Help for Ukrainian refugees in Chemnitz

Please go to the reception centre for the State of Saxony:

Aufnahmeeinrichtung Mockau II
Graf-Zeppelin-Ring 15
04356 Leipzig

All refugees will be received and registered here at any time of day or night. Refugees will be relocated to the towns and districts at a later date.
 

Please stay there for now. The City of Chemnitz is expecting a ruling on residence status in the coming days. As soon as this has been announced, we will report it on this page and provide further information.

Please register with the Residents’ Registration Office (Einwohnermeldeamt).

You must make an appointment in order to register. You can do so in one of the following two ways:

1. You can make an appointment by calling the public administration hotline on 115 (Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.) or
2. You can send an email requesting an appointment to meldebehoerde@stadt-chemnitz.de. Please provide your telephone number, and someone will contact you.

Please bring a certified translation of your personal documents (birth certificate, etc.) with you to your appointment. No translation is required for biometric passports.

Please be advised that the “3G” rule (meaning that you must be vaccinated, recovered or tested) still applies in the Residents’ Registration Office, and you must wear an FFP2 mask.
Children aged 6 and over who are not attending a day-care centre or school must also have a negative result from a test taken on the same day.
 

Information on registering Ukrainian refugees with the Registration Office

Ukrainian refugees can register with the Registration Office (Meldebehörde) of the City Administration if they have private accommodation with family members or friends.

In order to register in Chemnitz, refugees must be able to present proof of their identity, namely a passport or Ukrainian identity document that includes a photograph and personal details.

Ukrainian passports must contain information in the Latin alphabet to ensure that they can be read by officials. Passports that contain information in the Cyrillic alphabet only must be translated by an officially recognised translator. The same applies to birth certificates for minors who do not have their own identity documents.

Anyone who can be identified with their passport may register.

In order to register individuals as members of the same family, we require the corresponding documentation, namely marriage certificates for spouses and birth certificates for children. Certificates must be translated by a translator who is accredited in Germany. Certificates may also be submitted after registration.

In order to register, individuals must also present a Wohnungsgeberbestätigung (confirmation from the supplier of the residence). This is provided by the landlord of the property. If refugees have accommodation in the homes of private individuals, those individuals are deemed to be the supplier of the residence.

A template for the Wohnungsgeberbestätigung can be found here, and the form is also available:

•   Issue a Wohnungsgeberbestätigung (confirmation from the supplier of the residence)

Refugees who arrive without accommodation and have not found accommodation should go directly to the initial reception centre (Erstaufnahmeeinrichtung) in Chemnitz at Adalbert-Stifter-Weg 25, or the

Aufnahmeeinrichtung Mockau III (Mockau III Reception Centre)
Graf-Zeppelin-Ring 6
04456 Leipzig

Are you a Ukrainian refugee who needs help with the translation of your documents?

The Volunteer Centre will be happy to put you in touch with a translator. Please contact the

Chemnitz Volunteer Centre (Freiwilligenzentrum Chemnitz)
Tel.: +49 (0)371 83 44 56 70
Send email
Website
 

What happens next?

The Foreigners’ Registration Office (Ausländerbehörde) will contact you directly after your appointment at the Residents’ Registration Office.
 

Do you want to apply for a residence permit under section 24(1) of the Residence Act (AufenthG)?
 
Please use this form and attach copies of your documents (passport, certificates, certified translations). Please ensure you provide your contact details (telephone number, email address) so that we can get in touch with you quickly. Send your documents to:
 
Stadt Chemnitz
Bürgeramt - Ausländerbehörde
09106 Chemnitz
 
or use the Chemnitz City Administration mailbox at
 
Bürgerhaus am Wall
Düsseldorfer Platz 1
09111 Chemnitz

or bring the documents with you to your appointment at the Residents’ Registration Office (Einwohnermeldeamt). The forms will also be available at your appointment.

