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After working in Germany as a non-EU citizen for 3 years I am moving to another EU country.

I already did the following:

  • got de-registered from city-office
  • cancelled my apartment contract

Is it enough or should I also do something else?

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    cancel all your contracts - phone, internet, insurance.. and also close your bank accounts. – Dirty-flow May 06 '14 at 12:19
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    What other things have you signed when you moved in? Health insurance? Electricity, gas (separate from your apartment contract)? Mobile phone? TV? Internet? Newspaper? – deceze May 07 '14 at 12:26
  • @Dirty, why would you close your bank accounts? That seems to me to be an unwise move unless you are sure you will never ever return and/or there are fees associated with keeping the account open and/or there are laws prohibiting having a bank account as a non-resident. Having a local account can be very useful for a variety of reasons. – jmac May 08 '14 at 04:48
  • @jmac usually there are fees if you keep the bank account open and don't deposit araound 1000 EUR every month – Dirty-flow May 08 '14 at 07:14
  • @Dirty, is that a Germany-specific thing? Or a bank-specific thing? If the latter, it may be better advice to suggest finding a no-fee bank to park your money in as it is exceedingly difficult to open a bank account as a non-resident (if possible at all) which will cause headaches on your return, and will prevent you from using a domestic bank (which can be helpful for a variety of things from paying local bills, to giving you a place to transfer earnings to your currency in). – jmac May 08 '14 at 07:15
  • @jmac I am not 100% sure, but I think that most banks have such fees, probably there are some banks that don't have it. – Dirty-flow May 08 '14 at 07:18
  • My bank would charge me 10 Euro a month if the incomes are less then 1500 Euro. From what I know, finding a bank without fees is very hard. I've tried to open a free internet-bank account, but they've simply ignored my application :o Never happened to me in Poland, I've opened 2 internet bank accounts as almost-no-money student. As an EU-citizen I'll have to do the same things as OP. I hope I don't forget anything. –  May 09 '14 at 08:51
  • Just keep in mind that many banks require that you report any address change, so not reporting that you moved makes you break terms and conditions, and reporting address changes to non-german address may get your account closed. – Marko May 13 '14 at 07:54

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This article provides detailed recommendations on the following topics:

  • Housing Issues (ending a rental contract; selling a property; cancelling insurance) Disconnecting Utilities (notifying service providers to end/transfer your contract: electricity, gas, water, telephone and Internet)
  • Health Care (updating social security and health insurance funds)
  • Business and Tax (alerting banks and tax authorities of your departure)
  • Vehicles and Driving (updating your car registration certificate; checking any driving licence issues)
  • Alternative Considerations (informing the embassy and your local authorities; notifying schools; forwarding post; preparing your pets for travel)
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