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The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Applying as a foster parent, aptitude test


In order to be allowed to take in a foster child, foster carers require a permit in accordance with §44 SGB VIII in certain cases. An application and qualification process is required to obtain the permit. A permit in accordance with Section 44 SGB VIII is not required for placement as a foster carer within the framework of educational assistance provided by the youth welfare office. However, the youth welfare office or the foster children's service checks the suitability of foster carers according to the same criteria.

The task of integrating a child who is initially a stranger into one's own family, to make it feel at home in one's own family in the long term or permanently, to support and educate it, is a demanding task.

The high demands placed on foster parents must not and should not be met by them alone. Rather, the foster family is part of a supportive network that has pedagogical knowledge, methodological expertise and many years of experience.

Foster carers must complete the qualifying courses offered by the Foster Children's Service before starting their work.

The decisive factor for accepting a child into general full-time care is a match between the child's needs and the caregivers' existing skills and resources. A professional qualification in a nursing or educational profession is not expected of caregivers in this form of assistance.

However, a professional or semi-professional background is expected for the admission of a child with special educational needs. In this context, semi-professional means, for example, having previously cared for a foster child for at least two years or having cared for and supported children and young people on a voluntary basis for many years.

Foster parents can be couples with or without children of their own as well as individuals with a stable social network.

Which documents are required?

none

What are the fees?

Costs may be incurred.

Process flow

Interested applicants should contact the local youth welfare office or the foster children's service. You can obtain information there.

You can take part in information events without having to commit to anything.

You must first qualify for the aptitude test by attending appropriate courses. You must also submit an application.

It is not possible to obtain a permit as a caregiver in accordance with § 44 SGB VIII without an intensive application and qualification process. Submitting the application form does not lead to obtaining the permit.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

There is no deadline.

Applications / forms

Please contact the responsible youth welfare office.

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Who should I contact?

The local youth welfare office

Responsible authorities


Landkreis Emsland - Fachbereich Jugend
Address: Ordeniederung 1 , 49716 Meppen
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Postal address: Post Office Box 15 62 , 49705 Meppen
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Telephone: 05931 44-0
Fax: 05931 44-3621
Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)