieterselbstauskunft: Kostenlose PDF-Vorlage [Download])  

 

Here you will find further information and tips on living in Germany:

www.make-it-in-germany.de/wohnenundanmelden

Children aged 6 and above are required to attend school in Germany.

 

If the children do not yet understand German, they usually attend a preparatory class first. There they learn German intensively, how school works here and how to find their way around. Depending on their progress, but after 1 year at the latest, they are then integrated into a regular class.

 

The State Office for Schools and Education in Dresden is responsible for registration.

You must register your child online here and you will then be assigned a place in a preparatory class (VK):

Anmeldung zugewanderter schulpflichtiger Kinder und Jugendlicher, deren Herkunftssprache nicht oder nicht ausschließlich Deutsch ist, an sächsischen Schulen - Schulportal

 

If your child already understands German well, you may be able to register them directly with a school. Please ask an advice centre for assistance.

 

Parents of children who will soon be starting Year 1 must register their child at their nearest primary school one year in advance and also go to the district office for a school admission examination. (Schuleingang - Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz - Osterzgebirge).

 

Further important information for preparing for school (before Year 1) can be found in these videos:

Video in Deutsch

Video in Arabisch

Video in Englisch

Video in Persisch

Video in Ukrainisch

Children aged one year and older are entitled to a place in a nursery. You can choose a nursery in your local area. However, the registration process varies greatly from place to place. You can ask at the nursery or ask the refugee social workers.

There are always lots of forms and documents to fill out, and you have to submit a lot of paperwork. In addition, your child must be vaccinated against measles.

These explanatory videos will help you:

Video in Deutsch

Video in Arabisch

Video in Englisch

Video in Persisch

Video in Ukrainisch

 

 

You will also find a letter for parents in many languages, which explains the documents to you:

Bildung für Neuzugewanderte - Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz - Osterzgebirge

If you are looking for a job or training, you can contact the Jobcentre or the Employment Agency.

 

There are also many websites for job seekers. For example, you can search for a job at the following link:

Arbeit - Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz - Osterzgebirge

 

You can find free help with the application process here:

JMD apply

 

But here too, you and your employer will receive comprehensive advice and support:

Arbeitsmarktmentoren

AWO Sonnenstein gGmbH

arbeitsmarktmentoren@awo-sonnenstein.de

03501 - 509 1600

 

If you are in Germany (or want to come to Germany) under the Skilled Immigration Act and have any questions about this, you can contact either the immigration office or the Welcome Centre:

Ausländerbehörde 

03501 - 515 4266

auslaenderrecht@landratsamt-pirna.de

 

Welcome Center

03501 - 515 1515

ilona.weidner@landratsamt-pirna.de

If you are looking for activities in your free time, such as meeting other people, playing sports or volunteering, you can contact the municipal integration coordinator (=KIK) in your area:

Bannewitz, Klingenberg, Wilsdruff Hendrik Rotzsch 0151 - 414 154 15 soziale.integration@landratsamt-pirna.de Altenberg, Dippoldiswalde Johann Hahn 03504 - 690 20 40 kik@awo-weisseritzkreis.de  Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach, Hohnstein, Neustadt/Sa., Stolpen Viktoriya Schweigerdt 03596 - 604 710, 0173 - 24 88 944 kik.neustadt@asb-neustadt-sachsen.de Königstein, Bad Schandau, Bad-Gottleuba/Berggießhübel Natalia Kovalskaia, Fabian Halbach 0162 - 72 84 977, 0174 - 34 32 119 info@weltbewusst.net Sebnitz Silvia Grasse 035971 - 84 258, 0152 - 26 85 28 75 kik.sebnitz@asb-neustadt-sachsen.de Freital Nadine Ulrich Klaudia Kolb 0351 - 6476 521 integrationskoordination@freital.de Glashütte Bianca Braun 035053 - 329 829 bianca.braun@glashuette-sachs.de Heidenau Dimitri Mierau 03529 - 571 393, 0157 - 75 72 92 61 dimitri.mierau@heidenau.de  Pirna Agnes Goldhahn 03501 - 556 334 agnes.goldhahn@pirna.de

 

Here you will also find information and tips on leisure activities:

Freizeit - Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz - Osterzgebirge

The AWO Sonnenstein service centre can provide you with interpreters and language mediators for many languages:

sprachmittler@awo-sonnenstein.de

03501 - 509 1596

 

The cost is €40 per hour. Please note that the language mediator's travel time must also be paid at the same rate. Ask in advance how far the language mediator has to travel and what costs will be incurred. However, things can always change at short notice, so it is not possible to estimate the costs precisely in advance.

