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New to Germany in Bremen

The most important steps for newcomers in Bremen

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Step 1

Register address

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Frist: 14 days after moving in · Without registration you cannot open a bank account or sign an employment contract!

Registration at BürgerServiceCenter is the first and most important step in Bremen!

📄 Required Documents

💡 Tips
  • BürgerServiceCenter Mitte: Pelzerstraße 40
  • BürgerServiceCenter Nord: Gerhard-Rohlfs-Str. 62
  • BürgerServiceCenter Stresemannstraße: Stresemannstr. 48
  • Book appointment online or call 115
  • Express counter without appointment available
Step 2

Apply for residence permit

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Frist: Before visa expires · Migration office only serves with appointment! Appointment request via email required.

After entering with a visa you must apply for a residence permit at Bremen migration office.

📄 Required Documents

💡 Tips
  • Appointment request: office@migrationsamt.bremen.de
  • Migration office: Stresemannstraße 48, 28207 Bremen
  • Phone: 0421 361-88630
  • National visa (D) counts as residence title until eAT issuance
Step 3

Open bank account

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Frist: After registration · Without German account no salary and no rent payment!

With registration certificate you can open a German bank account.

📄 Required Documents

💡 Tips
  • Sparkasse Bremen has many branches
  • Online banks: N26, Vivid, Tomorrow often easier
  • Basic account: Every bank must offer it
Step 4

Get health insurance

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Frist: Before residence permit application · No residence permit without health insurance!

Health insurance is mandatory in Germany! You need it for residence permit.

📄 Required Documents

💡 Tips
  • For employees: Statutory health insurance (TK, AOK, Barmer, etc.)
  • Employer pays half the contribution
  • Without work: Private insurance or voluntary statutory
  • For students: Cheap rates at statutory insurers
Step 5

Receive tax ID

The tax identification number is automatically sent after registration.

⚠️Without tax ID your employer cannot register you correctly!
Arrives ca. 2-4 weeks after registration💰 0 €
💡 Tips
  • Letter comes automatically from Federal Central Tax Office
  • 11-digit number - valid for life
  • If letter doesn't arrive: Ask at tax office
  • Tax office Bremen: Rudolf-Hilferding-Platz 1
Step 6

Attend German course

Learning German is important for work, daily life and later naturalization!

⚠️B1 level is required for many residence permits!
As early as possible💰 Integrationskurs: Teils gefördert (ca. 2 € pro Stunde)

📄 Required Documents

💡 Tips
  • VHS Bremen: Wide selection of German courses
  • Integration courses: Funded by BAMF
  • Goal: B1 certificate for settlement/naturalization
  • Job-related German courses (B2/C1) for better jobs

Frequently Asked Questions

How long do I have time?
14 Tage nach Einzug
What does it cost?
0 €, 100-150 € (je nach Aufenthaltstitel), 0-10 € pro Monat, ca. 100-900 € pro Monat, 0 €, Integrationskurs: Teils gefördert (ca. 2 € pro Stunde)
What happens if I miss the deadline?
Ohne Anmeldung kannst du kein Bankkonto eröffnen und keinen Arbeitsvertrag unterschreiben!

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