Legal Advise

Our consulting offer is not limited to people seeking asylum. It is directed mainly to refugees and migrants in Berlin. However we advise people in general who have questions concerning their residence rights. Furthermore we also consult people who are confronted with questions concerning residence rights due to their work bur are not affected themselves.

Normally, our 13 counseling teams in Berlin offer local support based on the dual-control principle. We generally do not conduct consultations via Skype or phone, as going through official correspondence together is essential for most consultations. This is not possible over the phone and only possible to a very limited extent via Skype. Our Team Online is the only team that provides consultations exclusively online via the Jitsi platform. However, please note that Team Online’s consultations are primarily intended for people located in Berlin. You can find other Refugee Law Clinics throughout Germany here: https://home.refugeelawclinics.de/2022/11/22/rlc-standorte/)

People seeking advice regularly come back to us with follow-up questions. We are always happy to create a basis of trust that lasts so that those who have sought advice will turn to us again.

BAMF (Federal Office for Migration and Refugees), Ausländerbehörde (Berlin Immigration Office), LAF, Jobcenter, German agencies abroad

Primariliy our consulting is limited to legal issues concerning asylum and residence law. For questions concerning other topics we usually refer to other consulting locations who are specialised on topics like access to the job market, housing, language coueses etc.

No. We only offer consulting in the field of asylum and residence law.

No. We are completely independent from any state institutions. Also our donors do not have any impact on our consulting. We keep the information given to us in the consulting confidential and do not give any information to third parties.

No. We treat consultations strictly confidential. It is very important to us that the person seeking advice finds a safe space in which one can speak freely. The presence of third parties or even the recording of a consultation is therefore not possible.