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First the registration office (2 weeks, landlord confirmation), then vehicle registration, licence fee, bank and employer – plus mail forwarding, now only for 6 months.

Legal entitlement under § 24 SGB VIII, proof of measles protection, registration certificate, Berlin childcare voucher: what you need for nursery and school, and when.

Broadcasting fee after a move: report your new address without delay, close one account when moving in together, apply for exemption for a second home or with BAföG.

Without delay rather than two weeks, keeping your number plate allowed: how car re-registration under § 15 FZV works, which documents you need and the Berlin costs.

Electricity, gas and internet when moving: special termination with six weeks' notice (§ 41b EnWG), keep internet or cancel at one month (§ 60 TKG), meter readings.

The landlord must confirm the move-in within two weeks (§ 19 BMG): name, address, move-in date, occupants. Refusing can mean a fine of up to €1,000 for the landlord.

Registering after a move: two weeks from moving in (§ 17 BMG), landlord confirmation, fines of up to €1,000, online registration, update car papers without delay.

Packing at the last minute: secure the essentials first, then room by room, a first-night box, dismantle furniture, label boxes – and when a packing service is worth it.

Deutsche Post mail forwarding: book at least five working days ahead, six months for private customers, up to twelve people per order – DHL parcels are not forwarded.

Which packing materials you need for your move: sturdy boxes in two sizes, padding, tape, blankets – and why badly packed boxes can cost you the company's liability.

What belongs in your first-night box: toiletries, a change of clothes, charging cables, tools, documents for registering your address and a separate box for children.

Duvets, pillows and winter coats shrink the most; vacuum down only briefly, silk and suits not at all. Always stand the bags in boxes, never load them loose.