Settling in Germany
Step-by-step guides to German bureaucracy
Every official task a newcomer faces — explained in plain English, with the exact documents to bring and whether you can do it online. Pick a task, then your city for the local details.
初到德国时
逐步安顿下来时
换领驾照
Führerschein umschreiben
阅读指南→申领儿童金
Kindergeld
阅读指南→公共交通月票
Deutschlandticket
阅读指南→登记自由职业
Freiberufler anmelden
阅读指南→报个人所得税
Einkommensteuererklärung
阅读指南→车辆登记
Kfz-Zulassung
阅读指南→申请父母金
Elterngeld
阅读指南→申请住房补贴
Wohngeld
阅读指南→找幼儿园 / 托儿所（Kita）
Kita-Platz
阅读指南→为孩子办理入学
Schulanmeldung
阅读指南→申请德国国籍（入籍）
Einbürgerung
阅读指南→申请永久居留（定居许可）
Niederlassungserlaubnis
阅读指南→上驾校考德国驾照
Führerschein / Fahrschule
阅读指南→Guides by city
Berlin
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Munich
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Hamburg
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Frankfurt
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Cologne
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Düsseldorf
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Stuttgart
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Leipzig
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Dortmund
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Essen
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Bremen
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Dresden
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Hannover
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Nuremberg
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Bonn
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Mannheim
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Karlsruhe
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Münster
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Aachen
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Mainz
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Augsburg
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Wiesbaden
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Bielefeld
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Bochum
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Wuppertal
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Freiburg
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Heidelberg
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Darmstadt
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Regensburg
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Würzburg
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Kiel
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Lübeck
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Potsdam
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Saarbrücken
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