Find your community
About 49,504 Indian nationals live in Berlin (30 June 2026, Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg). You do not have to work everything out alone. This page lists free, public or non-profit places. Links checked on 5 November 2026; check opening hours before you go.
Nobody on this page charges you. If someone in a group or chat offers "help" with registration, a flat, a visa or a job for money, read Avoiding scams first. Advice in groups is a tip, not legal advice.
Free advice
- Willkommenszentrum Berlin (Potsdamer Straße 61, Mitte): the Senate's free counselling for new arrivals; English as walk-in, Hindi by appointment ([email protected]). Its directory of counselling centres can be filtered by Hindi.
- Integrationslots:innen: over 200 guides in every district, in more than 40 languages, who accompany you to offices.
- Anerkennung in Deutschland: the federal portal on getting your degree recognised; see Recognition.
- Embassy of India, Berlin (Tiergartenstraße 17, Mitte): passports by online appointment, OCI, the MADAD grievance portal and the Community Welfare Fund for emergencies. Consular matters only, not German law.
Meeting people
- Deutsch-Indische Gesellschaft, Berlin branch (Wedding): talks, film and club evenings, and support for Indian professionals; works with the committee for Indian national-day celebrations.
- Tagore Centre: the embassy's cultural wing with concerts, dance and festivals; programme on the embassy site.
- Online: search Meetup for Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam or Bengali groups in Berlin. Treat advice in groups as tips, not facts.
Temple, festivals and cricket
- Sri Ganesha Hindu Temple Berlin e.V. (Hasenheide 106, 10967 Berlin-Neukölln; U7 Hermannplatz or U8 Schönleinstraße): consecrated in June 2026. Entry is free and open to people of all faiths; daily aarti at 16:00; pujas can be booked online. Festivals such as Diwali are celebrated there; check the temple's calendar and opening hours on its own site.
- Wedesi Berlin: desi community events such as Holi and a Diwali festival, about 650 members on Meetup. It is a commercial organiser and tickets are sold. The Diwali festival is usually held around Diwali each year, e.g. 7 November 2026 at Jules B-Part am Gleisdreieck Park (Luckenwalder Straße 6b); children under 16 free.
- Berlin Cricket Club e.V. (since 1985): plays at the Maifeld, Am Glockenturm, 14053 Berlin. Join via [email protected] or the WhatsApp link on its site.
- Karneval der Kulturen: Berlin's free street festival in Kreuzberg, expected 14 to 17 May 2027 (Pentecost); the official 2027 dates are not yet published.
Where Indians live in Berlin
On 30 June 2026, 49,504 Indian nationals were registered in Berlin; counting people with a migration background from India, it is 54,529 (Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg, Statistischer Bericht A I 5 hj 1/26). The largest numbers by district:
- Mitte: 8,956
- Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf: 5,812
- Lichtenberg: 5,454
- Pankow: 4,921
- Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg: 4,676
- Tempelhof-Schöneberg: 4,626
News
- INDIENaktuell: German-language news and culture on India, with an events calendar including Diwali.
Finding work
- Arbeitsagentur Jobsuche: the official job board; register as a job seeker at the Berlin employment agency.
- Make it in Germany: the federal portal for skilled workers with its own job board, in English.
- Apprenticeships: Ausbildung. Before signing: agents who charge fees for a job or visa are a warning sign: Avoiding scams.
German, volunteering
- Volkshochschulen Berlin: German and integration courses in every district.
- Landesfreiwilligenagentur Berlin: volunteering in every district, a fast way to practise German and meet people.
Indian languages for children
The Berlin Senate's free heritage-language lessons (Erstsprachenunterricht) currently do not include Hindi or other Indian languages, and we know of no free weekend school for Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam or Telugu. Tip: parents can ask their school about a class; a group needs at least 12 children. Know a group? Tell us via Contact.
Doctors who speak your language
The KV Berlin Arztsuche can show languages spoken in a practice entry (English is common). For urgent appointments call 116117.
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