Hamburg Welcome Portal

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Hamburg Welcome Portal

Hamburg Welcome Portal

Hamburg Welcome Portal

Find extensive information for your new start in Hamburg.

Hamburg Welcome Center Events

All our current events and webinars as well as the newsletter.

Online Event: October 26, 2021

Getting started in Hamburg: Find your way through the tax jungle: The Hamburg Welcome Center helps newcomers to get an overview of the German tax system.

Online Event: September 28, 2021

Getting started in Hamburg: Master the special challenge of having moved to another country with your family and find out about childcare, school system, child benefit and parental allowance.

Updates

All updates and interesting events for newcomers.

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All you need to know for your new start in Hamburg!

All you need to know for your new start in Hamburg!

Contact the Hamburg Welcome Center

You can reach us through the Welcome Desk. Find all contact details here.

You can reach us through the Welcome Desk. Find all contact details here.

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Checklists, printouts and more.

Checklists, printouts and more.

News

Hosting of Afghan local staff

Current information for former local staff in Afghanistan who already arrived in Germany on the site of the BAMF (Federal Office for Migration and Refugees).

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Online Event: October 26, 2021

Getting started in Hamburg: Find your way through the tax jungle: The Hamburg Welcome Center helps newcomers to get an overview of the German tax system.

More News

Everything else that is important and worth knowing can be found here.

Information about COVID-19

Aufenthalt Corona

Newcomer Residence information about COVID-19

Here you will find the answers to many questions concerning your stay in times of Covid-19 (Corona-Virus)

Health Information on COVID-19

The current situation in Hamburg and what you need to know (different languages).

Appointment only Restrictions due to COVID-19

Due to the risk of infection with the coronavirus (Covid-19), the immigration authorities in Hamburg are only open for customers with an appointment.

General information: New in Germany

Handbook Germany

Infoportal Handbook Germany

Website with information from communities for communities in English, Arabic, Turkish and other languages.

Make it in Germany

Infoportal Make it in Germany

The federal government's site for immigrants: preparations in your home country, arrival in Germany and your first steps here.

Contact us

Behördennummer 115

Phone number for citizen - 040 115

The direct line to the Hamburg administration.
Mon. - Fri. from 7am to 7pm.

Frag den Michel

Chatbot

The chatbot for your questions about the services of the Hamburg administration.

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Migration Counselling

Free advice for immigrants on questions of daily life

Newcomers Service / Neubürgerservice

Newcomers Service

Contact us with any questions you may have about your new start in Hamburg.

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