Relocation plan
Turns a move to Germany into an ordered task list around your arrival or first working day, with an optional calendar file.
- You give
- Your city, arrival date and first working day if you know them, and a few questions about your situation.
- You get
- An ordered task list with suggested dates, notes you keep in or leave out, and the plan as text, a calendar file or JSON.
What you type in this tool is processed in this session in your browser. To keep it, export it as a file. If you choose your saved profile, it is read from your account. If you start from your applications board, it is read from this device only when you ask. Tool use is counted with the tool name and the interface language only.
Your move
Leave both dates empty for a plan without dates: the tasks then show their order and timing only.
Your applications board on this device is read only when you press this. Only entries at the offer stage are shown, and nothing on the board changes.
Your plan
0 of 19 applicable tasks done
The dates are a suggested order of work, not legal deadlines. You can set your own date for any task.
No dates yet: each task shows when it falls against your arrival or first working day.
Plan draft: the work start has not been confirmed.
Still open: City, Arrival date, Work start date, First accommodation, Health cover, Children, Residence and work rights, Recognition of your qualification, Whether you accepted the offer
Before you arrive
Find out what your local offices actually require
21 days before you arrive
Requirements differ from city to city. Check the official pages of your city and of the offices you will deal with instead of relying on a general list.
As YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty to follow the suggestion.
Official pages to check
- Make it in Germany (opens in a new tab)www.make-it-in-germany.comstarting point: helps you find your way, confirms no condition
The federal government's portal for skilled workers from abroad. A starting point.
- Make it in Germany (opens in a new tab)www.make-it-in-germany.comstarting point: helps you find your way, confirms no condition
Before you arrive
Settle your first accommodation and how it can confirm your address
21 days before you arrive
Find out whether your first place to stay can give you what an address registration asks for, and plan what to do if it cannot.
As YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty to follow the suggestion.
Before you arrive
Prepare the documents your address registration actually needs
7 days before you arrive
Use the list your registration office publishes, not a general one, and keep the documents together.
Waiting for an earlier step
As YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty to follow the suggestion.
First week after arrival
Check how your address registration works and book it if needed
1 day after you arrive
Some offices need an appointment, others do not. See how your office handles it and plan the date.
Waiting for an earlier step
As YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty to follow the suggestion.
Before you arrive
Confirm your health cover and the day it starts
14 days before you arrive
Check with your insurer or employer that your cover is in place from the day you need it. Mark this done yourself once it is confirmed.
As YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty to follow the suggestion.
Official pages to check
- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (BMG) (opens in a new tab)www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de
The Federal Ministry of Health's page on statutory health insurance.
- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (BMG) (opens in a new tab)www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de
Before you arrive
Check whether you need to do anything about your right to live and work here
21 days before you arrive
Whether a step is needed depends on your situation. Check it against official information or ask the competent office; this plan does not decide it.
Check whether this applies to you.
As YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty to follow the suggestion.
Official pages to check
- Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF) (opens in a new tab)www.bamf.destarting point: helps you find your way, confirms no condition
The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees. A starting point.
- Make it in Germany (opens in a new tab)www.make-it-in-germany.comstarting point: helps you find your way, confirms no condition
The federal government's portal for skilled workers from abroad. A starting point.
- Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF) (opens in a new tab)www.bamf.destarting point: helps you find your way, confirms no condition
First week after arrival
Check your bank, payment and IBAN needs
3 days after you arrive
Find out what your employer and landlord need for payments and which account options fit you.
As YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty to follow the suggestion.
First week after arrival
Have a phone and data option ready for the first day
On the day you arrive
Decide how you will be reachable and online from the start.
As YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty to follow the suggestion.
First week after arrival
Plan your journey in and getting around
On the day you arrive
Work out how you get from the airport or station to where you stay, and how you will travel day to day.
As YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty to follow the suggestion.
Before your first working day
Ask your employer for their payroll and start document list
14 days before your first working day
Ask what they need from you before the first payroll. This plan only reminds you; it sends no message.
As YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty to follow the suggestion.
Before your first working day
Prepare the payroll details you were asked for, to share them yourself
7 days before your first working day
Gather what your employer asked for and send it through the channel they named.
Waiting for an earlier step
As YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty to follow the suggestion.
Before your first working day
Confirm the place, equipment and contact person for your first day
3 days before your first working day
Check where to go, what you will be given and whom to ask for.
As YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty to follow the suggestion.
30 to 60 days into the job
Read your first real payslip and ask about anything that differs
30 days after your first working day
Compare it with what you agreed. The date is a reminder, not a forecast of when you will be paid.
As YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty to follow the suggestion.
First month at work
Agree your learning priorities and a date to talk them over
7 days after your first working day
Plan this with your employer: what to learn first and when you will review it together.
As YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty to follow the suggestion.
Before you arrive
Research whether your profession needs recognition of your qualification
21 days before you arrive
Some professions need it and others do not. Check your case with official information; this plan does not decide it.
Check whether this applies to you.
As YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty to follow the suggestion.
Official pages to check
- Anerkennung in Deutschland (BIBB) (opens in a new tab)www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de
The steps of a recognition procedure, from the application to the decision.
- Anerkennung in Deutschland (BIBB) (opens in a new tab)www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.destarting point: helps you find your way, confirms no condition
The federal portal on the recognition of foreign professional qualifications. A starting point.
- Anerkennung in Deutschland (BIBB) (opens in a new tab)www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de
First week after arrival
If it applies, research the local steps for school or childcare
1 day after you arrive
Find out how places are given out where you will live and what is needed to apply.
Check whether this applies to you.
As YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty to follow the suggestion.
30 to 60 days after arrival
Review your regular travel and the appointments you need
30 days after you arrive
After a month, check what you do often and what is still open.
As YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty to follow the suggestion.
60 to 90 days after arrival
Find local advice and support services that fit you
60 days after you arrive
Note where you can ask for help, for example advice centres or community groups.
As YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty to follow the suggestion.
60 to 90 days after arrival
Go through what is still open and plan what comes next
90 days after you arrive
Look at the open tasks, drop what no longer applies and set your next steps.
As YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty to follow the suggestion.
Files
Off unless you tick it: your notes stay out of the text and calendar files.
The file adds the dates to your calendar only when you import it. It sets no reminders and sends no invitations.
None of the chosen tasks has a date yet. Add your arrival or work start date, or set a date on a task.
Keep your work
Before you change page or language, download the data you want to continue with as JSON.
Only files this tool exported, up to 1 MB. Nothing changes until you confirm.