 

The costs may be covered for some doctor's appointments (only if you have been in Germany for less than 18 months).

You can find the online application here:

Link zum Online-Antrag für Dolmetscher

If you wish to return to your home country, there are various ways to get support.

You can find unprejudiced, independent and voluntary advice here:

Caritasverband für Dresden e.V.: Beratung in Pirna, Freital und Sebnitz

ruebe-lk@caritas-dresden.de

0174 - 1300 758

0173 - 313 3766

The Caritas Dresden is responsible for migration counselling.

Dresdner Straße 162

01705 Freital

mbe-lk@caritas-dresden.de

0172 – 185 61 84

The AWO Sonnenstein is responsible for migration counselling.

Gerichtsstraße 4a

01796 Pirna

migration2@awo-sonnenstein.de

03501 - 528 175

The AWO Sonnenstein is responsible for migration counselling.

Bahnhofstraße 36

01844 Neustadt/Sa.

migration2@awo-sonnenstein.de

03501 - 528 175

The Caritas Dresden is responsible for migration counselling.

Bahnhofstraße 8

01809 Heidenau

mbe-lk@caritas-dresden.de

0172 – 185 61 84

The Diakonie Pirna is responsible for youth migration counselling.

Jacobäer Straße 1

01796 Pirna

03501 - 468 130

jmd@diakonie-pirna.de

The Caritas Dresden is responsible for youth migration counselling.

Dresdner Str. 162

01705 Freital

0351 - 648 999 59

jmd-freital@caritas-dresden.de

If you would like online advice, please use this link:

mbeon - mobile Beratung und Informationen für Zuwanderer

or for 12–27 year olds:

jmd4you-Beratungsportal

The Caritas Dresden is responsible for migration counselling.

Dresdner Straße 162

01705 Freital

mbe-lk@caritas-dresden.de

0172 – 185 61 84

The AWO Sonnenstein is responsible for migration counselling.

Gerichtsstraße 4a

01796 Pirna

migration2@awo-sonnenstein.de

03501 - 528 175

The AWO Sonnenstein is responsible for migration counselling.

Bahnhofstraße 36

01844 Neustadt/Sa.

migration2@awo-sonnenstein.de

03501 - 528 175

The Caritas Dresden is responsible for migration counselling.

Bahnhofstraße 8

01809 Heidenau

mbe-lk@caritas-dresden.de

0172 – 185 61 84

The Diakonie Pirna is responsible for youth migration counselling.

Jacobäer Straße 1

01796 Pirna

03501 - 468 130

jmd@diakonie-pirna.de

The Caritas Dresden is responsible for youth migration counselling.

Dresdner Str. 162

01705 Freital

0351 - 648 999 59

jmd-freital@caritas-dresden.de

If you would like online advice, please use this link:

mbeon - mobile Beratung und Informationen für Zuwanderer

or for 12–27 year olds:

jmd4you-Beratungsportal

 

 

When you receive a residence permit, you will also receive authorisation or an obligation to attend an integration course.

 

You may also receive this document from the Jobcentre or the Employment Agency.

 

You can use this to register for an integration course. You can find the schools that offer these courses in our district here:

Bildung für Neuzugewanderte - Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz - Osterzgebirge

 

There are various integration courses. The school will give you a placement test to see which course is right for you.

You can attend a job-related German course if you have reached at least level A1. However, most job-related courses start at level B1 and lead to level B2 or higher.

 

You must also have completed all integration course hours and be registered as a job seeker.

 

You can obtain eligibility for participation from the Jobcentre or the Employment Agency. At the Jobcentre, ask your employment agent. At the Agency, you must be registered as a job seeker. You will then be given an appointment and can ask about the German course for your profession.

Online registration with the Employment Agency:

Anmeldung | Bundesagentur für Arbeit

 

The job-related German courses also include Job-BSK and Azubi-BSK. If you are interested, please enquire at the Jobcentre or the Employment Agency.

