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Moving to Germany
A practical route through address registration, your tax ID, and healthcare. Local registration services differ, so use your city’s official instructions.
Start with a task
- Register your address in Germany (Anmeldung)
- Get your German tax identification number (Steuer-ID)
- Health cover when you move within the EU
- Berlin and Bremen Anmeldung: registering after a move from abroad
- EU Citizen Moving Within Europe: What to Do First
- Non-EU Citizen Moving to Germany, Spain or Italy
- Moving to Another EU Country for an Employee Job
- Moving Abroad While Working Remotely
- Moving to Another EU Country as a Student
- Retiring in Another EU Country: Residence and Healthcare
- Moving to Another EU Country with Family
- Moving to Germany as an EU citizen: Anmeldung and first steps
- Moving to Germany as a non-EU citizen: visa and first steps
- Berlin Anmeldung after moving from abroad: documents and appointments
- Bremen Anmeldung after moving from abroad: who attends and what to bring
- Munich Anmeldung after moving from abroad: deadline and documents
- Moving from Spain to Germany: an EU-citizen route and checklist