It is possible for people with very little money to get a legal advice ticket from the local court.

Free legal advice tickets are granted according to the income thus also students with a low income can apply for this aid. The legal advice ticket can be used for legal business apart from the legal process itself.

People in need of legal advice get a so called letter of authorisation with which they can consult a lawyer of their choice. A fee of 10 € must be paid there. If it is problematic for the person to raise this amount, it can be dispensed with.

There is legal advice for the following legal areas: civil law, family law, industrial law, social law and administrative law. In criminal cases there is only verbal advice possible. The legal advice ticket does not cover tax law.

As the legal advice ticket is granted in correspondence to the income, the local court checks the financial situation of the applying persons. Accordingly, it is necessary to bring proof of income and property as well as expenses (e.g. lease).

If you want to be legally represented at court in spite of a small income, you can apply for legal costs aid at the local court. Legal advice tickets as well as legal costs aid can be granted to foreign students, too.

Rechtsantragsstelle at Amtsgericht Hanover
(Place of legal aid application at the local court)
Volgersweg 1
Room 2004 (old building)
30175 Hanover
Phone: + 49 (0) 511 / 347 - 0
Consulting time: 
Mon–Fri 9:00–12:00 h 

Due to the great demand you have to get a queue number. Queue numbers are available from 7:30 h after the opening of the building. We recommend you to be there at 7:00 h if possible because the queue numbers are in limited supply!

The Student Administration Hanover offers a special legal advice service for foreign students. Please note that this service is restricted to questions concerning the foreign status: Legal advice for foreign students concerning foreign status.