11 - KOMPASS

Table of Contents
Forword 13
Greeting by mayor Klaus Jensen 14
Greeting by regional coordinator (BAMF)
Engelbert Apelt 15
1. First steps 17
Local public of ce 17
Advisory points 17
Foreign of ce 17
Money 17
Health insurance 17
Integration courses 18
Children 18
Certi cates 18
Interpreters and translators 18
Important documents 18
2. Advisory and fi rst contact points 19
Foreigners’ advisory council 20
Advice and aid for refugees 21
Migration counseling and youth migration
services 23
Advice and aid for late repatriates 27
Foreign students 28
Marriage, education and family counseling 29
Advisory points for women 32
Advice for homosexual, bisexual or
transgender people 32
Citizens advice and addiction counseling 33
Self-help 35
Peace movement and fair trade 36
3. Municipal authorities 37
Foreign of ce 38
Federal of ce for migration and refugees 40
• Request for asylum 40
• Integration courses 40
• Asylum-seeker bene ts 41
Local public- and registration of ce 41
• Registration in Trier 41
• (Replacement) tax card 42
• Certi cations 42
• Clearance certi cate 42
• GEZ – fees for radio and television 43
• Examination warrant for teenagers younger
than 18 who want to start a professional
education 43
Social and habitation of ce 43
Employment of ce (AA)/Trier working group
(ARGE) 44
Civil registry of ce 45
Local health authority 46
Youth welfare of ce 47
Supervising agency of cities and
municipalities (ADD) 47
Of ce for motor vehicle registration 48
• Driving license 48
• Cars 49
Tax of ce 50
Lost-property of ce 50
4. Language 51
International and multicultural meetings 52
Integration courses 55
German courses and language schools 58
Translators and interpreters 61
Native language remediation 63
5. Transportation 65
Inside and outside of Trier 66
• Within Trier: Bus 66
• Outside of Trier: Bus and trains 67
Bicycles in Trier 68
Cars 69
• Car rental 69
• Agency for arranged lifts 69
Other types of transport 70
• TAXI 70
6. Living in Trier 71
House-hunting 72
Lease and lease contract 74
Problems with the lessor 74
Residence (de-)registration 75
Accommodation allowance of ces/certi cate
of eligibility to public accommodation 76
Aid for home- and houseless 77
Special accommodation for special
circumstances 77
Waste separation 78
GEZ – fees for radio and television 78
7. Employment, education and studies 79
Employment law and work contract 80
Work permit 81
Tax card and social insurance card 82
Job-hunting 83
Unemployment compensation (ALG) 85
Autonomy and business start-up 86
Complimentary work 87
Vocational guidance and information 88
Re-training 88
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