Moving to Bremen

Are you new in Bremen? Find out which neighbourhood is best for you! Whether a quiet, countrified setting on the outskirts, or an area with nightlife – all neighbourhoods of Bremen have a special charm of their own.

Perhaps you’d also like to

• check out a short description of the city and its people
• learn more about Bremen’s cultural landscape
• explore Bremen’s parks and green spaces

Whether you’re newly moving to Bremen or have been here a while: Our Schwarzen Brett (Blackboard) will find you that perfect flat. Every day there are numerous new offers for

• flats available to rent or buy
• flat shares
• Or place your own ad to find a flat to share or rent.

You’ve found a new place and moving day is fast approaching? Then you can look for moving boxes on the Schwarzes Brett. And have you thought about the following?

• Change of address application
• Cancellation of electric, gas and water services
• Change or cancellation of telephone and internet connection
• Change or cancellation of broadcasting licence fee
• Opening a bank account
• Registering change of address with your insurances
• Change or cancellation of subscriptions
• An appointment for bulky trash removal
• An appointment with the police department for a special moving-day parking permit, to reserve space on the street for your removal vehicles

The move is behind you and now you’re finally in your new home. Allow us to congratulate you on your new place! Sit back and relax – we’ve put together the addresses for the various institutions you might need to contact.

• New residence registration or registration of change-of-address
• Motor vehicle registration
• Finding a Kindergarten or school for your child
• Child allowance benefits (Kindergeld) application
• Bafög (student aid) application and information about Bremen’s higher education institutions
• A change of address registration with the revenue office (Finanzamt)