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Foreign skilled workers experience bureaucracy and discrimination

  In general, integration into the German labour market has been successful for skilled workers from so-called third countries, i.e. countries outside the EU. However, they still face major bureaucratic obstacles, and the immigrant workers also complain of experiencing discrimination. These are the findings of a recent survey conducted by the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), the research institute of the Federal Employment Agency. Due to demographic change, labour migration from non-EU countries is becoming increasingly important. The Skilled Workers Immigration Act (FEG), which came into force in 2020, aimed to facilitate the immigration of workers from third countries. In… Read More

Register your residence online in Tübingen

Anyone moving to Tübingen or relocating within the city can now register their new main residence digitally. This must be done within two weeks of moving. The city’s new online service eliminates the need to visit the citizens’ office or an administrative office in person. Some technical requirements „The easiest way to register online is with a smartphone,“ writes the city in its press release. The online service can be found on the city’s website at www.tuebingen.de/umzug. However, you will need an ID card or an eID card with the online ID function activated; a smartphone with an NFC interface,… Read More

‎46 refugees have a new home‎

The vacant building of the Internationaler Bund in Tübingen’s Eugenstraße is coming alive again. 46 refugees, including many families and single parents with their children, have moved into the converted former language school opposite the Edeka supermarket. There are twelve flats for them. This was announced by the city. The new residents come from Afghanistan, Albania, Cameroon, Nigeria, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine. In another part of the building, flats are to be built for people with professions in which labour is urgently needed. At the new location for the so-called follow-up accommodation, there are fixed contact persons for the residents.… Read More

Restricted access to housing benefit office

More and more households can apply for housing benefit. This has been the case since the reform at the beginning of this year. The Tübingen housing benefit office at Derendinger Straße 50 has also received more applications. In order to process them, the housing benefit office is temporarily closing its telephone office hours completely and reducing its face-to-face office hours. Personal consultation hours are now only on Wednesdays from 8.30 to 11.30 am. The best way to contact the housing benefit office is by email at wohngeldstelle@tuebingen.de or by post. This was announced by the press office of the city… Read More

Fraud in the apartment search

A nice apartment for little rent? That could be fraud, says the Baden-Württemberg State Office of Criminal Investigation (LKA). Criminals are always coming up with new tricks to get their victims’ money. One way is to offer apartments on the Internet and demand a lot of money from prospective tenants in advance. If an alleged landlord demands money even before viewing the apartment, people looking for an apartment should be alarmed. Often the accounts are abroad and nobody turns up to hand over the keys. According to the LKA, the crooks mainly use internet platforms. At first glance, the advertisements… Read More

Green, gray, yellow, blue: Where to put the trash?

In Germany, trash doesn’t just end up in a big garbage can. In order to be able to recycle as many materials as possible, the individual types of waste must be collected separately. That’s why every household has different trash containers. There are separate collections for paper, cardboard, glass and hazardous waste. Twice a year, shredded material from private gardens is also collected free of charge. Each household must register for garbage collection, then receives appropriate garbage cans and must pay fees. The costs depend on the size of the bin and, in the case of residual waste, also on… Read More

Housing allowance office cuts time for phone calls

Since the beginning of this year, more households have been able to apply for housing benefits. This makes for more work. For this reason, the Tübingen housing allowance office at Derendinger Straße 50 is temporarily reducing its telephone office hours. The new telephone office hours are now Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. There will be no change to the in-person office hours on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. See also https://www.tuebingen.de/1620.html#/40256 tun23071202 www.tuenews.de Der Fachbereich Soziales der Stadt Tübingen ist ab Oktober 2021 in der… Read More

Tips for saving energy

Energy is becoming more and more expensive. That’s why it pays to use less electricity, gas or oil at home. Tips on saving energy are available at an event on Friday, July 14, in Mössingen. From 1 to 5 p.m., experts will provide information at a campaign stand at the Mössinger Tafel (Freiherr-vom-Stein-Strasse 20). The experts will give practical advice on how to avoid high additional payments for energy. There is also a Ukrainian interpreter on site, writes the Tübingen district office in a press release. Anyone who has problems with high back payments can find multilingual information and the… Read More

Receipts: It’s better to keep them

Keeping receipts has several advantages. For one thing, it makes it easier to see where all the money has gone at the end of the month. Secondly, there is an important reason for buying household appliances or a new cell phone: the warranty. Customers have a right to have the device exchanged or repaired if it has a defect within the first two years. But because you have to prove that you actually bought the device from a particular retailer, it’s important to keep the receipt, advises the Bavarian Consumer Center. Experts also advise copying the receipt, as the blue… Read More

How to find an apartment

It is difficult to find an apartment in Tübingen and the surrounding area because many people work or study in the city and therefore want to live here. That’s why the apartments are also expensive. It is somewhat easier in the communities around Tübingen. Many apartments are offered in daily newspapers in Germany. In Tübingen (also Rottenburg and Mössingen) this is the Schwäbische Tagblatt, in Reutlingen (also Kirchentellinsfurt, Kusterdingen and Gomaringen) the Reutlinger General-Anzeiger. Especially on Saturday and Wednesday you can find offers there under the heading “Rentals”. With Ebay classified advertisements (https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-wohnung-mieten/c203) one can search free of charge. Further… Read More

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