Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) is a subordinate federal authority within the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community. It is responsible for conducting asylum procedures in Germany, providing advice and support on immigration law issues, as well as serving as the organizational basis for integration and vocational language promotion. Its central tasks, in addition to processing asylum procedures, include the development and implementation of integration courses (language and orientation courses), migration counseling for adult immigrants, the promotion of projects and measures for social integration (e.g., AMIF and SOLID co-financing), as well as the support of special programs such as the German Islam Conference. To this end, BAMF cooperates with public and private providers, associations, municipalities, and civil society actors.

Keeping people in focus – providing security. Enabling opportunities. Embracing change. Our mission is to strengthen social cohesion, offer security and prospects to those seeking protection and immigrants, and actively shape the transition towards an open and inclusive society.

The funding program of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) is aimed at institutions, organizations, and projects in the field of integration, particularly providers and instructors of integration and vocational language courses, public and private organizations, associations and clubs, migrant organizations and civil society initiatives, as well as municipal and regional actors. These target groups receive financial support and guidance for projects that promote language development, intercultural competencies, or social cohesion at the local level.