legal and social conditions for asylum seekers and refugees in ...

Language tuition
Persons with Duldung are not entitled to German language tuition and are usually not offered
any.
School attendance
Generally speaking, the compulsory school attendance rule does not apply to the children of
persons granted Duldung. These children are subject to the same rules as the children of asylum
seekers, which means that access to schools is regulated at Land level.
Depending on the regulation and the goodwill of the Länder, various NGOs assist children and try
to integrate them in local schools.
Access to the adult education system
Persons with Duldung do not usually have access to the adult education system.
Access to the national health service
In accordance with the law on social benefits for asylum seekers, persons with Duldung status
are entitled to the same access to the national health service as German nationals, as far as
essential medical and dental treatment are concerned, provided that they have no private means.
Repatriation
At the time of Writing (May 2000), no specific assistance programme has been established for
Kosovo Albanians, however it is expected that assistance will be made available under the same
terms as for Bosnians.
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