The DTZ: German Test for Immigrants
What is the DTZ?
The DTZ is the final exam of an integration course, developed jointly by the Goethe-Institut and telc.
Who needs the DTZ?
Participants of a BAMF-funded integration course, to get the Zertifikat Integrationskurs. The result also counts as language proof for naturalization and residence permits.
How does the test work?
- Written part
- 100 min
- Listening and reading tasks, plus a short letter-writing task.
- Oral part
- 15 min
- Self-introduction, then a discussion of set topics with examiners and one other candidate.
What results are there?
- B1 overall, combined with a pass on the Leben-in-Deutschland test, gives the Zertifikat Integrationskurs.
- A2 is certified as a lower outcome (common for literacy-course participants).
- Below A2: a result notice only, no certificate.
What does the DTZ cost?
- Free for participants of a funded integration course.
- One retake is free if the first attempt happened within the course-hour allowance.
- No official flat price is published for self-funded retakes.
Where is the DTZ held?
Not published centrally. In practice it runs through integration-course providers, often Volkshochschulen.
Naturalization in your city
Naturalization office and citizenship-test centre facts for these cities:
Practise for the Leben-in-Deutschland test
The DTZ and the citizenship test are different exams. Klartest currently covers the citizenship test / Leben-in-Deutschland test.
Practise for free