Freiwilligendienst (visa for volunteers: BFD, FSJ, FÖJ, European Solidarity Corps)

Find out which service fits your age, where to find a place and which documents you need for the visa or the Berlin permit. Data from the official pages of the Bundesfreiwilligendienst, the European Youth Portal, the Federal Foreign Office and Berlin.

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1Which service are you interested in?

Federal Volunteer Service (BFD): placement confirmedFSJ (voluntary social year) or FÖJ (voluntary ecological year): placement confirmedEuropean Solidarity Corps: I already have a placeNo place yet

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