Welcome Centre Chemnitz

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Welcome to the Welcome Centre of the City of Chemnitz!

The Welcome Centre is a central point of contact for skilled workers, returnees, graduates and newcomers from Germany and abroad who want to live and work in Chemnitz.

The arrival and settling in in Chemnitz should be made as easy and pleasant as possible. To this end, the Welcome Centre will help you with many matters, such as finding accommodation and a job, dealing with the authorities, searching for language courses and providing information on local childcare and leisure activities.

The Welcome Centre also assists regional employers with questions regarding the integration of international skilled workers.

Here you will find information and contact addresses on the topics of arriving, living and working in Chemnitz. If you have any further questions, you are welcome to contact the Welcome Centre of the City of Chemnitz at any time.

Latest news

Counselling services for Ukrainian and Russian speakers expanded

With immediate effect, the Welcome Centre is once again offering advice in Ukrainian, Russian and English on Thursdays.
Consultations in German and English are always possible during regular opening hours and by prior appointment.

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Services

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The Welcome Centre will be happy to advise you personally! You can find out more about the counselling topics and offers here.

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Arrive

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Welcome to Chemnitz! Find out about the requirements for entering Germany, living in Chemnitz or dealing with the authorities.

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Life

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Get into everyday life! Here you will find important contact points in Chemnitz on the subject of family, health, insurance and much more!

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Learning

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How do I register my child for school? Where can I learn German? Where can I get information about training and studying in Chemnitz? You can find the answers here.

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Working

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Find your dream job in Chemnitz! With links to regional job exchanges, information on job applications and much more!

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Recover

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The Welcome Centre can give you good tips on how to spend your free time in Chemnitz - whether in museums, at events, in sports clubs or at intercultural meetings!

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How to reach the Welcome Centre

Community centre Am Wall
Düsseldorfer Platz 1
09111 Chemnitz
Entrance Richard-Möbius-Straße, 1st floor

By car:

Parking is available for a fee in the surrounding multi-storey car parks ("Roter Turm" multi-storey car park and "Rathauspassagen" multi-storey car park).

By public transport:

The stops "Zentralhaltestelle" or "Roter Turm" are served by many lines.

Welcome to Chemnitz!

Take a look at it: In Chemnitz, skilled workers will find the best conditions for starting their careers in a family-friendly environment with affordable and diverse living space, excellent childcare, a wide range of leisure activities, green oases for relaxation throughout the city and short distances to the surrounding regions. These short distances from Chemnitz offer unimagined possibilities: working at your desk in the morning, mountain biking in the Erzgebirge mountains in the afternoon or relaxing in Leipzig's Neuseenland region.

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The Welcome Centre is supported by the regional skilled labour alliance.

This measure is co-financed with tax revenue on the basis of the budget approved by the Saxon state parliament.