Further information on the City of Chemnitz service portal:

> Apply for a residence permit
 

Chemnitz has lots of attractive options when it comes to accommodation, from a range of providers: housing enterprises, housing associations and other property owners. It’s up to you what you choose.

However, you will need to bear a few things in mind – not all accommodation will be suitable for you:

• if you receive social welfare benefits, the Sozialamt (Social Welfare Office) will only cover appropriate costs – i.e. the rent must not be too high.

The City of Chemnitz Unterkunfts- und Heizungskostenrichtlinie (Accommodation and Heating Costs Guidelines) apply to all rentals.

from 01.05.2022

• You can also sublet a property from other tenants. However, you may only do so if those tenants have the written permission of the landlord.
  
  The City of Chemnitz Unterkunfts- und Heizungskostenrichtlinie (Accommodation and Heating Costs Guidelines) also apply to sublet agreements.

• You must have written approval of your accommodation from the Sozialamt (Social Welfare Office) before you sign a tenancy or sublet agreement.
  
  Please use our Prospective Accommodation Enquiry form. This summarises all the information you need to provide about your prospective accommodation.
  
  > Form Anfrage Wohnungsangebot (Prospective Accommodation Enquiry)
  
  Please give this form to your prospective landlord, and ask them to complete it and to the Sozialamt by post or by email to sozialamt-ukraine@stadt-chemnitz.de.
  
  The Sozialamt can only check whether your chosen apartment is suitable and confirm that you can rent it if they have the completed form.
   

• Many landlords ask for a “Mietsicherheit” or “Mietkaution” when agreeing a rental contract – this is a deposit against damage or non-payment of rent.
  
  Housing associations normally ask you to purchase “Genossenschaftsanteile” (cooperative shares in the association) in order to use their accommodation. However, recipients of social benefits can often rent this accommodation without purchasing shares: housing associations will accept a deposit instead. Please ask your housing association for more details.
   

If you have to pay a deposit and the apartment is considered appropriate, the Sozialamt will issue your landlord with a security guarantee or pay a cash deposit.

Please submit your request for furniture to the Social Welfare Office by post or email to sozialamt-ukraine@stadt-chemnitz.de. The following upper limits apply:

1-person household:     €990.00
2-person household:  €1,115.00
3-person household:  €1,340.00
4-person household:  €1,450.00
The amount will be increased by €110.00 for each additional person.

Sums are paid to individuals who are entitled to benefits or can be paid directly to landlords if they have furnished the accommodation. Please note that the sum is intended to cover all items of furniture required.

If you have found fully furnished accommodation, you will not need to buy any basic furniture. Your landlord will add the relevant charge to your rent.

If a supplement for furniture is added to the rent, the rent must still be reasonable.

Some accommodation is already partially furnished. You may submit an application to the Social Welfare Office to cover other basic furniture and items that you require. The amount of money granted will be reduced in proportion to the furniture that is already available in your accommodation.
 

The Freiwilligenzentrum (Chemnitz Volunteer Centre) is coordinating aid on behalf of the City of Chemnitz during the war in Ukraine. It acts as the contact point for anyone who needs – or would like to offer – help. 

Freiwilligenzentrum Chemnitz (Chemnitz Volunteer Centre)
Tel.: +49 (0)371 83 44 56 70
Send email
Website

The volunteer centre publishes a list of contact points for refugees, which is regularly updated:

> Contact points and assistance for refugees from Ukraine

From 1 June 2022, the following applies to cover for living expenses:

Anyone holding a probationary certificate issued by the Immigration Authority or a residence permit under Section 24(1) of the Aufenthaltsgesetz (Residence Law) and who is unable to earn a living by 31 May 2022 will switch to a new service provider.

From 1 June 2022, living expenses will be the responsibility of the following service providers depending on the age of the applicant:

To ensure that benefit payments continue without a problem, the service providers will work closely together to follow the transfer of data for all individuals who were receiving benefits from the Social Welfare Office under AsylbLG (Asylum Seekers Benefits Act) before 31 May 2022 and who meet the above requirements.

