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New to Kaiserslautern: register at the citizens' centre in the town hall, first qualified rent index since 1.11.2026, resident parking permit and nine local districts.

New to Karlsruhe: register within two weeks, KVV tickets and Swipe2Go, 27 districts from Durlach to Waldstadt and employers such as KIT, dm, EnBW and Michelin.

Moving to Kassel: 23 local districts from the Vorderer Westen to Bad Wilhelmshöhe, registration only after moving in, bulky waste, 378 km from Berlin.

New to Jena: register at Engelplatz by appointment, up to €120 main-residence bonus for students, over 3,000 places in student halls and 30 districts from Lobeda to Zwätzen.

Moving to Kaiserslautern: city centre and nine local districts, parking restriction with 8–10 days' processing, Bürgercenter without appointment, 655 km from Berlin.

Moving to Karlsruhe: 27 districts from Durlach to Neureut, parking restriction free of charge for up to three days, signs 96 hours beforehand, 676 km from Berlin.

New to Homburg (Saar): register at the citizens' office Am Forum, ten municipal districts, bulky waste by appointment only, S-Bahn RheinNeckar to Kaiserslautern and Mannheim.

New to Ingolstadt: register at the New Town Hall by appointment or online, rent index 2025–2027, resident parking in the old town, INVG buses and twelve city districts.

Moving to Jena: 30 localities, apply for the parking restriction a week ahead, signs from Kommunalservice, registration by appointment, 259 km via the A9 and A4.

New to Hildesheim: register at the city office at Markt 2 by appointment only, 14 districts from Moritzberg to Ochtersum, city buses and ICE stop with direct trains to Berlin.

Moving to Ingolstadt: twelve districts, old town with residents' parking, parking restriction seven working days ahead, online registration, 509 km via the A9.

Moving to Homburg (Saar): town centre and nine districts, parking restriction via the road traffic office, bulky waste with lead time, 695 km from Berlin.