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Find my path

Not sure where to start?

Tell us what you want to do in Germany. RechtX maps the next steps into your personal Journey.

At the end: your own list of steps — with dates and the office responsible for each one.

6 quick questions · about a minute

Step 1 of 6

What do you want to do in Germany?

Cost of living in Germany What does a month actually cost?

Pick your situation and city to see what a month actually costs.

I am a…
Household
City
Public transport
Monthly rent (warm)
1.100 €
Suggested: 1.100 €
Groceries & household
330 €
Suggested: 330 €
Leisure
200 €
Suggested: 200 €
Health insurance
Employee · Single · Berlin
2.148 €
/ month

≈ 25.776 € / year

  • Rent1.100 €
  • Groceries330 €
  • Health insurance420 €
  • Transport63 €
  • Internet35 €
  • Leisure200 €
First-month setup
Cash to plan for arrival~5.448 €

The Kaution deposit is refundable if the flat is returned in good condition.

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Indicative estimate — rent, groceries, insurance, transport and leisure.

What RechtX is

One trusted placefor every practical question aboutliving, working and settling in Germany.

How RechtX helps

A guide, a roadmap, a directory — all in one calm surface.

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Ask

Answers grounded in official sources.

Ask about the Anmeldung (address registration), health insurance, residence permits, or your rights at work. Answers are grounded in relevant official German sources where available.

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Plan

A step-by-step journey through your first year.

Before you arrive, your first 14 days, settling in, staying long-term. A quiet roadmap that adapts to your citizenship, city, and situation.

Berlin government quarter with the Reichstag dome at dusk
Verify

A directory of the German authorities that matter.

Find the right Bürgeramt (citizens' office), Ausländerbehörde (immigration office), tax office or health-insurance regulator for your city — with direct links to the official portals.

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Find work

Find the right job and build your application in one place.

RechtX helps you narrow the search, understand the listing, check your fit and prepare an application tailored to the role.

Finding work is one part of the plan RechtX builds for you — alongside Anmeldung, health insurance, residence permits, tax and the other steps of settling in Germany.

01/ 05

Match my CV

RechtX reads your saved CV and profile, resolves it to an occupation and your city, and narrows the listings to that occupation instead of a broad field.

Job Finder
Match my CVSoftware Engineer (Softwareentwickler/in) · Berlin
Software Engineer (Softwareentwickler/in)Employer
Backend Developer (Backend-Entwickler/in)Employer
Frontend Developer (Frontend-Entwickler/in)Employer
DevOps Engineer (DevOps-Engineer)Employer
Full Stack Developer (Full-Stack-Entwickler/in)Employer
Mobile Developer (Mobile-Entwickler/in)Employer

Listings outside your occupation drop out of the list.

02/ 05

Rank these for me

Screen up to 30 listings at once against your CV so you can see which ones are worth reviewing first.

Job Finder
Rank these for meUp to 30 listings per pass
Backend Developer (Backend-Entwickler/in)Worth reviewing first
Software Engineer (Softwareentwickler/in)Employer
Full Stack Developer (Full-Stack-Entwickler/in)Employer

A shortlist helper, not an assessment of you.

03/ 05

Explain and check my fit

RechtX explains the German listing in your language, then compares it with your saved CV: requirements, where you match and what to check before applying.

Explain & check my fit
Software Engineer (Softwareentwickler/in) — Tech company, Berlin

What the listing says

Requirements

Where you match

Things to check

A comparison with your CV, not a hiring prediction.

04/ 05

CV, letter and email

For one selected listing, RechtX prepares a tailored CV, an Anschreiben and an application email you can review and edit.

CV, letter and email
CV Anschreiben Email

CV

Documents saved

Anschreiben

Documents saved

Email

Documents saved

One listing, one tailored application package.

05/ 05

Track everything

Keep every application in one place, from saved to applied, interview and offer.

Applications

Saved

Applied

Interview

Offer

Software Engineer (Softwareentwickler/in) Documents saved

Your application and its documents move into the tracker.

This is one thread in your Journey. RechtX helps you plan the rest — from arrival paperwork and insurance to residence, tax and everyday life in Germany.

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Selected service partners

Providers available across key parts of your move to Germany, from insurance and accommodation to connectivity and language learning.

  • Care Concept
  • DR-WALTER
  • Feather
  • BARMER
  • Wunderflats
  • Fintiba
  • CHECK24
  • Airalo
Trust

Get clear answers grounded in official German sources.

Built using information published by official German authorities — Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office), BAMF, Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency), GKV-Spitzenverband, Bürgerämter (citizens' offices), Ausländerbehörden (immigration offices) and city portals. See the sources behind the guidance where available, so you can verify important information yourself. RechtX is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by these bodies.

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