 

 

In our district, the adult education centers in Pirna and Freital offer vocational German courses. If you have questions, please contact

Frau Heinrichs, E-Mail; aheinrichs@vhs-ssoe.de, Tel.: 03501 710996  oder

Frau Marz, E-Mail: mmarz@vhs-ssoe.de, Tel.: 03501 710993

Many towns have a municipal integration coordinator (KIK). Please enquire whether there is a voluntary German course near your accomodation and where it takes place:

 

Bannewitz, Klingenberg, Wilsdruff	Hendrik Rotzsch	0151 - 414 154 15 soziale.integration@landratsamt-pirna.de
Altenberg, Dippoldiswalde	Johann Hahn	03504 - 690 20 40 kik@awo-weisseritzkreis.de
Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach, Hohnstein, Neustadt/Sa., Stolpen	Viktoriya Schweigerdt	03596 - 604 710, 0173 - 24 88 944 kik.neustadt@asb-neustadt-sachsen.de
Königstein, Bad Schandau, Bad-Gottleuba/Berggießhübel	Natalia Kovalskaia, Fabian Halbach	0162 - 72 84 977, 0174 - 34 32 119 info@weltbewusst.net
Sebnitz	Silvia Grasse	035971 - 84 258, 0152 - 26 85 28 75 kik.sebnitz@asb-neustadt-sachsen.de
Freital	Nadine Ulrich Klaudia Kolb	0351 - 6476 521 integrationskoordination@freital.de
Glashütte	Bianca Braun	035053 - 329 829 bianca.braun@glashuette-sachs.de
Heidenau	Dimitri Mierau	03529 - 571 393, 0157 - 75 72 92 61 dimitri.mierau@heidenau.de
Pirna	Agnes Goldhahn	03501 - 556 334 agnes.goldhahn@pirna.de

There are many excellent free courses and training programmes, including for professional development, as well as apps for self-study. Here are a few sample links to various websites:

literacy: Serlo ABC - lernen mit Serlo!

all levels and subjects/professions: vhs-Lernportal

A1 to C2: Deutsch für dich - Goethe-Institut oder DEUTSCH LERNEN

and: Projekt DaFür | Sprachliche Integration von Flüchtlingen - Deutsch lernen mit kostenlosen Apps und Online-Kurs

vocabulary training: Deutsch lernen - kostenlos und effektiv - FunEasyLearn

Vocabulary training for vocational training: Vokabel-App rund um die Berufsausbildung

Finding a doctor can sometimes be difficult. The following website may help you:

116117.de - Arzt- und Psychotherapeutensuche

 

You can also change the language at the top.

 

There is a separate search page for dentists:

Zahnarztsuche | Zahnärzte in Sachsen

Sollten Sie noch in einer Gewährsunterkunft des Landkreises wohnen, müssen Sie sich nun selbst eine Wohnung suchen. Beratungsstellen werden Ihnen dabei helfen, es braucht aber sehr viel Zeit und die Helfer können meist nicht zu Besichtigungen mitkommen. Die Suche kann daher sehr aufwändig sein.

Sie sollten wissen, dass es zur Zeit für sehr viele Personen in Deutschland ein großes Problem ist, eine passende Wohnung zu finden. Dennoch müssen Sie es versuchen und Ihre Suche auch nachweisen, damit Sie notfalls noch eine Weile in der Gewährsunterkunft bleiben können.

 

Folgende Infos können Ihnen dabei helfen:

 

1. Wenn Sie Bürgergeld erhalten, sind Sie an gewisse Regeln gebunden. Das betrifft die maximalen Kosten für die Wohnung sowie auch die maximale Größe. Bevor Sie eine Wohnung suchen, müssen Sie sich informieren. Hier finden Sie den Link zu dem Dokument mit den erlaubten Kosten: VwV_Unterkunfts-_und_Heizungskosten_2024.pdf

 

2. Die meisten Menschen suchen eine Wohnung mit Hilfe von Online Suchportalen. Das sind zum Beispiel:

Immoscout24

Immowelt

Immosuchmaschine

Immobilo

Wohnung-Jetzt

WG-Gesucht

 

Sie können sich aber auch direkt an die Wohnungsgesellschaften wenden und dort nachfragen. Hier finden Sie eine Übersicht:

Wohnen - Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz - Osterzgebirge

 

3. Achten Sie auf versteckte Kosten. Es gibt eine Kaltmiete und eine Warmmiete. Kaltmiete ist ohne die Nebenkosten. Nebenkosten sind für Heizung und Warmwasser. Strom müssen Sie noch extra bezahlen.

Sie müssen 2 bis 3 € pro Quadratmeter an Nebenkosten einplanen.

