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Relocation plan: Germany

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Reviewed in November 2026. General information, not legal or tax advice: confirm on the official pages linked here before you decide.

Your citizenship
The vacancy does not state an annual salary in EUR; enter the offer you have or expect.

How much you take home

Enter a gross annual salary above to see an estimate of the net pay.

Do you need a visa?

No. As an EU citizen (or a citizen of the EEA or Switzerland), you can live and work in Germany without a visa or work permit. A valid ID card or passport is enough.

Documents and where to get them

In your country, before you leave

  • ID card or passport, valid for the whole move.
  • European Health Insurance Card, from your national health insurance: it covers necessary care in the first weeks, until you are insured in the new country.
  • Birth certificate (and marriage certificate, if married). Between EU countries, many certificates need no apostille and can come with a multilingual form that avoids translation (Regulation (EU) 2016/1191).
  • Criminal record certificate from your country of nationality and, if different, from where you lived recently: some employers ask for it. Request it close to the date it will be used.
  • Degree, transcript and references from previous jobs, digitally.

In Germany

  • Landlord's confirmation (Wohnungsgeberbestätigung): the landlord must give it to you; you need it to register your address.
  • Registration certificate (Meldebescheinigung): given at the address registration. Banks and many contracts ask for it.
  • Tax ID (Steuer-ID): arrives by post a few weeks after registration. Federal Central Tax Office.
  • Social security number (Sozialversicherungsnummer): assigned when the employer registers you; the health insurer usually sends it.

Step by step

Before you leave

  1. Sign the contract and confirm in writing the gross annual salary, the start date and the relocation support.
  2. Gather the documents above, on paper and digitally.
  3. Find a flat or temporary housing with an address where you can register. Be wary of adverts asking for money before a viewing.
  4. Choose a public health insurer (gesetzliche Krankenkasse) to give to your employer; above an annual salary set every year you may choose private insurance. Federal Ministry of Health.
  5. In your country, tell the authorities you are moving: update your registered address and your tax residence. In the year you leave, tax may be due for the part of the year you were still resident.

First week

  1. Register your address (Anmeldung) at the city's citizens' office (Bürgeramt) within two weeks of moving in (§ 17 Bundesmeldegesetz). Bring your ID and the landlord's confirmation. In big cities, book as soon as you know the move-in date. You will be asked your religion: members of a registered church pay church tax (Kirchensteuer).
  2. Join the health insurer and give the details to your employer.
  3. Open a bank account, usually with the Meldebescheinigung.

First month

  1. Send your employer the Steuer-ID and the social security number when they arrive.
  2. Register your home for the broadcasting fee (Rundfunkbeitrag): one per household.
  3. Check the tax class on your first payslip (Steuerklasse I for a single person) and the deductions.