If you have any questions about drawing benefits after 1 June 2022, please speak with your new service provider.

The Social Welfare Office AslybLG Ukraine, Bahnhofstrasse 53, will continue to be responsible for anyone who was not issued with a probationary certificate or residence permit before 31 May 2022, or who registers in Chemnitz after 1 June 2022.

To register, please submit an application for asylum-seekers’ benefits. The application form can be found at the following link:

> Apply for asylum-seekers’ benefits

Please fill in all sections of this form and submit the following documents:

• Copy of passport
• Birth certificate (certified translation)
• Probationary certificate / certificate of registration as an asylum seeker
• Registration certificate from the registration office (Meldebehörde)

Please send the application by post to Stadt Chemnitz, Sozialamt, 09106 Chemnitz or by email to sozialamt-ukraine@stadt-chemnitz.de.

You are welcome to telephone us on +49 (0)371/488 5590. (Mon–Wed from 8 am to 3 pm, Thurs 8 am to 6 pm and Fri 8 am to 12 pm)
Outside of these hours, please email us at sozialamt-ukraine@stadt-chemnitz.de.

Further information from Chemnitz Job Centre:

> Brief information on Unemployment benefit II/income support

> Information for refugees from Ukraine who have already received/submitted an application under SGB II (Social Code Book II)

> Information for refugees from Ukraine who have not yet applied for benefits under SGB II (Social Code Book II)

> www.arbeitsagentur.de/ukraine
 

You can contact the following advice centres:
 

With the change of jurisdiction from 01.06.2022 - cases being transferred from the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act (AsylbLG) to Book II or Book XII of the German Social Code (SGB II or SGB XII) - benefits relating to illness, pregnancy and birth will also be governed by different regulations.

1. Ukrainian refugees who arrived between 24.02.2022 and 31.05.2022 and who receive benefits from the job centre with effect from 01.06.2022
   
   In principle, recipients of SGB II benefits are subject to compulsory insurance in the statutory health and long-term care insurance fund.
   
   You can select a statutory health insurance institution of your choice (right to choose).
   
   Further advice and information is available from the job centre or online at: https://www.jobcenter-ge.de/Jobcenter/Chemnitz/DE/Leistungen/EAS/eas_node.html
    
2. Ukrainian refugees who arrived between 24.02.2022 and 31.05.2022 and who receive benefits from the social welfare office - assistance with living costs, basic income support - with effect from 01.06.2022
   
   Recipients of SGB XII benefits without insurance coverage receive benefits equivalent to those provided under statutory health insurance and benefits in respect of any need for long-term care.
   
   You must register with a statutory health insurance institution of your choice (right to choose). You will not become a member of the health insurance institution, but will receive equivalent treatment.
   
   Further advice and information is available from the social welfare office or online at: https://www.chemnitz.de/chemnitz/de/leben-in-chemnitz/soziale-leistungen-und-hilfen/sozialhilfe/index.html
    
3. Ukrainian refugees arriving from 01.06.2022 and initially receiving benefits from the social welfare office under the AsylbLG
   
   Recipients of basic benefits under the AsylbLG will receive benefits from the social welfare office with respect to any treatment required for acute illness or pain.
   
   Please provide your details:
   - Last name, first name, date of birth
   - Current address
   - Registration certificate
   - Copy of your passport
   
   by email to sozialamt-ukraine@stadt-chemnitz.de
   
   You will be sent a medical treatment certificate within a few days.

The following doctors and practice teams are providing medical care to refugees from the war in Ukraine.

Please present your treatment certificate when you attend the practice.
 

In an emergency, they will treat you without a medical certificate.

If you have a serious emergency, we recommend you to the hospitals in Chemnitz.

> Hospitals and medical practices in Chemnitz
 

Psychological first aid, alleviating distress through talking, coping with stress arising from flight and immigration, referral/accompaniment to other support services.

