Business Relocation
Initial Orientation
Which of Berlin’s residential areas are the best match for your employees' preferences and needs? From schools or kindergarten and transport routes to doctors and shopping areas, we will find what suits best.
The Initial Orientation Services Package includes:
Orientation tours of neighborhoods (each tour is organized individually after a personal consultation)
Interpretation at appointments
Visa & Immigration Services
You are hiring employees from the international job market or are planning to dispatch employees to Berlin?
The Visa & Immigration Services Package includes:
Immigration consultation, including legal advice from an independent lawyer, if required
Organizing your employees’ paperwork and submitting the application
Accompanying to and interpreting at appointments at immigration authorities
Coordinating with immigration authorities
We do not provide legal services according to German legal service law (RDG section 2 subsection 1)
Home / Furnished Apartment Finding
Finding a suitable home is the top priority to help your employees to hit the ground running.
The Home / Furnished Apartment Finding Package includes:
Pre-search consultation on requirements
Pre-selection of apartments
Scheduling of viewings, managing all communication
Accompanying, interpreting, and advising at the viewings
Managing and submitting the applications
Coordinating the contract signing process
Accompanying at hand-over, supervising the process
Visa and residence applications require a registered address in Berlin. We assist in finding a temporary furnished apartment, so that your employees can take all the following steps of their relocation process from there.
We are not a real estate agency and are not responsible for the renting of apartments ourselves. We are a relocation service provider, who helps your employees to apply for apartments in Berlin through information and interpretation.
Bureaucratic Services
Formal appointments are necessary - and annoying. Our support saves you nerves, costs, and spares you possible mistakes.
There are many todos to think of and our Bureaucratic Services Package can be customized to meet your specific business requirements.
Services can include:
Registration with city authorities
Expediting tax ID
Accompanying to and interpreting at appointments at German authorities
Opening a bank account, requesting credit cards
Application for health insurance
Registration of utilities (electricity, gas, phone, internet)
Registration of vehicles
Getting a parking permit
Transfer of driver's licence
Applying for subsidies, e.g. Kindergeld (child allowance), Elterngeld (maternity/paternity allowance)
Registration of pets (welcome to Germany: there's a dog tax!)
We can discuss which individual needs you may have and tailor our services accordingly.
Kindergarten & School Finding
Berlin has a broad variety of child care and schools - both public and private. We help you find the right one.
The Kindergarten & School Finding Package includes:
Pre-search consultation on your employee's needs
Finding the right kindergarten / school
Assisting with all communication with school authorities and institutions
Managing and submitting the kindergarten/day care voucher application
Accompanying and interpreting at appointments
Family & Lifestyle Services
The success of your employees' relocation depends in no small part on the integration of the whole family into their new community. We work closely together with your employees and their families to ensure the best result.
There are many components to the "family & lifestyle equation" that we can assist with. Our Family & Lifestyle Services Package can be customized to meet your specific business requirements.
Services can include:
Intercultural training
Language courses
Consultation on clubs and memberships (sports, culture) incl. registration
Philanthropic connections
Interior design services
Expectant parent support
Nannies and childcare resources
Spousal career transition support
Cleaning Services
We can discuss which specific needs you may have and tailor our services accordingly.
"Jessica helped me and my partner settle in fast by smoothly guiding us through German bureaucracy regarding residency and working permit and registration, as well as providing crucial orientation for everyday life in Berlin. Jessica is professional, fast, and always reassuring - our needs were understood and taken care of. We would always work with her again for all future relocations!"
P. Carl, Writer; and Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, Emerson College, Boston
American Academy in Berlin Fellow
"When I came to Berlin, I had a newborn and an ambitious project ahead of me. Besides dealing with all the bureaucracy and administration for our arrival and departure, Jessica was immensely helpful by finding us a nanny and setting us up in a way that allowed us to effectively combine work and family. She was always there for us and found excellent solutions for the various challenges we were facing as a young family abroad. I warmly recommend her - as a person and as a professional problem solver."
Wang Lu, Composer and pianist; Associate Professor of Music, Brown University
American Academy in Berlin Fellow