 

Beispiel für Wohnung mit 80 Quadratmeter:

Kaltmiete: 650,- €

Nebenkosten: 160 bis 240 €

-> Warmmiete = 810 bis 890 €

 

Wenn zu geringe Nebenkosten angegeben werden, müssen Sie diese dann später vielleicht nachzahlen. Das kann plötzlich sehr teuer werden.

 

Hier finden Sie eine Checkliste, was Sie alles beachten müssen (u.a. für Wohnung):

Checklisten für den Verbraucher-Alltag in Deutschland | Verbraucherzentrale.de

 

4. Wenn Sie einen Besichtigungstermin haben: 

Nehmen Sie alle notwendigen Unterlagen direkt zum Termin mit. Packen Sie die Dokumente ordentlich in eine Mappe. Bereiten Sie Fragen und Sätze vor und treten Sie höflich auf.

Dokumente, die Sie brauchen:

- Kopie des Ausweises

- Einkommensnachweise (Gehaltsbescheinigungen oder Leistungsbescheid)

- Mietschuldenfreiheitsbescheinigung 

- Mieterselbstauskunft (zum Beispiel: Mieterselbstauskunft: Kostenlose PDF-Vorlage [Download])  

 

Hier finden Sie weitere Hinweise und Tipps zum Thema Wohnen in Deutschland:

www.make-it-in-germany.de/wohnenundanmelden

Kinder ab ca. 6 Jahre sind in Deutschland schulpflichtig.

 

Wenn die Kinder noch kein Deutsch verstehen, gehen sie meistens zunächst in eine Vorbereitungsklasse. Dort lernen sie intensiv Deutsch, wie die Schule hier funktioniert und sich zu orientieren. Je nach Lernfortschritt, aber spätestens nach 1 Jahr werden sie dann in eine Regelklasse integriert.

 

Zuständig für die Anmeldung ist das Landesamt für Schule und Bildung in Dresden.

Sie müssen Ihr Kind online hier anmelden und bekommen dann einen Platz in einer Vorbereitungsklasse (VK) zugewiesen:

Anmeldung zugewanderter schulpflichtiger Kinder und Jugendlicher, deren Herkunftssprache nicht oder nicht ausschließlich Deutsch ist, an sächsischen Schulen - Schulportal

 

Sollte Ihr Kind schon gut Deutsch verstehen, können Sie es evtl. auch direkt bei einer Schule anmelden. Bitte fragen Sie bei einer Beratungsstelle nach Unterstützung.

 

Eltern von Kindern, die bald in die 1. Klasse kommen, müssen ihr Kind ein Jahr vorher in der nächstgelegenen Grundschule anmelden und auch zur Schulaufnahmeuntersuchung ins Landratsamt gehen (Schuleingang - Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz - Osterzgebirge).

 

Weitere wichtige Informationen für die Vorbereitung auf die Schule (vor der 1. Klasse) finden Sie in diesen Videos:

Video in Deutsch

Video in Arabisch

Video in Englisch

Video in Persisch

Video in Ukrainisch

Kinder ab einem Jahr haben ein Recht auf einen Kitaplatz. Sie können sich in Ihrem Ort selbst eine Kita aussuchen. Die Anmeldung ist aber an den Orten sehr unterschiedlich. Sie können in der Kita nachfragen oder Sie fragen in einer Migrationsberatungsstelle nach.

 

Es sind immer sehr viele Formulare und Dokumente auszufüllen und Sie müssen viele Unterlagen abgeben. Außerdem muss das Kind gegen Masern geimpft sein.

 

Diese Erklärvideos helfen Ihnen:

Video in Deutsch

Video in Arabisch

Video in Englisch

Video in Persisch

Video in Ukrainisch

 

 

Weiterhin finden Sie hier einen Elternbrief in vielen Sprachen, welcher Ihnen die Unterlagen erklärt:

Bildung für Neuzugewanderte - Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz - Osterzgebirge

Wenn Sie eine Arbeit oder eine Ausbildung suchen, können Sie sich an das Jobcenter oder die Agentur für Arbeit wenden.

