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Apply for a travel allowance for integration courses

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Schleswig-Holstein (Linie6PLus)

Service Description

If you attend an integration course, you can receive a travel allowance under certain conditions.

The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) is a higher federal authority and is responsible, among other things, for the travel allowance for attending integration courses.

You can receive the travel allowance if you have to walk more than 3 kilometers from your home to the course location.

Another requirement is that you do not have to pay a contribution towards the costs of the integration course.

You can receive a lump sum per course day, i.e. a fixed amount of money.

Make your application in good time before the start of the course. As a rule, you will receive the travel allowance from the course section that begins after your application. Retroactive payment for the period before your application is generally not possible.

If the course location or your home address changes, you must submit a new application for a travel allowance to the BAMF.

Late repatriates
If you are a late repatriate or a relative of a late repatriate, you will only receive the travel allowance if you receive unemployment benefit II, social welfare, unemployment benefit I without any other income or are financially needy for other reasons.

Hardship application
If the BAMF already pays you a travel allowance, but this does not cover the actual travel costs, you can apply for a higher daily allowance. To do so, you must submit a hardship application.

You can apply for the travel allowance online or in writing to the relevant regional office of the BAMF.


Process flow

You must apply for your travel allowance online or in writing to the relevant regional office of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF).

Online application

  • Complete the online application on the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de.
  • Upload the required documents as a scan.
  • Submit your application.

Please note You will need the online ID function of your ID card with PIN or your electronic residence permit with PIN for the online application.

  • The regional office of the BAMF will check your application.
  • You will receive a notification by post that your application
    • approved or
    • rejected.

Written application

  • Go to the website of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees and open the application form.
  • You can use the form either
    • fill it out on screen or
    • download it and then fill it in.
  • Print out the form and sign it.
  • Send the form with the necessary documents by post to your regional BAMF office.
  • The regional office of the BAMF will check your application.
  • You will receive notification by post that your application has been
    • approved or
    • rejected.
Requirements

You can apply for a travel allowance:

  • Participants in an integration course who do not have to pay a contribution towards the costs of the integration course

Further requirement:

  • The course location is within walking distance of at least 3 kilometers from your home
Which documents are required?

You must submit the following with your application

  • A map showing your route between your home and the course location
  • If you are a late repatriate or a relative of a late repatriate:
    • Current notification (copy) of receipt of:
      • Unemployment benefit I,
      • Unemployment benefit II or
      • social assistance
    • Alternatively: Current proof (copy) of your financial need:
      • Notice of housing benefit or
      • Notice of exemption from the broadcasting fee (GEZ) or
      • Other proof or decision from another body regarding financial need
  • Hardship application: printout / information from the transport association about the fare level and price of the required travel ticket
What are the fees?

none

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Please submit the application in good time before the start of the course.

Processing duration
  • for processing the application: usually about 3 to 30 days
Legal basis
Appeal
  • Contradiction
  • Administrative court action
Applications / forms
Author
Forwarding service: Deep link to the original portal

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI)

Professionally released on

21.04.2021

Teaser

If you attend an integration course, you can receive a travel allowance under certain conditions.

Process flow

You must apply for your travel allowance online or in writing to the relevant regional office of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF).

Online application

  • Complete the online application on the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de.
  • Upload the required documents as a scan.
  • Submit your application.

Please note You will need the online ID function of your ID card with PIN or your electronic residence permit with PIN for the online application.

  • The regional office of the BAMF will check your application.
  • You will receive a notification by post that your application
    • approved or
    • rejected.

Written application

  • Go to the website of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees and open the application form.
  • You can use the form either
    • fill it out on screen or
    • download it and then fill it in.
  • Print out the form and sign it.
  • Send the form with the necessary documents by post to your regional BAMF office.
  • The regional office of the BAMF will check your application.
  • You will receive notification by post that your application has been
    • approved or
    • rejected.

Requirements

You can apply for a travel allowance:

  • Participants in an integration course who do not have to pay a contribution towards the costs of the integration course

Further requirement:

  • The course location is within walking distance of at least 3 kilometers from your home

Which documents are required?

You must submit the following with your application

  • A map showing your route between your home and the course location
  • If you are a late repatriate or a relative of a late repatriate:
    • Current notification (copy) of receipt of:
      • Unemployment benefit I,
      • Unemployment benefit II or
      • social assistance
    • Alternatively: Current proof (copy) of your financial need:
      • Notice of housing benefit or
      • Notice of exemption from the broadcasting fee (GEZ) or
      • Other proof or decision from another body regarding financial need
  • Hardship application: printout / information from the transport association about the fare level and price of the required travel ticket

What are the fees?

none

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Please submit the application in good time before the start of the course.

Processing duration

  • for processing the application: usually about 3 to 30 days

Legal basis

Appeal

  • Contradiction
  • Administrative court action

Applications / forms

Author

Forwarding service: Deep link to the original portal

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI)

Professionally released on

21.04.2021

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