Lower Saxony

Strong enterprises, innovative minds and excellent research institutes have turned the state into an excellent location for business and research alike. Lower Saxony is Germany’s second largest state and boasts beautiful landscapes between the Ems and Elbe rivers, the Harz skiing slopes, North Sea seaside towns, offering plenty of fun and relaxing leisure activities, as well as an excellent quality of life.

Capital

Hanover

Area

47,709.82 km²

Population

7,926,775 inhabitants

Important industries

Automotive engineering
Agriculture and food industry
Power industry, including solar and wind power
Healthcare, including life sciences and medicine
Maritime industry
Electric vehicles
Aerospace engineering
Information technology

Information on the state

Lower Saxony Portal
Comprehensive information about Lower Saxony (German, English, Chinese, French, Japanese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Spanish)

Welcome Services for immigrants

Migration und Teilhabe – Niedersachsen
Information for immigrants (German)

Recognition authorities and advisory centres
Points of initial contact for having your foreign professional qualifications recognised (German)

Adelante! Training and job perspectives for young people from Spain
Programme for young people from Spain who would like to receive vocational training in Germany (German)

Ems-Achse Jobmotor Nordwest
Point of contact for international professionals (German)

Welcome to Niedersachsen
The counseling centers for migrants answer all questions about living and working in Germany (German, English)

Welcome Center der Region
Information for immigrants (German, English)

Welcome Center Oldenburg
Information for immigrants and companies (German, English)