GERMANY · CHAPTER 12
Your first weeksin Germany.
Register your address (Anmeldung) within 14 days, enrol at university, activate health insurance, open a bank account, receive your tax ID by post and book your residence-permit appointment early.
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Steps
- 01
Anmeldung
Needs your landlord's confirmation (Wohnungsgeberbestätigung).
- 02
Enrol
With admission, insurance and semester-fee proof.
- 03
Bank account
Needed to receive blocked-account payments.
- 04
Residence permit
Appointments can take weeks in big cities — book immediately.
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First month in the right order
- 01
Anmeldung (address registration)
You need a landlord's confirmation (Wohnungsgeberbestätigung).
- 02
Bank account
Needed for blocked-account payouts and salary.
- 03
University enrolment
Show health insurance confirmation and pay the semester contribution.
- 04
Residence permit appointment
Book early; offices are busy.
- 05
Phone and transport ticket
Your semester ticket often works as a Deutschlandticket.
WHERE TO GO NEXT
Keep going: the pages that help next.
Each card says what you will find there. Looking for something else? See every page on the site.
GERMANY GUIDE
Housing & student life
Studierendenwerk halls, WG shared flats and private rooms in Germany: costs, deposits, scams and the broadcasting fee.
GERMANY GUIDE
Health, bank & phone
Statutory health insurance for students in Germany, private options, opening a bank account and phone contracts.
GERMANY GUIDE
Safety, wellbeing & emergencies
112 and 110, the 116 117 doctor line, free counselling, the Embassy of India in Berlin, blocked-account and housing scams, and discrimination help.
FRANCE
First 30 days in France
Your first month in France, day by day: permit validation, bank, SIM, CAF and transport.
FROM INDIA
Scams & emergencies abroad
Study abroad fraud warnings for Indian students: fake agents, offer letters and visas, forex and job scams, plus lost passports and emergencies abroad.
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