Individual Relocation
Initial Orientation Services
Which of Berlin’s residential areas are the best match for your 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
Depending on your situation you may need a work permit, residence permit, or visa.
The Visa & Immigration Service Package includes:
Immigration consultation, including legal advice from an independent lawyer, if required
Organizing your 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
Nothing exceeds the importance of finding a suitable home if you want to settle in Berlin.
The Home / Furnished Apartment Finding Package includes:
Pre-search consultation on your 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.
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 home 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.
This service package includes:
Pre-search consultation on your needs
Finding the right kindergarten / school for you
Assisting with all communication with school authorities and institutions
Managing and submitting your kindergarten/day care voucher application
Accompanying and interpreting at appointments
Family & Lifestyle Services
The success of your relocation depends in no small part on the integration of the whole family into your new community. We work closely together with you and your family to 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 family's specific 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.
"Moving our family of five to Berlin on short notice seemed an impossible task until we found Jessica. She immediately understood our needs and shepherded us through local immigration requirements, a very tight short term housing rental market, and equally challenging decisions on childcare, all under an urgent timeline. She went above and beyond to find us a home, place our young children in a wonderful bilingual kita, and get fully registered with local authorities. Jessica far exceeded our expectations and we unequivocally recommend her services to any family looking to move to Berlin hassle-free."
Carolyn and Damien Pieretti
"Bringing together work and family is a challenge - all the more if you are abroad in a country with a foreign language. My wife and I are both academics and we had 3 boys who needed child care and schooling for our year in Berlin. This was no easy undertaking in Berlin's highly competitive school and daycare landscape, but Jessica managed to organize it all in her calm and efficient manner, coordinating everything, and managing all communication with respective institutions and authorities. We are grateful for Jessica's great support - I do not know how we would have managed without her!"
Haun Saussy, University Professor, Comparative Literature, the Committee on Social Thought, East Asian Languages & Civilizations, The University of Chicago
American Academy in Berlin Fellow
"Due to hostilities in my country, I decided to move to Berlin with my daughters in March 2022. Jessica took care of all the todos for our new life in a very professional manner, relieving me of unnecessary stress. Thanks to her services, we live in one of the best areas of Berlin, my children go to an excellent school, and our health is in the hands of professional doctors. All issues related to the arrangement of our new life in Berlin were resolved by Jessica to the highest level."
Natasha Roy, lawyer, Dnipro, Ukraine
"В марте 2022 года из-за военных действий в моей стране я решила переехать в Берлин со своими дочерьми. Джессика очень профессионально позаботилась обо всех моментах нашей новой жизни, избавив меня от лишнего стресса. Благодаря её услугам мы живем в одном из лучших районов Берлина, мои дети ходят в прекрасную школу и наше здоровье в руках профессиональных врачей. Все вопросы, связанные с обустройством нашего быта были решены на самом высоком уровне."
Рой Наталья, юрист, Днепр, Украина