What to pack for yourself and your children

List for women

  • Birth certificate, family register if you have one
  • Identity documents and visa, or any documents relevant to your residence in Germany
  • Medical notes, medication, vaccination certificates
  • Health insurance card
  • References
  • Essential clothes/personal items
  • Any protection orders or custody orders issued by a court
  • Tenancy agreement
  • Proof of income (e.g. wage slip, job centre documents, child support letters, maintenance documents)
  • Employment contract
  • Pension scheme number and tax ID

 

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List for children

  • Birth certificate
  • Identity documents and visa documents
  • Medical reports, yellow early years examination record, medication, vaccination certificates
  • Health insurance card
  • References, school things
  • Essential clothes and personal items
  • Essential clothes and personal items Favourite toy, cuddly toy

 

Download the list for children as a PDF

 

You can come to us without these things if packing them would be too dangerous.