Welcome money

Welcome money

East German cities once lured young students to their catchment areas with welcome money. Today it is no longer just East German cities, but there are cities throughout Germany that attract new citizens with the welcome bonus.

If you register as a new resident in your university city, you can collect up to €250.

Berlin

Berlin students who moved their main residence to Berlin after March 19, 2002 will receive a one-time welcome allowance of €50.
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Braunschweig

The city of Braunschweig pays its students an immigration bonus of €200 for students from the Technical University, the HBK and the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences who register their main residence in Braunschweig for the first time.

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Bremen

The city provides a welcome allowance of €150 for all residents of New Bremen who have their main residence.
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Chemnitz

The welcome fee has been abolished.

Dresden

In Dresden, all new arrivals receive a relocation allowance of €150 .
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Frankfurt (Oder)

There is a one-time payment of €200 for students who move their main residence to Frankfurt (Oder).
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Flensburg

In Flensburg you will receive a “welcome package for students”. This contains 25 vouchers from the areas of culture and sport.
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Greifswald

The university and Hanseatic city of Greifswald also offers a welcome fee for students. The amount could not be conclusively determined by the time of going to press.
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Halle (Saale)

Halle will reimburse you once for the semester fee and, once you present your semester ticket, this too!
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Kiel

Kiel will pay you a welcome fee of €150 . Students from the Christian Albrechts University, the Kiel University of Applied Sciences, the place of study in Kiel, the Muthesius Art University and the Kiel Business Academy (WAK) as well as trainees and vocational students since March 22, 2013 are eligible to apply.
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Lusatia

Students at Lausitz University of Applied Sciences who move their main residence to Senftenberg receive a welcome bonus in the form of 10 x €10 .
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Leipzig

There is a moving bonus for all New Leipzig residents who have moved their main residence to Leipzig for the purpose of studying. Moving bonus = €150 .
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Lübeck

The welcome fee has been abolished.

Magdeburg

“Become a Magdeburg citizen, study and earn money!” That's the motto in Magdeburg. With a three-stage support campaign you can receive up to €160 .
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Oldenburg

€50 will be refunded to you in Oldenburg if you started studying in Oldenburg after June 30, 2012 and then registered for the first time with your main residence in Oldenburg.
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Osnabruck

You can pick up a voucher for €100 in Osnabrück. After one year, this can then be exchanged for cash if the primary residence is still in the city.
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Pforzheim

Students at Pforzheim University who have registered their main residence in Pforzheim since September 1st, 2011 will receive a one-off payment of €120 .
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Potsdam

The welcome fee has been abolished.

Rostock

For students who have been registered with their main residence in the Hanseatic city of Rostock since September 1st, 2009, there is a welcome fee of €100. The applications are available at the citizens' offices.

Stralsund

Students at Stralsund University of Applied Sciences can apply for a one-off grant of €150 using a voucher booklet available at the university of applied sciences.
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Wolfenbüttel

The people of Neuwolfenbüttel are cashing in handsomely. There is a welcome fee of €250.
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If you register as a new resident in your university city, you can collect up to €250 in welcome money.