You might need some extra support, information or counseling about the following subjects:

Finance and Insurances:

• Information on Germany’s social security system, heath insurance, unemployment insurance and social aid, pension plans
• Information on recommendable insurances (personal liability insurance, home insurance, car insurances,…)
• How does payroll work
• How to submit a tax report, which taxes are to be paid

Organizing your home and household:

• Shopping facilities, including where to buy furniture and household goods
• How to find qualified tradesmen
• How to find a household help

Medicine:

• Doctors that speak your language
• Emergency numbers
• Hospitals
• Pediatric care
• Payment of medical services
• Pharmacies

City information and leisure time:

• Public transport system
• Shopping and nutrition
• Churches and religious communities – maybe in your mother tongue
• Sports
• Cultural facilities and activities
• Sightseeing and excursions
• Meeting points, clubs and associations for expats or people that speak your language
• Where to buy products from your home country
• Language courses