Germany · Your desk
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Nächster Schritt · next on your desk
Register your address
Almost everything on this desk waits for the Meldebescheinigung — banks and employers ask for it. The pack has the deadline, the documents and every form field translated.
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Akte · your paper trail
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The papers you'll be asked for
You will be asked for these again and again. Here is what each one is, what it is called, and where you get it.
Proof you registered your address
CalledMeldebescheinigung
The office hands it to you when you register. Banks and employers ask for it constantly.
Your tax number, for life
CalledSteuer-ID
It arrives by post a few weeks after you first register. Your employer needs it before your first payslip.
Proof you have health insurance
CalledMitgliedsbescheinigung
Your health fund sends it. A new employer asks for it when you start.
Your credit record
CalledSchufa-Datenkopie
German landlords expect one with a flat application. You have a right to a free copy.