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Frankfurt covers the full range: a Goethe-Institut for Goethe-Zertifikate, a licensed telc partner that also runs the DTZ and the Leben in Deutschland test, and the Volkshochschule for the Einbürgerungstest. For once you can sit almost every exam a residence or citizenship file might ask for without leaving the city.
Where to sit the exam
Each entry was checked on the centre's own website. Dates and fees change, so confirm directly with the centre before you pay.
| Centre | Exams | Levels | Frequency | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goethe-Institut FrankfurtExternal candidates may sit exams "though not at every date", provided they have the level. | Goethe | Goethe-Zertifikat A1 to C2, TestDaF, Goethe-Test PRO | See centre | See centre |
| Avicenna Institut / Prüfungscenter FrankfurtLicensed telc partner since 2016, running on-site exams from A1 to C2. | telcDTZ | telc Deutsch A1 to C1 Hochschule, DTZ, Leben in Deutschland and Einbürgerungstest | See centre | See centre |
| Sprachcaffe Frankfurttelc examination centre with a published calendar and price list. | telc | telc Deutsch B1, B2, C1 Hochschule, plus job and medical variants | Roughly every two weeks | B1 and B2 €200C1 Hochschule €225job and medical exams €225-250 |
| ASB Bildung FrankfurtCertified telc examination centre. Registration is in person during office hours or by phone. | telc | telc exams A1 to C1, with a focus on German as a second language B1 to C1 | See centre | See centre |
We do not publish individual sitting dates: they change too often to be safe. Follow the centre link for the current calendar.
Booking in this city
Goethe-Zertifikat, telc, DTZ, Leben in Deutschland and the Einbürgerungstest are all available in Frankfurt. That matters if you are assembling a citizenship file, where the language certificate and the knowledge test come from different providers.
The Einbürgerungstest is a different booking from your language exam, runs monthly on Saturdays at the Volkshochschule, and costs far less than a language certificate. Book it in parallel rather than in sequence.
As at the other Goethe-Institute, external candidates are welcome but not at every sitting. Ask which dates are open before building a plan around one.
Frankfurt draws candidates from a wide catchment, including people flying in. Book early and have a second centre in mind.
Sprachcaffe publishes €200 at B1 and B2 and €225 for C1 Hochschule. Use those as your benchmark: a centre quoting materially more should be offering something extra, such as a date nobody else has.
Booking is the easy half. Sit a full model test in the format you booked - Goethe, telc or DTZ - and let the analytics tell you which module needs the weeks between now and your date.
FAQ
At a licensed centre such as the Avicenna Institut, which runs the DTZ alongside telc exams and the Leben in Deutschland test. Integration course participants are normally entered by their course provider.
Yes. The Goethe-Institut Frankfurt accepts external candidates with the required level, though not at every date in its calendar.
The Volkshochschule Frankfurt is one of the test centres in Hesse. The test is 33 questions in 60 minutes and you need 17 correct - it is a separate booking from any language exam.
The exam boards maintain their own centre finders. They are the authoritative list.
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