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How sex therapy can change your life

How sex therapy can change your life
4-day week trial in Germany: Was it a success?

4-day week trial in Germany: Was it a success?
What is Germany’s new antisemitism resolution?

What is Germany’s new antisemitism resolution?
Renting vs buying a house in Germany: What you should consider

Renting vs buying a house in Germany: What you should consider
Do you still need to speak German to get a job in Germany?

Do you still need to speak German to get a job in Germany?
DB begins rail work in NRW with 80 weeks of disruption expected

DB begins rail work in NRW with 80 weeks of disruption expected
Price hike announced for public transport tickets in Berlin

Price hike announced for public transport tickets in Berlin
How to close a GmbH in Germany: A step-by-step guide for expats

How to close a GmbH in Germany: A step-by-step guide for expats
Record number of migrating cranes spotted over Germany

Record number of migrating cranes spotted over Germany
VHS course offers peek into Stasi spies' document archive

VHS course offers peek into Stasi spies' document archive
6 best vegan restaurants in Berlin

6 best vegan restaurants in Berlin
Free ice skating in Berlin as refurbished Tempelhof rink reopens

Free ice skating in Berlin as refurbished Tempelhof rink reopens

New in Germany? Not sure where to start?

First things first, let’s get the basics sorted. Here are some useful guides to get you started.

Registration in Germany

If you will be staying in Germany for longer than three months, you need to register your address (anmelden) at...
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Banking in Germany: How to open a German bank account

As an expat in Germany, one of the first steps in setting up your life will be to open up...
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Residence permit in Germany

If you want to live and work in Germany as an expat, you may need to apply for a residence...
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Health insurance in Germany

The health insurance (Krankenversicherung) system in Germany is universal, meaning that by law everyone has to take out cover. There...
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Private health insurance in Germany (Private Krankenversicherung)

German health insurance is based on two systems. Private health insurance is the second of those systems, and currently covers...
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Private insurance in Germany

Whilst anyone living and working in Germany is obliged to contribute to health insurance and other parts of the German...
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Language schools in Germany

If you’ve recently moved to Germany, you’ll perhaps be thinking about brushing up on some of your language skills. Learning...
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Mobile telephony in Germany

As with most countries in the world, expats in Germany who want to communicate with friends and family have the choice...
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Home utilities in Germany: Energy, Water & Internet

If you’re relocating to Germany for the first time, or just moving to a new address, setting up home utilities...
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How to make good money decisions

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November 2024: 10 changes affecting expats in Germany

November 2024: 10 changes affecting expats in Germany
IKEA will pay reparations to forced labourers of former GDR

IKEA will pay reparations to forced labourers of former GDR
Just 2.360 Chancenkarte applications since visa launched in June

Just 2.360 Chancenkarte applications since visa launched in June

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