The Psychosocial Centre - Chemnitz Counselling Centre is a counselling centre for people with a refugee and migration background. The staff (psychologists and social education specialists) will advise and support you with dealing with the psychological distress of war and flight. Interpreters for various languages can accompany you to the counselling services. You can access the services of the Psychosocial Centre - Chemnitz Counselling Centre free of charge, irrespective of your legal status and health insurance coverage, and without a referral.

Contact:            
PSYCHOSOZIALES ZENTRUM - Beratungsstelle Chemnitz (PSYCHOSOCIAL CENTRE - Chemnitz Counselling Centre)
Düsseldorfer Platz 1, 09111 Chemnitz
Tel. / Fax: 0371 404672-02 / 03
www.sfz-chemnitz.de

 

Under sections 6 and 7 of the Protection against Infection Act, certain infectious diseases and conditions (notifiable diseases) must be notified to the higher regional and federal authorities.

These include, among others:

• Tuberculosis
• Head lice
• Adenoviruses
• Campylobacter
• Hepatitis 
• Scabies 
• Legionnaire’s disease
• Measles
• Meningococcus
• Norovirus
• Salmonella
• Warts

If you know or suspect that you are suffering from one of these diseases or conditions, please contact the Chemnitz Health Department (Amt für Gesundheit und Prävention) as quickly as possible. Please make sure to state which infection you are suffering from. It is absolutely essential that you make an appointment.

• by emailing infektionsschutz@stadt-chemnitz.de
   
• by sending a fax to +49 (0)371 488-5396
   
• by writing to Stadt Chemnitz, Amt für Gesundheit und Prävention, Allgemeiner Infektionsschutz, Am Rathaus 8, 09111 Chemnitz.

> More information on infectious diseases and conditions

> More information on tuberculosis treatment in the City of Chemnitz

Further information on tuberculosis is available at:

- www.explaintb.org

- www.dzk-tuberkulose.de

1. IF AN INFECTION IS SUSPECTED

Your self-test (without supervision) was positive or you have COVID symptoms and have made a PCR test?

• You must remain at home (i.e., isolate yourself). You may only leave your home or accommodation to go to the doctor or to take a PCR test.
• In the event of a positive self-test, you need to get tested - by a doctor if you have symptoms, otherwise at a testing centre.
• If you live together with other people, avoid them as far as possible.
• Please advise your employer if you suspect you may be infected.
   

If the PCR test is negative, the isolation ceases immediately. Save the negative test result. If the PCR test is positive, you must remain in isolation (see: 2. positive test result).

2. IN THE EVENT OF A POSITIVE TEST RESULT:

Have you received a positive result from a rapid antigen test or PCR test?

• If you have received a positive result from a rapid antigen test, you need to take a PCR test.
• You must stay at home (i.e. isolate) for at least five days. Use the quarantine calculator (see the website of your local district or independent municipality) to calculate when your isolation period will end.
• You are only allowed out to go to the doctor or take a test.
• If you live with other people and have had close contact with them in the last two days, you must immediately inform them that you are positive and that they must also stay home (see: 3. Close contact).
• Also inform anyone else you had contact with two days before the test or your symptoms (see: 3. Close contact).
• Avoid being close to people in your home so that you do not infect them.
• Advise your employer or, if applicable, any relevant school/child day-care facility.
• Your PCR test result will serve as proof of your infection and isolation. Please keep the test result. You will need it for your certificate of recovery.
• If you have not had any symptoms for 48 hours, you can end your isolation from day 5 onwards. You don't need to take a test at the end.
• Please be particularly careful until day 10: wear a mask if you are near others, reduce your contact and do not meet with sick or elderly people.
• If you still feel ill or have symptoms, you will need to keep isolating (until max. day 10). If you have not had any symptoms for 48 hours, your isolation can end. Loss of taste or smell often lasts longer and does not count here.
• Anyone working in nursing, medical care or integration support will need to provide a negative test in order to resume work. This does not apply if they have been in isolation for at least 10 days.
   

