Arrive · Register · Settle · Work in Germany
Make Germany's paperwork make sense
Plain-English guides to every official step of moving to Germany — Anmeldung, tax ID, bank account, residence permit and more — with the exact documents to bring, city by city.
Your arrival plan
Personalised in the Amtly app
Amtly app
Track every Termin with the right documents.
Get a plan tailored to your city, reminders for what to bring, and a private vault for your documents.
Get Amtly →Choose your starting point
Start from the stage that fits where you are now.
Coming to Germany
Choose your route (study, work, visa), check your eligibility and build a step-by-step plan to arrive.
Living in Germany
Step-by-step bureaucracy guides, city guides, German documents, flashcards and every tool to settle in.
Working in Germany
Search English-friendly jobs, then explore routes for students, graduates, PhDs and professionals.
The Germany journey
A practical view of the key steps from arrival to building a long-term life in Germany.
Start here
Where are you in your Germany journey?
Pick your stage and we’ll point you to the right tools — all free, no sign-up needed to start.
Visa checker & roadmap
Find your visa path + a personalized plan.
Open →Info hub
Anmeldung, visa, insurance, banking basics.
Open →Salary calculator
See net pay vs cost of living by city.
Open →City guides
Where to live and what it costs.
Open →Trap flashcards
Rules & fines to know before you arrive.
Open →Step-by-step guides
Every official task, explained in plain English
The documents to bring, whether you can do it online, and what comes next — tailored to your city.
Meet Amtly
Your German paperwork, in your pocket
The free companion app for German bureaucracy. Get a personal arrival plan, track every Termin with the exact documents to bring, and scan papers into a private on-device vault. Available in English, Deutsch and 中文.
- 🗺️A plan tailored to your persona, city and Bundesland
- 📅Appointment reminders with the right document checklist
- 🔒On-device document vault — your papers never leave the phone
- 💬Ask Amtly + a community of internationals who've done it