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Having a baby in Germany?

Your baby’s paperwork,
in one clear plan.

Birth registration, health insurance, parental leave, parental allowance and child benefit. Baby Expat brings the steps, papers and deadlines into a checklist for your family, with links to official sources.

Less searching across websites. Less to keep in your head.

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For married parents where at least one parent has German or U.S. citizenship. See who it’s for

How it works

Know what to do now.
See what comes next.

  1. Tell us about your family.

    Start during pregnancy or after birth. Your answers about the birth, your family and insurance shape your plan.

  2. Get your checklist.

    See the papers to prepare and dates to work towards, with guidance in plain English and links to official sources.

  3. Work through it at your pace.

    You send the applications yourself. Tick off each finished step and come back to your plan when you’re ready for the next one.

Baby Expat is an independent planning tool, not a government service. Check the linked official sources before you act. About the guidance

Who it’s for

A good fit for
your family?

Your plan covers German paperwork. It also includes U.S. birth and passport documents when they apply to your family. The first questions check whether Baby Expat supports your situation.

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Baby Expat currently supports families where:

  • The baby has two legal parentsA parent who is recognized by law for official records and paperwork. who are married to each other, and at least one parent is a German or U.S. citizen.
  • The birth is at a hospital or birth center, and both the birth city and home city are covered.
  • The baby will use German public or private health insurance. Some insurance situations need other help.
See covered cities and other limits

Home births, urgent travel after birth, adoption, surrogacy, donor or court cases, unclear parentageThe legal facts about who is treated as the child's parent., and some insurance arrangements need other help. The first questions check whether Baby Expat can help with your situation.

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Covered cities (50)

  • Aachen
  • Ansbach
  • Augsburg
  • Berlin
  • Bielefeld
  • Bochum
  • Bonn
  • Bremen
  • Darmstadt
  • Dortmund
  • Dresden
  • Duisburg
  • Düsseldorf
  • Erlangen
  • Essen
  • Frankfurt am Main
  • Freiburg im Breisgau
  • Gießen
  • Grafenwöhr
  • Hamburg
  • Hannover
  • Heidelberg
  • Kaiserslautern
  • Karlsruhe
  • Kiel
  • Köln
  • Landstuhl
  • Leipzig
  • Lübeck
  • Mainz
  • Mannheim
  • München
  • Münster
  • Nürnberg
  • Offenbach am Main
  • Osnabrück
  • Potsdam
  • Ramstein-Miesenbach
  • Regensburg
  • Reutlingen
  • Rosenheim
  • Saarbrücken
  • Stuttgart
  • Trier
  • Tübingen
  • Ulm
  • Vilseck
  • Weiden in der Oberpfalz
  • Wiesbaden
  • Würzburg