The Life in Germany test concludes the orientation course of the integration course: 33 questions on the legal system, history and society in 60 minutes. Answering at least 17 correctly also meets the requirements of the German citizenship test.
The Leben in Deutschland test is the final test of the orientation course, the second part of the integration course. It tests knowledge of the legal system, history, society and everyday life together in Germany.
Together with the German Test for Immigrants (DTZ) at B1 it earns you the integration course certificate, the proof that you have successfully completed the integration course.
You answer 33 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes: 30 general questions and three about your federal state. Every question comes from the public BAMF catalogue.
With at least 15 correct answers you have completed the orientation course. With at least 17 the test also counts as a passed citizenship test, which is the threshold that matters if you plan to apply for citizenship later.
In the integration course your course provider registers you, and the test is free for course participants. Without a course you normally take the citizenship test instead, which has the same question catalogue and format. Below are cities where language schools post test dates.
15 out of 33 to complete the orientation course, 17 out of 33 for the test to count as the citizenship test too.
Without a course you normally take the citizenship test. It has the same questions and format and costs 25 euros.
The BAMF publishes the full catalogue, with 300 general questions and 10 for each state, free of charge in its online test centre.
No. The certificate for a passed test does not expire.