Baden-Württemberg · Newcomer guide
Settling in Stuttgart
Stuttgart and the wider Baden-Württemberg run several services on their own state portals. Work through the steps below — each guide lists the exact documents to bring.
Typical monthly cost in Stuttgart: ~€2.050 (rent + essentials). See the full city guide →
When you arrive
Register your address (Anmeldung) in Stuttgart
Anmeldung
Read the guide→Get your tax ID & tax class in Stuttgart
Steuer-ID / Finanzamt
Read the guide→Open a bank account in Stuttgart
Girokonto
Read the guide→Sign up for health insurance in Stuttgart
Krankenversicherung
Read the guide→Apply for a residence permit in Stuttgart
Aufenthaltstitel
Read the guide→Find a place to live in Stuttgart
Wohnungssuche
Read the guide→Get a SIM or phone contract in Stuttgart
Handyvertrag
Read the guide→Extend your residence permit in Stuttgart
Aufenthaltstitel verlängern
Read the guide→As you settle in
Exchange your driving licence in Stuttgart
Führerschein umschreiben
Read the guide→Claim child benefit (Kindergeld) in Stuttgart
Kindergeld
Read the guide→Get a public transport ticket in Stuttgart
Deutschlandticket
Read the guide→Register as a freelancer in Stuttgart
Freiberufler anmelden
Read the guide→File an income-tax return in Stuttgart
Einkommensteuererklärung
Read the guide→Register a car (Kfz-Zulassung) in Stuttgart
Kfz-Zulassung
Read the guide→Apply for parental allowance (Elterngeld) in Stuttgart
Elterngeld
Read the guide→Apply for housing benefit (Wohngeld) in Stuttgart
Wohngeld
Read the guide→Find a daycare place (Kita) in Stuttgart
Kita-Platz
Read the guide→Enrol your child in school in Stuttgart
Schulanmeldung
Read the guide→Apply for German citizenship in Stuttgart
Einbürgerung
Read the guide→Apply for permanent residence (Niederlassungserlaubnis) in Stuttgart
Niederlassungserlaubnis
Read the guide→Get a German driving licence (driving school) in Stuttgart
Führerschein / Fahrschule
Read the guide→TiG Desk — free iPhone app
The letters that come with your move to Stuttgart, 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