3. IN THE EVENT OF CLOSE CONTACT WITH A PERSON WHO HAS TESTED POSITIVE (close contact):

Do you live with someone, or have you had close contact with someone, who has tested positive?

• Then you do not have to stay home (isolate).
• All contacts must be particularly careful for 10 days after the last contact or the household member's positive result. Look out for typical symptoms, get tested on day 3 or 4 after contact, interact with as few people as possible, and wear a mask when doing so. Please do not meet with sick or elderly people.
• Anyone who has symptoms should get tested immediately and is then considered a suspected case (see: 1. Suspected case).
   

> Info sheet on isolation in Saxony
 

The Klinikum Chemnitz vaccination centre on Bürgerstraße 2 offers the following vaccines to Ukrainian refugees:

Ukrainian refugees can get a coronavirus vaccine at the following places (there is no need to book an appointment):

Impfstelle Innere Klosterstraße 1 (vaccination centre at Innere Klosterstraße 1)

Opening hours:
Tuesday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Impfstelle Klinikum Chemnitz (Klinikum Chemnitz vaccination centre)
Küchwald site, Bürgerstraße 2

Opening hours:
Tuesday: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday closed
 

> Further information on coronavirus vaccinations (in German)
 

I was vaccinated against Covid-19 in Ukraine. Do I need to be vaccinated again?

An additional booster vaccination with an EU-approved vaccine is recommended.

This is to achieve a similar level of immunisation to the basic immunisation plus booster with an mRNA vaccine.
 

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, BaFin) announced on 11 March 2022 that Ukrainians fleeing the war would be able to open a bank account in Germany without any bureaucratic requirements. To do so, you simply need to present a Ukrainian identity card. This will allow you to receive social benefit payments, for example.

Please provide your account number when applying for benefits under the Asylum Seekers’ Benefits Act (AsylbLG) so that benefits can be paid to you. If you have already submitted an application for benefits, you can also provide your bank details retrospectively.

Until further notice, Deutsche Telekom will make calls and send SMS from landline & mobile phones to Ukraine free of charge. This applies to private and business customers and to congstar. Roaming in Ukraine will also be free of charge.
> www.telekom.de
 

To enable family members, relatives and friends to stay in touch, Vodafone have taken the following measures: Phone calls and SMS from the German Vodafone network to Ukraine are now free of charge. For our customers who are currently in Ukraine, roaming charges will be waived with immediate effect.
> www.vodafone.de/ukraine.html
 

There are many private individuals, volunteers and aid organisations who are only too happy to offer you assistance.

Unfortunately, there are also people who may seek to take advantage of your situation and try to exploit you. So please be careful!

In order to protect yourself:

• Never give your passport or mobile phone to other people for safekeeping.
• Tell your family or friends where you are going and where you are living.
• Be wary of any offers of work immediately upon your arrival.
• Leave your accommodation if you do not feel safe.
• Be wary of anyone who asks you for money or tries to pressure you into doing something you don't want to do.
• Remember: Advice and assistance relating to your residence or social law issues are free of charge.

If you find yourself in immediate danger or suspect that you're in danger, please call the police on 110!

If you have the feeling that someone is trying to exploit you or your situation, please contact the free advice centre in Saxony below:

Yes, your child will be given a place in a day-care centre in Chemnitz.

Please make an appointment to request a day-care place for your child by emailing jugendamt.platzvergabe@stadt-chemnitz.de or by calling +49 (0)371 488-5900.

Please bring an official identity document (passport or ID card) and your registration certificate (Meldebescheinigung) from the Residents’ Registration Office with you to your appointment.
 

Which day‑care centre will my child attend?

The staff at the placement office will work with you to find a suitable centre and put you in touch with it.


What documents do I need to enrol my child in a day‑care centre?

You need to present the following documents in order to conclude a childcare contract with your day‑care centre:

• Application for admission to the day-care centre
• Official identity document
• Registration certificate (Meldebescheinigung) from the Residents’ Registration Office
• Medical certificate from a doctor
• Proof of immune protection against measles

How many hours a day can my child spend in childcare?

