Local services in Munich

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The city's waste management company. It empties residual waste, paper and organic bins, runs 12 recycling centres (Wertstoffhöfe) and a paid bulky waste pickup, and publishes a collection calendar and an A to Z waste…

German, English

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• Free

The federal employment agency's Munich office for job seekers and employers: registering as a job seeker or unemployed, unemployment benefit, job placement and information on access to the labour market for people from…

German

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• Free

The medical on-call service of the Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Bayerns for illnesses that cannot wait until practices reopen, free on 116117 around the clock. Staff assess your symptoms and direct you to an on-call…

German

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• Free

Map-based search of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). Enter your address to see integration course providers and course locations nearby, narrow the results by course type, and find migration…

German

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Munich's six citizens' offices for registering your address (Anmeldung), registration certificates and ID documents: Ruppertstraße 19, Orleansstraße 50, Leonrodstraße 21, Landsberger Straße 486 (Pasing), Forstenrieder…

German

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• Non-profit
• Free

The official search for practices that treat people with statutory health insurance, including all of Berlin. Enter a postcode or district, choose a specialty (family doctor, gynaecologist, paediatrician,…

German, English

• Official
• Non-profit
• Free

Free German courses online from Germany's international broadcaster Deutsche Welle, from A1 to C1, with a placement test, the beginners' video course Nicos Weg, vocabulary trainers, grammar pages and short news texts…

English, German

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The city's naturalisation authority, part of the SZE. Check your eligibility with the online Quick-Check and apply online with a BundID or BayernID account; the fee (€255 per adult in 2026) is paid before submitting.…

German

Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt

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• Free

Free advice from the Referat für Bildung und Sport for parents looking for care for children aged 0 to 10: finding a place, registering in kita finder+, types of care and providers. Parents without an offer, and…

German

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• Free

The Bavarian tax office for Munich residents. Employees deal with it for tax returns and payroll tax data; self-employed people register with it through ELSTER. The service centre should be visited with a prior…

German

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The city's driving licence office, responsible for exchanging foreign driving licences for residents with their main residence in Munich. Non-EU licences are valid for six months after first registering in Germany. Fees…

German

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The federal information hotline run jointly by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees and the Federal Employment Agency. Advisers answer questions in German and English on recognition of foreign qualifications,…

German, English

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• Non-profit
• Free

Free psychiatric crisis service for Upper Bavaria, including the City and district of Munich. People in a psychological crisis, and their relatives or friends, can call around the clock. Telephone counselling is…

German, English, German Sign Language

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• Free

Free tenancy advice from the City of Munich for tenants and landlords of flats in Munich who are not members of a tenant or landlord association and not represented by a lawyer. It calculates the local comparative rent…

German

Au-Haidhausen

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Munich's public library with 26 branches and media in more than 60 languages. A library card costs €20 for 12 months (€10 reduced) and is free for under-18s and asylum seekers (2026); you can register online and collect…

German, English

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• Free

A City of Munich initiative, run by the employment and qualification programme of the Referat für Arbeit und Wirtschaft with the Volkshochschule and the Goethe-Institut, for newly arrived international professionals,…

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• Free

Customer centres of the city's transport company MVG in the U-Bahn mezzanines at Marienplatz and Hauptbahnhof. Help with subscriptions including the Deutschlandticket, tickets and fares, ticket machines, network…

German

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• Non-profit
• Free

Statutory-insured patients need no referral for psychotherapy. Start with a first consultation (psychotherapeutische Sprechstunde), booked directly with a practice, by calling 116117 or online. If treatment is needed…

German

• Official
• Free

Free advice from the city's Pädagogisches Institut for pupils, parents and teachers on the Bavarian school system, school changes, German courses and second-chance education, especially for newly arrived families.…

German

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Munich's immigration authority (Ausländerbehörde) within the Kreisverwaltungsreferat, responsible for residence permits, EU Blue Cards, settlement permits and residence cards for residents of the City of Munich. You…

German

Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt