The "Ankommen" app , Date: 2018.11.28, format: Article, area: Integration

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The app is a practical companion, and contains information about life in Germany, on the asylum procedure, as well as on the issues of work and training. The German course that is integrated into the app will also help you to learn German.

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The "Ankommen" app can provide you with all the essential information directly to your smartphone that you need to be able to find your way round in Germany.

The app contains information on the asylum process, on access to the labour market, and on everyday life in Germany. The chapter entitled "Living in Germany" takes up everyday topics, such as the German education system, visiting the doctor or road traffic. Various texts additionally cover the political and legal system in Germany, freedom of religion or gender equality, for example. The app also incorporates a free, multimedia language course that will help you start learning German.

The "Ankommen" app is a joint project by the Goethe-Institut, the Federal Office, the Bayerischer Rundfunk and the Federal Employment Agency. It is available in Arabic, English, Farsi, French and German, and after downloading it can also be used without an Internet connection. The app is available for smartphones running with the Android or iOS operating systems (download from the respective App Stores).

You can also call up the contents of the app on the website.

New poster: App "Ankommen. The guide for your first weeks in Germany" format: poster, This download is available in other languages, too.

This poster offers information about the App "Ankommen. The guide for your first weeks in Germany". It can be downloaded and ordered free of charge from the Federal Office.