After the application
Bank account, insurance, recognition of your degree, authorities: what is really needed in Germany, in what order – and who helps.
This section is new. For now it only lists offers whose addresses we checked ourselves. It grows when something genuinely useful comes along.
This is our own work: general information, not advice on your individual case.
These are other companies. We describe what you need them for – they provide the service themselves.
As of today we receive no commission from any of these providers. If that changes, it will say so right here.
Blocked account and health insurance for a visa or residence permit. The required amount is in our articles, with source and date.
A second provider for the same blocked account. Compare fees and processing time; the requirements are identical.
Sending money from abroad to Germany, usually cheaper than through your home bank.
Health, liability and disability insurance for people new to Germany – usable in English.
Free, state or European, no advertising. These are often better than any paid offer.
The German government's official portal for skilled workers from abroad: visa, recognition, job search, in many languages.
The EU job portal. For EU citizens the direct route to jobs in Germany, without any intermediary.
The official database for foreign degrees. Here you see how your degree is classified in Germany.
The international placement service of the German Federal Employment Agency. Free advice and job placement.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit (ZAV) →
Mobile phone contracts, flat hunting and language courses belong here too. We will only add them once we have found a provider we would recommend ourselves – a list of arbitrary names helps nobody.