Plan the whole move

Moving abroad timeline planner

Build a dated relocation timeline from your leave date: flights, arrival, first-week registration, banking, and public holidays — with calendar (ICS) export. Free, cited, no signup.

Planning only — not legal, tax, or immigration advice. Confirm each official step on the linked portal.

SetTern's moving-abroad timeline turns your leave date and destination into a dated plan: book flights and movers around four weeks out, depart, then complete first-week registration, banking, and SIM steps, while flagging public holidays that may close offices. Dates are planning offsets — confirm each official step on the linked portal.

Berlin move timeline — 11 milestones

  1. 2026-06-16PrepareBook flights & confirm moversAround 4 weeks out — get real quotes; SetTern never invents fares or shipping.
  2. 2026-07-02PrepareConfirm arrival accommodation & first appointments
  3. 2026-07-16TravelDepart for Berlin
  4. 2026-07-16TravelArrive in Berlin (day 0)
  5. 2026-07-17SettleComplete Anmeldung (address registration) at Bürgeramt
  6. 2026-07-18SettleEnrol in health insurance (GKV/PKV as applicable)
  7. 2026-07-19SettleOpen a German bank account (Girokonto)
  8. 2026-07-20SettleGet a local SIM / eSIM with passport ID check
  9. 2026-07-21SettleSave local emergency numbers offline
  10. 2026-08-15SettleReview budget & registrations at 1 month
  11. 2026-10-03HolidayPublic holiday: Tag der Deutschen EinheitOffices/banks may close — plan registrations around it.

All dates are planning offsets from your leave date plus cited public holidays — universities, landlords, and offices set their own timing. Confirm each official step on the linked portal.

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