Resources
Checklists you can actually use
Print them, tick them off, take them with you to appointments, viewings and offices.
First 30 days checklist
Every essential step of your first month, in order, as a printable PDF.
Download PDFAnmeldung documents checklist
What to bring to the Bürgeramt so you do not need a second appointment.
Being written and reviewed.
Apartment viewing checklist
What to look at, what to photograph and what to ask before you apply.
Being written and reviewed.
Job application checklist
The complete German application folder, from CV to certificates.
Being written and reviewed.
Moving to Germany checklist
Everything to arrange in the three months before departure.
Being written and reviewed.
Starting an Ausbildung checklist
Contract, vocational school, insurance and the paperwork of your first weeks.
Being written and reviewed.
Monthly budget planner
A simple structure for rent, insurance, transport and savings.
Being written and reviewed.
Important emergency numbers
Police, ambulance, fire brigade, medical on-call service and poison control.
Being written and reviewed.
German bureaucracy vocabulary
The terms that appear on every form, with plain explanations.
Being written and reviewed.