If you want to work in Germany, you need a Sozialversicherungsausweis (social security card) with a Sozialversicherungsnummer (social security number).
Your health insurance company, the Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency) or your employer will register you with the German pension scheme. You will then receive your insurance number. Please inform the relevant people if you already have a German insurance number.
Tax number: You also need a Steuernummer (tax number). After you have registered, the Bürgerbüro (citizens’ office) will automatically transmit this data to the Finanzamt (tax office). You will then receive your tax number from the tax office by post.
Have you lost, misplaced or forgotten your tax identification number?
👉🏽 You can apply for a tax identification number here
You will receive the tax identification number by post to your current registration address.
❗The processing time is up to four weeks
How can I find out my social security number?
The social security number is not the insurance number on your health insurance card. If you have not yet worked, you may not yet have a social insurance number. Then you can apply for one from your health insurance fund.
Where can I get the social security number for my child?
If a young person is starting training for the first time, you can obtain a social security number from the health insurance fund or pension insurance fund. Employees will receive a letter from the pension insurance fund informing them of their social security number
Where can I find out my social security number?
Service telephone of the Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund: 0800 1000 480 70.
Social security card