At present some 20,000 migrants from 120 different countries live in Herne; they account for about 12 per cent of the overall population. If we add to these the people who have been naturalised in recent years or who have come to Herne as ethnic German repatriates (Spätaussiedler), then the share of residents with a migration background rises to an estimated 20 per cent. One of the city’s main tasks in the future, therefore, will be to secure the integration of these newcomers.
Coordination Office for Migration and Integration (Integrationsbüro)
Immigration and Naturalisation Services (Ausländer- und Staatsangehörigkeitsbehörde)
Opening hours:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8.30
a.m. to 12
p.m. and 13.30
p.m. to 15.30
p.m.
Friday 8.30
a.m. to 12
p.m.
Integrationsrat (Council for Integration)
The Council for Integration is an independent, democratically elected political group that represents the interests of the foreigners and repatriates resident in Herne.
Apart from Council for Integration there are a large number of advisory and contact groups, non-profit organizations, and migrant associations set up by the migrants themselves, all of which play an important role in integration work.
On the city of Herne’s Integration website,
www.integration.herne.de you will find detailed information on all aspects of integration (in German).
