Berlin · Germany

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MVP · Berlin

Routes for your task

Thirty-five routes lead from answering questions to the official action: documents, insurance, health, housing and self-employment.

01 · First stepsBerlin

Anmeldung (address registration)

Find out whether you can register online or need the Bürgeramt, and gather the right documents.

up to 7 questionsonline up to 3 working days · in person immediately at the appointment

A complete self-service routeStart the route

02 · TaxesGermany

Steuer-ID (tax number)

Find out whether you have been assigned a personal Steuer-ID, and choose the automatic, online, urgent or special path.

up to 5 questionsonline on average 4 weeks · automatically 4–8 weeks

A complete self-service routeStart the route

03 · HealthGermany

Krankenversicherung (health insurance)

Find the right path, choose an official Krankenkasse and receive confirmation of insurance and the eGK.

up to 6 questionsonline or through the fund's office · no overall deadline set

A complete self-service routeStart the route

04 · HousingBerlin

Wohnungssuche (looking for a flat or room)

Find out which documents you have for an application, where to look for housing and how to check whether address registration is possible.

5 questionsPreparing the search

An action plan for your situationStart the route

05 · DocumentsBerlin

Aufenthaltstitel (extending a residence permit)

Choose the LEA service by your current document and basis of residence, apply online and come to the appointment.

4 questionsOnline → in person

Official forms and deadlinesStart the route

06 · HealthcareBerlin

Arztsuche (finding a doctor and booking)

Choose a practice, book in an official way and prepare for the visit.

up to 4 questionsSearch → appointment

Official booking methodsStart the route

07 · HealthcareBerlin

Notfall (urgent medical help)

Choose 112, 116117 or an on-call practice by the urgency of your case.

up to 2 questionsWhere to turn

Emergency and on-call servicesStart the route

08 · Work and businessBerlin

Gewerbe or Freiberuf (own business or freelance)

Check the right to work, determine the registration method and file the tax questionnaire.

up to 6 questionsOnline or in person

Official formsStart the route

09 · MoneyBerlin

Girokonto (bank account)

Choose how to open an account, without a visit or at a branch, prepare documents and see the ready banks.

up to 4 questionsOnline or at a branch

Ready banks from their official dataStart the route

10 · CommunicationsBerlin

Mobilfunk and Internet (mobile service and internet)

Sign a contract, change provider, cancel it or solve a problem under consumer rules.

up to 2 questionsOnline or in a shop

Consumer rights and official linksStart the route

11 · DogBerlin

Hund (dog: registration, tax, dangerous breeds)

up to 3 questionsOnline or in writing

Official forms of BerlinStart the route

12 · HousingBerlin

WBS (permit for social housing)

Check whether you can apply, prepare documents and choose a filing method: online, by post or in person.

up to 3 questionsOnline, by post or in person

Official pages of BerlinStart the route

13 · FamilyBerlin

Kindergeld (child benefit)

Check whether you can apply, choose a filing method and find out what to do if there is no reply.

up to 3 questionsOnline, with a signature or by post

Official pages of the Bundesagentur für ArbeitStart the route

14 · Work and businessBerlin

Agentur für Arbeit and Jobcenter (losing a job and benefits)

up to 3 questionsOnline or in person

Official pages of the Bundesagentur für ArbeitStart the route

15 · FamilyBerlin

Kita, Schule und Geburt (kindergarten, school, birth of a child)

Get a Kita-Gutschein, enrol a child in school or report a birth to the Standesamt.

up to 3 questionsBy post or in person

Official pages of BerlinStart the route

16 · Work and businessBerlin

Stellensuche (looking for employed work)

Find out whether you may work as an employee, where to look for vacancies and where to report a breach.

up to 3 questionsOnline or by phone

Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Zoll and BerlinStart the route

17 · FamilyBerlin

Elterngeld (allowance for parents after a child is born)

Check entitlement, prepare documents and file the application with the Elterngeldstelle.

up to 7 questionsBy post

Official pages of Berlin and the FamilienportalStart the route

18 · FamilyBerlin

Kinderzuschlag (top-up to Kindergeld for low-income families)

Check the conditions and file the application with the Familienkasse.

up to 4 questionsOnline, by post or in person

Official pages of the Bundesagentur für ArbeitStart the route

19 · TaxesBerlin

Einkommensteuererklärung (tax return)

Find out whether you must file, by when and how: ELSTER, paper or an adviser.

up to 4 questionsOnline, on paper or through an adviser

Official pages of Berlin and ELSTERStart the route

20 · Work and businessBerlin

Elternzeit (parental leave)

How to notify your employer, for how long, and what applies to part-time work, protection from dismissal and insurance.

up to 5 questionsIn writing to the employer

BMBFSFJ, the Familienportal and the BEEG lawStart the route

21 · HousingBerlin

Wohngeld (housing allowance towards rent or housing costs)

Check entitlement and apply online or on paper to the Wohnungsamt.

up to 5 questionsOnline or on paper

Official pages of Berlin, the WoGG and the BMWSBStart the route

22 · Money and communicationsBerlin

Mutterschutz und Mutterschaftsgeld (maternity protection and maternity benefit)

Find out what you are entitled to before and after the birth and where to apply for Mutterschaftsgeld.

up to 4 questionsAn application to the fund or the BAS

Official pages of the Familienportal and the BASStart the route

23 · Money and communicationsBerlin

Bildungs- und Teilhabepaket (help with school and leisure for children)

