Groups, channels, and creators worth following.

The main embassy. Handles passport, OCI, and consular services for Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia.

Jurisdiction: Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia

Tiergartenstraße 17, 10785 Berlin

+49 30 25795-0

Consular services for residents of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Saarland.

Jurisdiction: North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland

Consular services for residents of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.

Jurisdiction: Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg

Consular services for residents of Hamburg, Bremen, Schleswig-Holstein, and Lower Saxony.

Jurisdiction: Hamburg, Bremen, Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony

Federal government portal for qualified professionals. Visa info, job board, skill recognition, living and working guides. Available in English.

Residence permits, integration courses, asylum, and naturalisation. Official authority for immigration topics.

Official Opportunity Card portal. Points calculator, eligibility check, application steps for the job seeker visa.

For applying to Germany from India. Visa appointment booking, categories, and VFS Global partnership info.

Official visa application partner. Visa centers in Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi, Pune, and Trivandrum.

Official German database for recognising foreign universities and degrees. Essential for Blue Card and Opportunity Card applicants.

Issues the Statement of Comparability (Zeugnisbewertung) for foreign degrees not listed as H+ in Anabin. Required for many visa paths.

Indian passport application, renewal, reissue, and tracking. Covers applications filed from abroad too.

Overseas Citizen of India card services. Apply for OCI, renewal, miscellaneous services.

Official portal of Ministry of External Affairs. Protector of Emigrants, grievances, and worker registration.

Official Indian government portal for consular grievances. Escalate issues with missions, passport services, or document verification.

Federal jobs portal with over 2 million positions, career advice, Arbeitslosengeld (unemployment benefit) administration. English interface available.

The Arbeitsagentur's job search engine. One of the largest open jobs databases in Germany.

Official portal for getting your foreign professional qualification recognised in Germany. Needed for regulated professions (nursing, teaching, medicine, law).

State pension authority. Check contributions, claim pension, or arrange voluntary contributions if self-employed.

DAAD India office. Scholarships, university selection, Studienkolleg info, and application guidance for Indian students. Offices in New Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune.

Centralised application portal for most German public universities. Pre-checks documents from international applicants.

National association of student services. Find local Studentenwerk for student housing (Studentenwohnheim), dining halls (Mensa), and counselling.

Federal government's information portal for international students. University search, funding, visa basics, and life in Germany.

Applications and information for Kindergeld (child benefit) and Kinderzuschlag. Part of the Arbeitsagentur.

Federal Ministry of Family Affairs portal for Elterngeld and parental leave. Calculators, forms, and eligibility rules.

Government-funded multilingual guide for newcomers. Practical info on work, residence, family, health, housing, integration. Available in Hindi-adjacent languages.

Largest real estate portal in Germany. Flats, WGs, houses for rent and sale across every German city.

The main platform for shared flats (WGs) and 1-room apartments. Strong international community, English interface available.

Federal tenant association with offices in every major city. Legal advice on contracts, disputes, deposits, and move-out issues. Membership around €60 to €100/year.

The largest public health insurer in Germany. English service, solid app, popular with internationals. Sign up online.

Regional public health insurance network (AOK Bayern, AOK Nordost, etc.). Traditional, widely accepted.

Doctor and appointment search. Filter by language (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Punjabi speakers exist in most major cities). Online booking.

Official service to find specialist appointments if you cannot get one directly. Call 116 117 or book online.