Crèche/day‑care centre: 7.5 hours

After‑school centre: 4 hours, in conjunction with attending a primary school

The hours may be increased if you can present proof that you have started work.


Do I have to pay a parental contribution?

Yes, the regulations on contributions payable by parents require you to pay.

Examples of parental contributions per month (first child in a two-parent family):

Crèche, 7.5 hours:           €157.14

Kindergarten, 7.5 hours:   €107.02

After-school centre, 4 hours:  €48.35

> Overview of the parental contributions payable by individual families depending on their situation (Parental Contributions Regulations)
 

Can parental contributions be waived, in part or in full?

Yes. If you can present proof that you are receiving benefits under the Asylum Seekers’ Benefits Act, you can apply to have your parental contributions waived. Further information is available from your day‑care centre or the service portal:

> Apply for a waiver

How do I register my child to receive meals in a day‑care centre?

Your day‑care centre will give you a meals contract for the centre’s meals service.


Can contributions to meals be waived, in part or in full?

Yes. If you can present proof that you are receiving benefits under the Asylum Seekers’ Benefits Act, you can apply to the Chemnitz Social Welfare Office (Sozialamt), Bahnhofstrasse 54a, to have part of the meal contribution waived.
 

After registering with the immigration authorities, Ukrainian children and young people in Saxony should quickly be given access to a school education with all the associated rights and duties.

The plan is to use the existing, proven, step-by-step approach to integration to enable children and young people who have fled Ukraine to continue their education. Wherever possible, it is also planned to provide instruction in the language of origin in order to enable pupils to form a link between their current learning and their previous education.

Further information will be provided shortly.

Contact for questions to the Saxon State Office for Schools and Education (Landesamt für Schule und Bildung), Chemnitz office:

Claudia Elsner, telephone: +49 (0)371 5366-355; email: claudia.elsner@lasub.smk.sachsen.de

Further information:

> Letter to parents from the Saxon State Office for Schools and Education
 

information for parents

If your child was born between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2017, they need to be enrolled in grade 1 for the 2023/24 school year (first day of school: 21 August 2023) in Saxony. There is a set school district with designated schools for your residential address.

Please enrol your child at your local primary school (or community school). If you have any queries, please contact your nearest primary school.

Follow the official information provided in your region regarding this to find out the enrolment dates.

Please do not use the electronic enrolment process for future first-grade children. Thank you. In doing so, you are helping us prepare and plan for the coming school year.

The Saxon State Office for Schooling and Education
 

If you hold a residence permit pursuant to Section 24 of AufenthG or a probationary certificate (Fiktionsbescheinigung) pursuant to Section 81 (5) and (5a) of AufenthG, you may qualify for child benefit for one child if you

• are in employment or
• are receiving unemployment benefit I having been in employment, or
• are on parental leave.

The residence permit referred to above must expressly declare that you are allowed to work; this is indicated on the permit by the words “Erwerbstätigkeit erlaubt” (“permitted to work”).

If you are not in employment, you are only entitled to child benefit if you have been resident in Germany for at least 15 months.

If you have several children, you can apply for child benefit for each child.

Minors and young people who have a residence permit and have arrived in Germany without their parents are entitled to child benefit in the first 15 months of their residency. They are not required to be in employment.

However, this only applies for children whose parents have died or have been declared dead (orphans), and for children who do not know where their parents are.

Child benefit is currently set at:

A maintenance advance is a state welfare benefit that aims to ensure children continue to receive maintenance support.

To apply for a maintenance advance, please download the relevant form from the City of Chemnitz service portal.

> Apply for maintenance advance

Applications for a maintenance advance is to be posted to:

Stadt Chemnitz
Jugendamt
Unterhaltsvorschussstelle
09106 Chemnitz

Or placed in the letter box at Moritzhof, Bahnhofstrasse 53 (please write “Unterhaltsvorschuss” [“maintenance advance”] on the envelope).

