Tips

You will find more tips in several languages on this page. The links will take you to brochures, videos, fact sheets or portals on the following topics:

• Everything you need to know when you arrive in Germany: First things first, visa and residence, the Basic Law (German Constitution) and more
• Everything you need to know about accommodation: Flat hunting, renting, waste separation and bulky waste
• Everything you need to know about life in Germany: Learning, working, living, law and contracts

Everything you need to know when you arrive in Germany

If you have recently arrived in Germany, the BAMF (Federal Office for Migration and Refugees) brochure will tell you what you need to know to begin with: in Arabic, Bulgarian, German, English, Farsi, French, Greek, Italian, Romanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Turkish:
www.bamf.de/willkommen-in-deutschland

The Make it in Germany portal provides information in English, French, German and Spanish about:

• Working in Germany
• Studying and training
• Visas and residence
• Life in Germany

Brief summaries of this information for specific countries are available in many other languages.
www.make-it-in-germany.com

Articles and videos produced by the BAMF in Arabic, German, English, French, Russian and Turkish introduce you to the Basic Law (German Constitution):
www.bamf.de/unser-grundgesetz

Everything you need to know about accommodation

You can find tips on how to find accommodation at Handbook Germany in Arabic, German, English, Farsi, Turkish, Ukrainian, French, Pashto and Russian
www.handbookgermany.de

Do you want to rent a flat? The Verbraucherzentrale (consumer advice centre) has compiled a checklist with tips on how to do it. In Arabic, German, English, Farsi, Ukrainian, French, Turkish, Bulgarian and Romanian:
www.verbraucherzentrale.de/mehrsprachige-infos-fuer-fluechtlinge

In Germany it is important to separate waste. Sort your waste to protect the environment. FES Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service GmbH explains how you can do this properly in Arabic, Bulgarian, German, English, French, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Spanish and Turkish:
www.fes-frankfurt.de/was_kommt_wo_hinein.pdf

Bulky waste is also a problem. Bulky waste means large items that you want to throw away, such as old furniture. You can find information in the FES leaflet in Arabic, Bulgarian, German, English, French, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Spanish and Turkish:
www.fes-frankfurt.de/spermuellwertstoffhoefe.pdf

You can register your bulky waste online:
www.fes-frankfurt.de/sperrmuell

Everything you need to know about life in Germany

Handbook Germany has videos with lots of information about things like parental allowance, driving licences, the university system, political parties in Germany, the electoral system, the tax system and much more. In Arabic, German, English, Farsi, Ukrainian, Turkish, French, Pashto and Russian.

• Life:
  www.handbookgermany.de/live
• Learning:
  www.handbookgermany.de/learn
• Law:
  www.handbookgermany.de/rights-laws
• Work:
  www.handbookgermany.de/work

The Verbraucherzentrale (consumer advice centre) provides checklists that can make many things easier for you. For example: how to open a bank account, save energy or sign a contract for a mobile phone. In Arabic, German, English, Farsi, Ukrainian, French, Turkish, Romanian and Bulgarian.
www.verbraucherzentrale.de/mehrsprachige-infos-fuer-fluechtlinge