“Ankommen” app as a website
With immediate effect, new arrivals in Germany can get practical help and information at www.ankommenapp.de.
The app “Ankommen” makes it easier for new arrivals, in particular refugees, to find their feet and settle down to a life in Germany. Developed by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, the Federal Employment Agency, the broadcasting corporation Bayerischer Rundfunk, and the Goethe Institute, it has already been downloaded 200,000 times since it was launched in January 2016. The information is now available on a website as well. At www.ankommenapp.de new arrivals in Germany can, with immediate effect, get practical help and information about the asylum procedure, access to the labour market, and living in Germany. The website is available in German, English, French, Arabic, and Farsi versions. Users can get an initial introduction to the German language through free online services that are linked to the site. In April 2016, consumer watchdog “Stiftung Warentest” awarded the app the accolade “recommended”, and it has also won several prizes.
For further information, please visit www.ankommenapp.de
