Having a baby in Germany? We handle the paperwork.

PaperStork gives expecting parents a personalized, step-by-step guide through every form, deadline, and government office. In English and German.

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Your Timeline · Week 12

Tell your employer

Mutterschutz notification sent

Apply for Mutterschaftsgeld

Due in 3 days · Krankenkasse

Register at Standesamt

After birth · Within 7 days

Submit Elterngeld application

After birth · Within 3 months

German bureaucracy wasn't designed for new parents

Especially not for parents who don't speak fluent German. The system is fragmented, confusing, and unforgiving with deadlines.

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Scattered information

Elterngeld, Kindergeld, Mutterschutz, Elternzeit. Different offices, different forms, different deadlines. No single source of truth.

Missed deadlines cost money

Apply for Elterngeld late? You lose months of payments. Up to 1,800 EUR per month, gone because nobody told you the deadline.

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Language barrier

Government forms are in German. Offices speak German. Guides assume you know the system. If you're an expat, you're on your own.

How it works

Your personal bureaucracy co-pilot

01 — Timeline

A personalized plan, based on your due date

Enter your due date, employment status, nationality, and state. PaperStork generates a complete timeline of everything you need to do, with exact deadlines and the right office for each step.

Schwangerschaft dem Arbeitgeber melden
Hebamme finden
Mutterschaftsgeld beantragen
Geburtsurkunde beim Standesamt
Elterngeld-Antrag einreichen
02 — Deadlines

Never miss a critical deadline again

Every step comes with an exact date calculated from your due date. Know exactly when to submit Elterngeld, register the birth, and notify your employer.

Calculated for your due date
03 — Direct links

Direct links to the right office

Every step tells you which office, authority, or website to contact. No more searching through confusing government portals.

Elterngeldstelle
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Standesamt
Mitte
Familienkasse
Berlin-Brandenburg

You're becoming a parent. The paperwork shouldn't be the hard part.

PaperStork exists so you can focus on what actually matters. We'll handle the Amt.