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Moving to Berlin

  1. How to move to Berlin
  2. How to get a residence permit
  3. How to find an apartment
  4. How to find a job
  5. How to learn German

Working in Germany

  1. How to find a job
  2. Salaries in Germany
  3. Taxes in Germany
  4. Health insurance for employees
  5. How to get a Blue Card
  6. How to get a work visa
  7. What is the probation period?
  8. How to take sick days
  9. How to take vacations
  10. How to take a sabbatical
  11. How educational leave works
  12. Changing or losing your job
  13. How to write a job resignation letter
  14. Job notice periods
  15. Unemployment benefits

Visiting Berlin

  1. Visiting Berlin
  2. How to use public transit
  3. How to tip in Germany
  4. Where to buy weed

Apartment life

  1. How to find an apartment
  2. Common housing scams
  3. How to register your address
  4. How to move into an apartment
  5. How to move out of an apartment
  6. How to change your address
  7. How apartment deposits work
  8. How to get a Schufa
  9. How the TV tax works
  10. How to get your packages
  11. What to do if you lose your keys
  12. How to get key doubles
  13. Review of Conny rent reduction

Starting a business

  1. How to start a business
  2. How to get a freelance visa
  3. How to go from employee to freelancer
  4. Health insurance for freelancers
  5. Freelance developer salaries
  6. How to join the KSK
  7. How VAT works
  8. Being a Klein­un­ter­neh­mer
  9. How the trade tax works
  10. Are you a Freiberufler or a Gewerbe?
  11. How to do the Ge­wer­be­an­mel­dung
  12. How to run a website
  13. Review of Kontist

The basics

  1. Public holidays in Berlin
  2. What is open on Sundays?
  3. Quiet hours and noise laws
  4. How to sort your trash
  5. How to return empty bottles
  6. How to tip in Germany
  7. How to exchange coins
  8. How to use public transit
  9. How to stream and torrent movies
  10. How to write a German address
  11. How to mail a letter
  12. How to dial German phone numbers
  13. Emergency phone numbers

Personal finance

  1. Cost of living in Berlin
  2. How to choose a bank
  3. Banking in Germany
  4. Taxes in Germany
  5. Types of insurance
  6. How to save money
  7. How to exchange coins
  8. How to get a Schufa
  9. English-speaking tax advisors
  10. English-speaking tax software
  11. Review of N26
  12. Review of Degiro
  13. Review of Kontist

Healthcare

  1. How to choose health insurance
  2. Health insurance for a German visa
  3. English-speaking doctors
  4. English-speaking dentists
  5. How to take sick days
  6. How to buy eyeglasses
  7. How to deal with hay fever
  8. How to get diagnosed with ADHD
  9. How to get tested for HIV and STIs
  10. How to become an organ donor
  11. Review of Techniker Krankenkasse
  12. Review of Ottonova

Insurance

  1. Types of insurance
  2. How to choose health insurance
  3. How to choose liability insurance
  4. Do you need legal insurance?
  5. How to choose car insurance

Where to find...

  1. Where to find help
  2. Where to buy what
  3. How to buy, sell and donate things
  4. Where to watch movies in English
  5. Where to find foreign ingredients
  6. English-speaking doctors
  7. English-speaking lawyers
  8. English-speaking dentists
  9. English-speaking GPs
  10. English-speaking tax advisors
  11. English-speaking gynecologists
  12. English-speaking psychiatrists
  13. English-speaking psy­cho­the­ra­pists
  14. English-speaking veterinarians
  15. English-speaking driving schools
  16. English-speaking hair salons
  17. 24-hour gyms
  18. Where to donate clothes
  19. Where to buy motorcycle gear
  20. Where to find lost things
  21. Where to get passport photos
  22. Where to play board games
  23. Where to find American pizza

Immigration

  1. How to get a residence permit
  2. How to get a Blue Card
  3. How to get a work visa
  4. How to get a freelance visa
  5. How to renew a freelance visa
  6. How to get permanent residence
  7. Health insurance for a German visa
  8. How the immigration office works
  9. Aus­län­der­be­hör­de wait times
  10. How to get a Fik­ti­ons­be­schei­ni­gung
  11. Where to get passport photos
  12. Relocation consultants in Berlin

Bureaucracy

  1. How to get a Bürgeramt appointment
  2. How the immigration office works
  3. Taxes in Germany
  4. Tax ID, tax number and VAT number
  5. Your So­zi­a­l­ver­si­che­rungs­num­mer
  6. How to get a Mel­de­be­schei­ni­gung
  7. Where to get passport photos

