Moving to Germany: the admin checklist for your first weeks
Anmeldung, the landlord's confirmation (Wohnungsgeberbestätigung) and the broadcasting fee (Rundfunkbeitrag) explained for newcomers, with official sources.
Guides
Plain-English guides to moving, money, work and paperwork in Germany, with the Excel and Word templates that go with them.
How to write a German CV (Lebenslauf) as a foreigner
What a German Lebenslauf contains, what to leave out, the photo question and the documents that follow it, based on the Federal Employment Agency's own guide.
Household budget and Nebenkosten for renters in Germany
What Nebenkosten are, how advance payments and the yearly bill work, how to check the bill, and how to keep a household budget that includes them.
Tracking income, VAT and set-aside money as a freelancer in Germany
General information on what freelancers in Germany keep track of: income, expenses, VAT on their own entries and money set aside. Stand: October 2026.
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