Your route, in sequence
The employment onboarding map
A visual checklist cannot decide your case, but it can show which conversation and document should happen before the next.
Confirm the employment facts
Align the legal employer, role, duties, gross compensation, hours, location and intended start date across the offer, contract and role description.
Primary conversation: employee + HRIdentify the correct residence route
Use current official criteria and your individual circumstances. Check where and how the application is made; do not assume another person's appointment route applies.
Primary source: competent German authorityDivide the document work
List qualification evidence and personal documents separately from the contract, employer declaration and company information.
Primary owners: employee + employerCoordinate arrival handovers
Plan address registration, health insurance confirmation, tax identification and the information payroll expects, allowing for items that arrive later.
Primary owners: employee + HR/payrollPrepare for the first working day
Confirm workplace, time, contact person, equipment, internal policies and how to report absence. Keep residence and employment updates consistent.
Primary conversation: employee + managerCheck the first complete payroll cycle
Review the covered period, gross pay, recorded insurer and tax details. Raise discrepancies through the employer's stated process.
Primary conversation: employee + payrollDiscuss your place on the map{.button}