Legal matters

  1. English-speaking lawyers
  2. Do you need legal insurance?
  3. How to make a noise complaint
  4. Is cannabis legal?
  5. Photography laws
  6. Review of Conny rent reduction

Family and friends

  1. How to make friends
  2. How to get married
  3. How to find a Kita
  4. How to get a Kitagutschein

Dogs

  1. Having a dog in Berlin
  2. English-speaking veterinarians
  3. How to bury a dead animal

Leaving Germany

  1. How to move out of an apartment
  2. Changing or losing your job
  3. Abmeldung — How to deregister your address
  4. How to get a pension refund

Getting around

  1. How to buy and ride a bicycle
  2. How to buy a car
  3. How to use public transit
  4. How to buy a Deutschland Ticket
  5. How to pay a BVG fine
  6. How to cancel a BVG ticket subscription

Driving

  1. How to buy a car
  2. Cost of owning a car
  3. How to choose car insurance
  4. How to get a driving licence
  5. English-speaking driving schools
  6. How to convert a foreign driving licence
  7. Where to buy motorcycle gear
  8. Parking motorcycles on the sidewalk
  9. How to get an International Driving Permit

Bonus content

  1. Movies set in Berlin
  2. Two kinds of Netto
  3. Worms in trees
  4. What does "m/w/d" mean?
  5. Fonts used on German signs
  6. How to get rid of a Christmas tree

Newest guides

  1. German health insurance when unemployed Health insurance when unemployed June 2, 2025

    This guide helps you choose German health insurance when you have no income.

  2. German health insurance for freelancers Health insurance for freelancers June 2, 2025

    This guide helps you choose the best health insurance for self-employment in Germany.

  3. German health insurance for students Health insurance for students June 2, 2025

    This guide explains how to choose the best German health insurance for students.

  4. German health insurance for employees Health insurance for employees June 2, 2025

    This guide explains how to choose the best health insurance to work in Germany.

  5. German health insurance for Azubis Health insurance for Azubis June 2, 2025

    This guide helps you choose the best health insurance for an apprenticeship (Ausbildung).

  6. How to read your Zusatzblatt How to read your Zusatzblatt December 17, 2024

    This guide helps you understand the Zusatzblatt that you received with your German residence permit.

  7. How the Berlin immigration office works How the immigration office works December 17, 2024

    How the Berlin Landesamt für Einwanderung works. This guide explains how to get an appointment, apply for a residence permit, and more.

  8. Berlin Aus­län­der­be­hör­de wait times Aus­län­der­be­hör­de wait times November 27, 2024

    See how long it takes to get a residence permit at the Berlin immigration office (Landesamt für Einwanderung).

  9. How to get key doubles in Germany How to get key doubles November 2, 2024

    This is how you make copies of your apartment keys for cheap.

  10. How to apply for German permanent residence How to get permanent residence July 30, 2024

    The process and the requirements to get a Niederlassungserlaubnis and become a permanent resident.

Recent updates

  1. German health insurance for students Health insurance for students July 10, 2025

    This guide explains how to choose the best German health insurance for students.

  2. How to move out of an apartment in Germany How to move out of an apartment July 10, 2025

    Everything you need to think about when leaving your apartment in Germany: address changes, contract cancellations, moving companies and more.

  3. How to get a driving licence in Germany How to get a driving licence July 10, 2025

    A detailed description of the process of obtaining a German Klasse A driving licence. This information is also valid for the Klasse B licence.

  4. Where to get passport photos in Berlin Where to get passport photos July 10, 2025

    Getting biometric pictures taken for passports, visas and drivers' licences is quite simple in Berlin. Here's how it's done.

  5. What is the best German bank for expats? How to choose a bank July 10, 2025

    This guide compares the best bank accounts for foreigners. It reviews the features, fees and requirements of each bank.

  6. How to get a free Schufa How to get a Schufa July 9, 2025

    If you are applying for an apartment in Berlin, you will almost always be asked to include a Schufa in your application. This is how you obtain a Schufa-Auskunft for free

  7. List of English-speaking lawyers in Berlin English-speaking lawyers July 9, 2025

    This list of English, French and Spanish-speaking lawyers will help you with any legal issues you might encounter while living in Berlin.

  8. English-speaking tax software for Germany English-speaking tax software July 9, 2025

    A list of software that can help you file your German taxes in English, and alternative options.

  9. How to move to Berlin How to move to Berlin July 9, 2025

    This guide shows you how to relocate to Berlin. It covers finding a job in Berlin, getting a residence permit, finding an apartment, and more.

  10. How to find an apartment in Berlin How to find an apartment July 9, 2025

    This guide helps you find an apartment for rent in Berlin. It explains everything from the housing search to moving in.

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