Intercultural Center The Intercultural Center offers different cultures and associations a meeting point and networking.. read more
Guide to the Health Care System for Migrants Find your way around the complicated German health care system, despite possible language barriers, with useful pointers and information about counselling services. You can download the brochure here or get it from the City's Administration Offices or the Public Health Office, Kurfürsten-Anlage 38-40. English version (1 MB) Turkish version (1.1 MB) Arabic version (890 KB)
Heidelberg is a cosmopolitan city, home to about 160,000 people from more than 160 nations, of whom round about 56,000 have a migratory background. In Heidelberg, a welcoming and accepting culture creates the prerequisite for people to feel at home in the midst of growing diversity in their city. Decisive to the success of equal involvement is the willingness and participation of everyone: people with and without international background, politics, the administration, public and private institutions.
International Welcome Center
The International Welcome Center Heidelberg (IWCH) offers special administrative services to foreigners and is also a social centre.
Around 500 new citizens of Heidelberg receive a naturalization certificate from the city each year. Click below to learn more about immigration to Germany and Heidelberg.