 

Für die Arbeitssuche gibt es aber auch viele Internetseiten. Zum Beispiel unter folgendem Link können Sie einen Job suchen:

Arbeit - Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz - Osterzgebirge

 

Für den Bewerbungsprozess finden Sie hier kostenlos Hilfe:

JMD apply

 

Aber auch hier bekommen Sie und der Arbeitgeber eine umfassende Beratung und Unterstützung:

Arbeitsmarktmentoren

AWO Sonnenstein gGmbH

arbeitsmarktmentoren@awo-sonnenstein.de

03501 - 509 1600

 

Wenn Sie Beschäftigung in Ihrer Freizeit, wie zum Beispiel Begegnung mit anderen Menschen, Sport oder ein Ehrenamt suchen, können Sie sich an den Kommunalen Integrationskoordinator (=KIK) in Ihrem Ort wenden:

 

Bannewitz, Klingenberg, Wilsdruff	Hendrik Rotzsch	0151 - 414 154 15 soziale.integration@landratsamt-pirna.de
Altenberg, Dippoldiswalde	Johann Hahn	03504 - 690 20 40 kik@awo-weisseritzkreis.de
Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach, Hohnstein, Neustadt/Sa., Stolpen	Viktoriya Schweigerdt	03596 - 604 710, 0173 - 24 88 944 kik.neustadt@asb-neustadt-sachsen.de
Königstein, Bad Schandau, Bad-Gottleuba/Berggießhübel	Natalia Kovalskaia, Fabian Halbach	0162 - 72 84 977, 0174 - 34 32 119 info@weltbewusst.net
Sebnitz	Silvia Grasse	035971 - 84 258, 0152 - 26 85 28 75 kik.sebnitz@asb-neustadt-sachsen.de
Freital	Nadine Ulrich Klaudia Kolb	0351 - 6476 521 integrationskoordination@freital.de
Glashütte	Bianca Braun	035053 - 329 829 bianca.braun@glashuette-sachs.de
Heidenau	Dimitri Mierau	03529 - 571 393, 0157 - 75 72 92 61 dimitri.mierau@heidenau.de
Pirna	Agnes Goldhahn	03501 - 556 334 agnes.goldhahn@pirna.de

 

 

Hier finden Sie ebenfalls Infos und Tipps zur Freizeitgestaltung:

Freizeit - Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz - Osterzgebirge

 

Die Servicestelle der AWO Sonnenstein vermittelt Ihnen Dolmetscher und Sprachmittler für viele Sprachen:

 

sprachmittler@awo-sonnenstein.de

03501 - 509 1596

 

Die Kosten liegen bei 40,- € pro Stunde. Bitte beachten Sie, dass auch die Fahrtzeit des Sprachmittlers in gleicher Höhe bezahlt werden muss. Fragen Sie vorher nach, wie weit der Sprachmittler fahren muss und welche Kosten somit ungefähr auf Sie zukommen. Allerdings können sich auch immer Dinge kurzfristig ändern und daher sind die Kosten nicht so genau vorher abschätzbar.

Wenn Sie in Ihr Heimatland zurückkehren möchten, gibt es verschiedene Möglichkeiten, dafür Hilfe zu bekommen.

 

Eine ergebnisoffene, unabhängige und freiwillige Beratung finden Sie hier:

 

Caritasverband für Dresden e.V.: Beratung in Pirna, Freital und Sebnitz

ruebe-lk@caritas-dresden.de

0174 - 1300 758

0173 - 313 3766

The Caritas Dresden is responsible for migration counselling.

Dresdner Straße 162

01705 Freital

mbe-lk@caritas-dresden.de

0172 – 185 61 84

The AWO Sonnenstein is responsible for migration counselling.

Gerichtsstraße 4a

01796 Pirna

migration2@awo-sonnenstein.de

03501 - 528 175

The AWO Sonnenstein is responsible for migration counselling.

Bahnhofstraße 36

01844 Neustadt/Sa.

migration2@awo-sonnenstein.de

03501 - 528 175

The Caritas Dresden is responsible for migration counselling.

Bahnhofstraße 8

01809 Heidenau

mbe-lk@caritas-dresden.de

0172 – 185 61 84

The Diakonie Pirna is responsible for youth migration counselling.

Jacobäer Straße 1

01796 Pirna

03501 - 468 130

jmd@diakonie-pirna.de

The Caritas Dresden is responsible for youth migration counselling.

Dresdner Str. 162

01705 Freital

0351 - 648 999 59

jmd-freital@caritas-dresden.de

If you would like online advice, please use this link:

mbeon - mobile Beratung und Informationen für Zuwanderer

or for 12–27 year olds:

jmd4you-Beratungsportal