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After your arrival in Germany, you must attend to several formalities before you can start concentrating on your research and - hopefully - getting to know Bielefeld.
The following overview provides further information that should help to make it easier for you to find your way through all the "red tape" - something that is frequently not easy for Germans to do either!
Contact the Welcome Centre!
Register at the local residents' registration office
(Einwohnermeldeamt)!
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Organize health insurance (Krankenversicherung)!
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Open a current account at a bank, savings bank (Sparkasse), or the post office (Postbank)!
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Register at the local foreigners' registration office (Ausländerbehörde) - and it is absolutely essential
to do this in the first 3 months!
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If necessary, register your child or children for Kindergarten or school!
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If you need assistance with the above mentioned formalities, please contact the Welcome Service. We will be happy to advise and accompany you during your first days in Bielefeld!
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