Excellent news - you have received a job offer - let`s get you ready to relocate, if that is what is offered by your new employer and desired by you!

*(If you will be working remotely from your home country, you have no “to-dos”for now🙂)

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

1. Join our Wednesday`s session (every week from 5-6pm CET, Berlin Time) - ask for the link in the indicated “Fellows in Germany Channel”.
2. After the session, start searching and/or directly booking the embassy appointment (correct website will be provided in the Wednesday meeting)
3. In the meantime ask your new employer for:
   1. Signed job contract/offer
   2. The filled version of this document
4. Start preparing all relevant documents for the embassy (or VFS, depends on the country) appointment. The documents needed differ depending on the country, you will also check for the “correct and updated to-do list” in the Wednesday session. However, generally this is what you will definitely need all the documents mentioned in the checklist below.
5. Attend embasssy appointment
6. Receive visa (usually takes 2-4 weeks) in your passport
7. Travel to Germany
8. Organise a German Sim Card and telephone number
9. Open a bank account (for example at Revolut)
10. Register in Germany
11. Apply for residence permit in Germany

EMBASSY APPOINTMENT CHECKLIST

*This list might not be complete, please check for the current list on the respective embassy

• [ ] Passport (needs to be valid for more than 6 months AFTER the appointment)
• [ ] Signed work contract by both parties (employer and you) - best to have it wet-style signed and that it at least looks like the original (best the original by post)
• [ ] Work approval application-
• [ ] University Degree (translated and apostilled/legalised)