Read before arrival

Field guides for a German move

Clear introductions to health insurance vocabulary, social contributions, family-cover questions, and the documents worth organising when moving to Germany.

Health insurance in your first week: what to confirm

A practical order for confirming cover, employer details, and membership paperwork around your German start date.

Four social contributions on a German employee payslip

A plain-language tour of health, long-term care, pension, and unemployment insurance deductions.

Family insurance: questions to ask before your partner arrives

Prepare the facts a statutory health fund may request when considering non-contributory family cover.

Public and private health cover: vocabulary before comparison

Key German terms that help newcomers ask better questions without reducing a major choice to price.