Check entitlement and get the berlinpass-BuT for school, Kita and leisure.

up to 3 questionsberlinpass-BuT

Official pages of Berlin and the BundesagenturStart the route

24 · HealthBerlin

Pflegegeld und Pflegegrad (care allowance and the degree of care need)

How to get a Pflegegrad and Pflegegeld and where to apply.

up to 5 questionsA call or letter to the Pflegekasse

Official pages: BMG, the Medizinischer Dienst and BerlinStart the route

25 · HealthBerlin

Schwerbehindertenausweis (severe disability card)

File an application with the Versorgungsamt, upload missing documents or understand a GdB decision.

up to 3 questionsA paper application by post

Official pages: LAGeSo and the Bundesagentur für ArbeitStart the route

26 · HousingBerlin

Wohnungsgeberbestätigung (confirmation of moving in from the landlord)

Get or issue the confirmation of moving in that is needed for address registration.

up to 3 questionsA letter to the landlord

Official pages: Berlin and the registration lawStart the route

27 · HousingBerlin

Umzug (moving and changing address)

Change your address, update documents and report the move.

up to 4 questionsOnline or at the Bürgeramt

Official pages: Berlin and the RundfunkbeitragStart the route

28 · Money and communicationsBerlin

Arbeitslosengeld (unemployment benefit)

Check entitlement, amount and duration of Arbeitslosengeld and avoid a sanction.

up to 5 questionsOnline or in person at the Agentur

Official pages: Bundesagentur für ArbeitStart the route

29 · Money and communicationsBerlin

Grundsicherungsgeld (formerly Bürgergeld: basic support for people in need)

Find out how much you are entitled to and apply to the Jobcenter.

up to 6 questionsOnline or on paper at the Jobcenter

Official pages: Bundesagentur and BundesregierungStart the route

30 · Documents and statusBerlin

Kfz-Ummeldung (re-registering a car after moving)

Re-register a car or enter a new address in a document.

up to 6 questionsAn appointment at the Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde or online

Official pages: Berlin (LABO)Start the route

31 · Documents and statusBerlin

Einbürgerung (obtaining German citizenship)

Check the conditions and file the online citizenship application.

up to 7 questionsOnline application at the Landesamt für Einwanderung

Official pages: Berlin and the WillkommenszentrumStart the route

32 · Documents and statusBerlin

Aufenthaltstitel für Beschäftigung (residence permit for work: Blue Card and skilled workers)

Find out which path suits you: Blue Card, skilled worker or Chancenkarte.

up to 10 questionsOnline application at the Landesamt für Einwanderung

Official pages: Berlin and Make it in GermanyStart the route

33 · Documents and statusBerlin

Anerkennung (recognition of a foreign diploma or profession)

Find the authority for your profession and apply for recognition.

up to 10 questionsAn application to the competent authority

Official pages: Anerkennung in Deutschland and BerlinStart the route

34 · Documents and statusBerlin

Integrationskurs (integration course and language course)

Get admission to a course, sign up and find out how much it costs.

up to 10 questionsBAMF admission and enrolment with the provider

Official pages: BAMF and BMIStart the route

35 · Documents and statusBerlin

Familiennachzug (family reunification)

A residence permit for a spouse or child: visa, conditions, documents.

up to 9 questionsOnline application at the Landesamt für Einwanderung

Official pages: Berlin, Make it in Germany and BAMFStart the route

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Official sources onlyRequirements, deadlines and actions are confirmed by the primary source.

Berlin ≠ GermanyFederal rules and city actions are marked separately.

Checked 5 October 2026The date of the last check is shown next to each set of sources.

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Official catalogue

Where NOSTRES leads

Every link leads to the official service page, form or a government directory.

Berlin's immigration authorityService catalogue, online applications and contacts of the units The federal search for medical practicesDoctors, addresses, specialities and languages ServicePortal Berlin: GewerbeConditions, online form, district offices and fees ServicePortal BerlinAnmeldung, booking and addresses of the Berlin Bürgeramt Willkommenszentrum BerlinFlat search, documents for an application and social housing ServicePortal Berlin: WBSConditions and filing of the social housing application Bundeszentralamt für SteuernThe personal Steuer-ID and official explanations ELSTERThe official online form for having the Steuer-ID sent again gesund.bund.deHealth insurance and the rights of the insured GKV-SpitzenverbandThe official list of Krankenkassen, admission regions and Zusatzbeiträge Bundesagentur für ArbeitArbeitslosengeld, Grundsicherung, Jobcenter and cover of health contributions FamilienkasseKindergeld: conditions, online application and documents

NOSTRES editorial rule

If a practical conclusion cannot be tied to an official source, it is not published as a recommendation. NOSTRES helps you find the procedure; you make legal, tax and medical decisions yourself.

If a problem arises

Do not be left in a dead end

NOSTRES does not send you to a paid intermediary. Every route has an official fallback: another permitted method, the authority's contact or free government navigation.

Rules for booking in Berlin

01No free appointmentOfficial rules, additional terms and the number 115 02No BundID (the federal user account)Official ways to register and sign in 03eID (electronic identification) or PIN (personal code) does not workSetup and recovery 04You need forms and addressesDocuments and all district offices (Bürgeramt) on the official service page

MVP pilot

Thirty-five self-service routes are available now. Your answers are saved on your device; documents, Steuer-ID and medical information are not requested. There are no paid specialists in the first version.