Saxony-Anhalt · Newcomer guide
Settling in Halle (Saale)
Halle is Saxony-Anhalt's largest city and sits about 40 minutes from Leipzig, so many people live here and work there; services run on the Sachsen-Anhalt state portals. Work through the steps below — each guide lists the exact documents to bring.
When you arrive
Register your address (Anmeldung) in Halle (Saale)
Anmeldung
Read the guide→Get your tax ID & tax class in Halle (Saale)
Steuer-ID / Finanzamt
Read the guide→Open a bank account in Halle (Saale)
Girokonto
Read the guide→Sign up for health insurance in Halle (Saale)
Krankenversicherung
Read the guide→Apply for a residence permit in Halle (Saale)
Aufenthaltstitel
Read the guide→Find a place to live in Halle (Saale)
Wohnungssuche
Read the guide→Get a SIM or phone contract in Halle (Saale)
Handyvertrag
Read the guide→Extend your residence permit in Halle (Saale)
Aufenthaltstitel verlängern
Read the guide→As you settle in
Exchange your driving licence in Halle (Saale)
Führerschein umschreiben
Read the guide→Claim child benefit (Kindergeld) in Halle (Saale)
Kindergeld
Read the guide→Get a public transport ticket in Halle (Saale)
Deutschlandticket
Read the guide→Register as a freelancer in Halle (Saale)
Freiberufler anmelden
Read the guide→File an income-tax return in Halle (Saale)
Einkommensteuererklärung
Read the guide→Register a car (Kfz-Zulassung) in Halle (Saale)
Kfz-Zulassung
Read the guide→Apply for parental allowance (Elterngeld) in Halle (Saale)
Elterngeld
Read the guide→Apply for housing benefit (Wohngeld) in Halle (Saale)
Wohngeld
Read the guide→Find a daycare place (Kita) in Halle (Saale)
Kita-Platz
Read the guide→Enrol your child in school in Halle (Saale)
Schulanmeldung
Read the guide→Apply for German citizenship in Halle (Saale)
Einbürgerung
Read the guide→Apply for permanent residence (Niederlassungserlaubnis) in Halle (Saale)
Niederlassungserlaubnis
Read the guide→Get a German driving licence (driving school) in Halle (Saale)
Führerschein / Fahrschule
Read the guide→TiG Desk — free iPhone app
The letters that come with your move to Halle (Saale), read for you
Photograph an official letter and TiG Desk tells you who sent it, what you have to do and by when — then keeps the document on your phone and reminds you before the deadline. Free, and it works without an account.
Filling the form on a computer? TiG Pilot explains every German field while you fill it, in your browser.
- 📷Photograph a letter — sender, deadline and what to do
- 🗂️Every document in one place, kept on your phone
- ⏰Reminders before a Frist, not after it
- 🇩🇪German terms shown alongside, because that is what the clerk says