OK Plus DE

OK Plus DE helps you find your way in everyday life in Germany – from important forms and deadlines to difficult terms. A lot of it feels complicated at first, especially when German is not your first language. This app explains the most important topics step by step, in plain language and in one place.

NOT AN AUTHORITY – A PRIVATE HELP APP
OK Plus DE is a private information and help app. It is not connected to any authority, does not belong to any authority and does not act on behalf of any authority. All content is for initial orientation only. Binding information is given only by the responsible offices. All calculations are non-binding estimates; they do not replace legal, tax or social advice, and they do not replace an official decision.

OFFICIAL SOURCES
For every official topic the app points you directly to the responsible official body. The official sources used in the app, in full:
- Bundesagentur für Arbeit (arbeitsagentur.de) – Bürgergeld, Arbeitslosengeld, Kindergeld, Kinderzuschlag
- Familienportal des Bundes (familienportal.de) – Elterngeld, maintenance
- Bundesministerium für Wohnen, Stadtentwicklung und Bauwesen (bmwsb.bund.de) – Wohngeld
- BMF income tax calculator (bmf-steuerrechner.de) – net salary
- Deutsche Rentenversicherung (deutsche-rentenversicherung.de) – pension
- Beitragsservice / Rundfunkbeitrag (rundfunkbeitrag.de) – broadcasting fee
- ELSTER (elster.de) – taxes
- Bundeszentralamt für Steuern (bzst.de) – tax ID
- Bundesministerium der Finanzen (bundesfinanzministerium.de) – tax topics
- Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (bafin.de) – basic bank account
- Deutsche Bundesbank (bundesbank.de) – financial topics
- Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (bamf.de) – residence, naturalisation
- Bundesministerium des Innern (bmi.bund.de) – naturalisation
- Justice portal of the federal and state governments (justiz.de) – legal aid, court information
- Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (bmas.de) – labour and social law
- Bundesregierung (bundesregierung.de) – general official information
- Gesetze im Internet (www.gesetze-im-internet.de) – legal texts (including BGB, StAG, BMG, AufenthG, BUrlG, KSchG, MiLoG, WoBindG, StVZO)
- Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz (bbk.bund.de) – emergency information

FURTHER SOURCES (NOT AUTHORITIES)
In addition, sources from associations and private bodies that are not governmental are named:
- SCHUFA (www.meineschufa.de) – credit report
- Deutscher Mieterbund (mieterbund.de) – tenancy law
- Verbraucherzentrale (verbraucherzentrale.de) – consumer topics
- ADAC (adac.de) – traffic topics

WHAT TO EXPECT
- Calculators for a first, non-binding orientation – for example Bürgergeld, Kindergeld, Kinderzuschlag, Wohngeld, Elterngeld, net salary and maintenance.
- Templates and step-by-step guides to help you prepare letters and applications.
- Clear guides that break complicated procedures into simple steps.

IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES
The interface is available in seven languages: Arabic, German, English, Turkish, Dari, Russian and Ukrainian.

YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE
Your entries are processed locally on your device and are not transmitted to us. The app contains no advertising, no tracking and no analytics tools. No user account is required.

CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT
We keep improving OK Plus DE. We are glad to hear your feedback – just send us a message.