1:1 DEPARTURE SUPPORT
LEAVE GERMANY WITH NO LOOSE ENDS — AND STAY COMPLIANT.
When you move abroad, the risky part isn’t the flight. It’s the loose ends: missed deregistrations, unclosed contracts, benefits that should have been stopped, and immigration steps that can’t be ignored.
We help you close your Germany chapter the right way—so you don’t accidentally stay non-compliant or get hit with surprises later.
Response usually same day (or next business day). No newsletter, no follow-ups if you pass.
11 years experience • 1.000+ accompanied relocations • 4,75/5 star rating
WHEN YOU LEAVE, THE RISKS DON’T END — THEY SHIFT.
ONE MISSED STEP CAN COME BACK MONTHS LATER.
- Your landlord keeps part of your deposit because the handover wasn’t handled cleanly.
- You keep getting bills because utilities, internet, or GEZ weren’t cancelled correctly.
- Official letters still go to your old address because no mail forwarding was set up.
- You accidentally stay non-compliant because authorities weren’t informed: deregistration missed, the Foreigners Office not notified, benefits not cancelled, tax authority not updated.
- You’re trying to manage all of this while packing, working, and planning your next move—so small mistakes slip through.
These mistakes can cost you quite a bit. Better to avoid them from the beginning.
When timing isn’t on your side, homefinding stops being “annoying”—it becomes expensive.
OUR SUPPORT I WORTH THE MONEY SPENT
BECAUSE DEPARTURE IS WHERE DETAILS GET EXPENSIVE.
- We know the typical “gotchas” that hit people after they’ve left: deposits, handover protocols, final bills, and missing cancellations.
- We handle the full chain—landlord + utilities + admin—so nothing gets lost between email threads.
- We keep you compliant: deregistration, Foreigners Office notification, benefits cancellation, social security notification, and tax authority updates done in the right order.
- We follow through. Not just “send the cancellation”—we track confirmations and final statements so you don’t get surprised months later.
HOW IT WORKS.
TELL US WHAT YOU’RE LEAVING BEHIND — WE CLOSE IT CLEANLY.
Send a Departure Request
Share your move-out date, city, and what applies (lease, utilities, internet, benefits, immigration status).
Choose your package
Lease Termination (landlord, handover, deposit) and/or Departure Admin (deregistration, mail forwarding, contracts, GEZ, authorities).
We manage the follow-through
Cancellations sent, handover supported, authorities notified, and confirmations tracked → so you leave Germany compliant and without loose ends.
Send a Departure Request
Share your move-out date, city, and what applies (lease, utilities, internet, benefits, immigration status).
Choose your package
Lease Termination (landlord, handover, deposit) and/or Departure Admin (deregistration, mail forwarding, contracts, GEZ, authorities).
We manage the follow-through
Cancellations sent, handover supported, authorities notified, and confirmations tracked → so you leave Germany compliant and without loose ends.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
TWO PACKAGES — PICK ONE OR COMBINE THEM.
LEASE TERMINATION PACKAGE
- Cancel lease + parking
- Move-out prep (what to expect, what’s required)
- Cancel internet/phone + router return
- Cancel TV/cable + GEZ
- Handover support + protocol + meter readings
- Deposit follow-up + final settlement explained
- Utilities cancellation + final bills explained
- Optional: quotes for painting/repairs and removals
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DEPARTURE ADMIN PACKAGE
- Notifying Foreigners Office and return residence card
- Deregistration with the city
- Mail forwarding (6 months)
- Notify Familienkasse (child allowance)
- Notify Social Security + request status
- Notify Tax Authority
LEASE AGREEMENT TERMINATION PACKAGE
- Cancellation of Lease Agreement for apartment/house
- Cancellation of Lease Agreement for parking space
- Explanation of the contractual rights and obligations of the tenant when moving out (no legal advice), pre-visit of the apartment (ideally together with landlord to establish renovation requirements)
- Accompaniment to handover of the apartment, witnessing the handover protocol and counter readings
- Communication with the landlord over repair matters after handover
- Follow-up of repayment of the deposit, follow-up with the consumption calculation, explanation of the final calculation, explanation of withheld amounts
- Cancellation of the contracts with electricity, water and/or gas provider, follow-up, explanation of final consumption calculation and due amounts
- Price comparison painting (RFQ for 3 alternatives), organizing painting work, review and forwarding of invoice
- Presence during removal of furniture, painting or repair works - by the hour
DEPARTURE ADMIN PACKAGE
- De-registration from the town
- Registering a re-direction for postal receipts for 6 months
- Cancellation of internet & phone contract, follow-up and explanation of final payments, send-back of router (pick-up and posting)
- Cancellation of cable TV or similar TV option, follow-up and explanation of final payments
- De-registration with GEZ, follow-up and explanation of final payments
- Notification of the Familienkasse for child allowance (Kindergeld), any number of children
- Notification of the Social Security and request for status quo, explanation to client
- Information of continuing insurances, explanation of final payments
- Notification of the respective Tax Authority
- Cancellation of magazin abonnement, gym, or any other membership, follow-up
- Quotation for removal services by our preferred partner
- Individual clarification of topics - by the hour, expenses excluded
CONTACT
Are you interested in our services? We look forward to your contact request and will get back to you as soon as possible.
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