Germany Starter Pack — English
Everything you need to get started in Germany, organised step by step.
The complete guide to your first months in Germany: documents, housing, work, taxes, health insurance and banking. Written in English, with official links and printable checklists. Includes access to the private community.
What it includes
- First 30 days: a step-by-step checklist
- Documents explained: Anmeldung, Steuer-ID, Sozialversicherungsnummer
- Housing: Mietvertrag, SCHUFA, Kaution and Nebenkosten
- Work: contract, payslip, Steuerklasse, notice period
- Taxes: tax return, ELSTER and income-deductible expenses
- Health insurance and choosing your Krankenkasse
- Bank account, IBAN and SEPA
- Essential German vocabulary
- Directory of official links
- Printable checklist
- Access to the private community
PDF contents
- 01 — Before you arrive
- 02 — The first 7 days
- 03 — The first 30 days
- 04 — Anmeldung
- 05 — Steuer-ID
- 06 — Health insurance
- 07 — Bank account
- 08 — Work
- 09 — Housing
- 10 — Taxes
- 11 — Useful German vocabulary
- 12 — Official links
- 13 — Printable checklist