Life in Germany
You've arrived — now everything in one place. From registering your address to your tax return, schooling your kids, and the path to citizenship: the complete hub for Indians living in Germany.
Your first weeks
The handful of things to sort out in your first month.
First 90 Days
A week-by-week interactive checklist for your first three months in Germany.
City Registration (Anmeldung)
Register your address — the one step that everything else depends on.
Internet & SIM Cards
Get connected from day one, SIM, broadband, and keeping your Indian number.
Open a Bank Account
Compare N26, DKB and Deutsche Bank — fees and what each one needs.
Essentials
Banking, insurance, key laws, safety, and Indian embassy/consulate contacts.
Bureaucracy Glossary
70+ German terms — Anmeldung, Steuer-ID, Kaution — in plain English, searchable A–Z.
City Guides
Indian stores, temples, hospitals and transport across 20 German cities.
Home & daily life
Settling into your flat, getting around, and staying healthy.
Learn German
A1→B1 roadmap and the subsidised Integrationskurs, it gates PR & citizenship.
Housing & Renting
Find a flat or WG room and understand leases, deposits, and Schufa.
Driving Licence
Convert your Indian licence or apply fresh — tests, costs and timeline.
Finding a GP (Hausarzt)
Register with a doctor, referrals, sick notes, and the 116117 service.
Mental Health & Therapy
English-speaking therapists, what insurance covers, and confidential crisis help.
Health Insurance
Compare public insurers and how good their English support really is.
Radio Bill
Register, cancel or update the €18.36/month Rundfunkbeitrag.
Electricity & Gas
Strom & Gas — the default tariff, reading your bill, and switching to save.
Money, tax & insurance
Keep more of your salary and stay on the right side of the Finanzamt.
Salary & Tax Calculator
See your net take-home after income tax and social contributions.
Tax Class (Steuerklasse)
When and how to change class, marriage, a child, or a spouse who starts work.
Tax Return
Who must file, the deductions Indians often miss, and which tools to use.
Schufa & Building Credit
Your credit score, the free report, and building a German credit history from zero.
Insurance Guide
Which insurances are mandatory, which are worth it, and what they cost.
Sending Money to India
Wise vs SWIFT, LRS & TCS rules, and how to get the best rate.
Your Indian Money (NRI)
NRE/NRO accounts, Indian investments and tax once you’re an NRI.
All Finance Guides
House, gold, stocks, car and more — the full finance hub.
Family & children
Bringing your family over and raising kids in Germany.
Having a Baby
Mutterschutz, midwife, Elterngeld + Kindergeld, birth registration and leave.
Marriage Guide
Register your Indian wedding, get married at a Standesamt, or use the fast Denmark route.
Kita & Childcare
Krippe, Kindergarten and costs by state, and why to apply very early.
Schools in Germany
School types, enrollment, joining mid-year from India, and free education.
Elterngeld Calculator
Estimate parental leave pay and Kindergeld (€259/child).
Family Visa & Reunification
Bring your spouse and children — visa, work rights and the timeline.
Settling & moving on
From permanent residence to citizenship, or heading home.
Work Visa & PR
Blue Card to permanent residence — the fastest settlement path.
German Citizenship
Naturalise in 5 years, plus the crucial India dual-citizenship catch.
Indian Passport & OCI
Passport renewal, OCI, PCC, attestation and the Indian missions in Germany.
Citizenship Test Practice
Practise the Einbürgerungstest with real questions and English help.
Employee Rights
Contracts, holiday, sick pay, notice periods and protection from unfair dismissal.
Job Loss in Germany
Grace period, ALG I, the health-insurance gap and what it means for your visa.
Leaving Germany
Abmeldung, pension refund (don't miss it!), and every contract to cancel.
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