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Munich

Our deepest city: registration, housing, schools, family life, and everything Bavarian bureaucracy throws at you.

What do you need?

Residence Permit & Visa

Renewing, applying, and keeping your residence permit or visa on track.

Path to Citizenship

The path from residence to a German passport, and what affects it.

Getting Registered

The first paperwork every newcomer has to get right: Anmeldung, tax ID, and more.

Financial Support for Families

Kindergeld, Elterngeld, and the other cash support your family may be owed.

Choosing Health Insurance

Choosing, switching, and understanding statutory or private health cover.

Child Health & Care

Pediatricians, checkups, and medical care built around your child.

Renting & Tenant Rights

Deposits, rent increases, and knowing your rights as a tenant.

Banking, Debt & Money

Opening accounts, handling debt letters, and moving money safely.

Working Life

Contracts, parental leave, and the rules that shape your working life.

Childcare & School

Finding a Kita spot, enrolling in school, and everything in between.

Getting Around

Driver's licenses, cars, bikes, and getting around the city legally.

Running a Household

Energy bills, broadcast fees, deliveries, and running a home smoothly.

Everyday Life & Neighbors

Deposit systems, quiet hours, holidays, and daily life where you live.

Leisure, Culture & Community

Sports clubs, arts, hobbies, and the festivals and events that make a new city feel like home.

Other

Guides that do not fit neatly into another category yet.

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