Alternatively, you can get applications for maintenance advances from the following offices:

⦁    Moritzhof Approvals Service (Bahnhofstrasse 53)
⦁    Telephone number: +49 (0)371 / 488-5971
⦁    by email

Please note the advice on the Information sheet about the documents you need to submit.

If you have taken in children or adolescents without their parents, the youth welfare office (Jugendamt) must check whether the parents agree to you providing care as a relative, friend or acquaintance. We will be happy to contact you about this. Please contact Jugendamt Chemnitz at jugendamt.clearing@stadt-chemnitz.de or by phone on +49 151 72012471.

We will make an appointment with you and discuss everything else in person.

If you take in a child for an extended period of time, you need a fostering licence from the youth welfare office (Jugendamt). You can also get help here with any questions you may have.

You can contact the Foster Care Service (Pflegekinderdienst) by email at jugendamt.pkd@stadt-chemnitz.de or by phone on +49 151 72012471.

Do you need help because you yourself are seriously ill or because you have to accompany one of your children to the hospital?

In emergencies like these, please contact the Emergency Service for Children and Young People (Kinder- und Jugendnotdienst). This service is open 24/7, and children can be taken into care in an emergency:

Kinder- und Jugendnotdienst
Flemmingstraße 97
09116 Chemnitz
Tel.: +49 (0)371 3344566
 

There are four family and education advice centres in Chemnitz that can advise you on questions relating to childcare, education and educational issues.

AWO, tel.: +49 (0)371 91 89 97 80

KJF, tel.: +49 (0)371 49 50 21 50

City of Chemnitz, tel.: +49 (0)371 4 88 51 65

Stadtmission (City Mission), tel.: +49 (0)371 6 00 48 50
 

Are unaccompanied minors who are refugees from Ukraine being received?

So far we have not received any applications; however, we expect that unaccompanied minors who are refugees from Ukraine will also be received in the coming weeks.

What will the procedure for receiving unaccompanied minors in Chemnitz be?

Children and young people who arrive in Chemnitz without their parents will be taken in by the initial reception centre for asylum seekers initially. Chemnitz Children’s Services (Jugendamt) will be informed if a minor unaccompanied refugee is received, and the child will be taken into a care facility run by the City of Chemnitz.

Are there enough places available in care facilities for child refugees from Ukraine?

Chemnitz Children’s Services (Jugendamt) are obliged to take in minor unaccompanied refugees who arrive in Chemnitz. There are two care facilities in our city available for this purpose. In order to ensure that we can meet any additional demand for places, we are currently working very intensively to expand our capacity at short notice.

The National Centre for Early Prevention (Nationales Zentrum Frühe Hilfen, NZFH) has put together an overview of advisory services and important information, which is continuously updated and available in German, Ukrainian and English.

> www.elternsein.info
 

Refugees from Ukraine who hold a residence permit under Section 24 of AufenthG (German Residence Act) can now access to national advice and language-learning services with immediate effect.

These include:

• Migrationsberatung für Erwachsene (MBE) – Migration Advice Service for Adult Immigrants
• “MiA” courses: “Migrant women simply strong in daily life”, a service specifically for women
• Initial orientation courses
• Integration courses and
• German for professional purposes
• Courses for young people and women
• Learning a new alphabet

As a refugee from Ukraine, you have protected status under an EU directive. This means that you don’t have to apply for asylum. You'll also be given a residence permit that allows you to work, study, or undertake vocational training in Germany.

If you're looking for a job or a training position in Chemnitz, the employment agency is the place to go. The staff there will help you find a suitable job.

> Employment agency information
 

Chemnitz City Library offers up-to-date media services, also in Ukrainian and English.

You can temporarily use these free of charge. Please bring your Ukrainian ID card with you for this.
 

Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (“mdr”), the broadcaster for central Germany, has set up a Ukrainian online portal:

> www.mdr.de/nachrichten/willkommen-ukraine/index.html