📮 How to SEND A LETTER in Germany [A COMPLETE GUIDE for EXPATS]

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If you are wondering how to address an envelope to make sure your letters arrive in Germany, then this video is for you! We talk about all things postal mail in Germany.
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⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:49 - Types of envelopes
01:32 - How to format a German address on a letter
03:17 - How to format an address for international letters
04:00 - Example of addressing an envelope for Germany
05:56 - Tracking methods for sending a letter in Germany
07:10 - How to buy stamps
11:29 - Send a letter through a mailbox in a city
12:32 - How to receive mail in Germany
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@RenanEsposte Год назад

Update: the handwritten stamp (#PORTO) is available only for sending domestic letters (within Germany).

@nara7032 Год назад

Yeap, for sone reason Germans looove letters. I have already for few months in Germany sent more letters, than for entire life back in home country. Not talking about letters recieved. I find this guide supper useful. Thanks!

@simplegermany Год назад

Another tip: save the letters you receive. You never know when you’ll need them again 😅

@neonskuller 2 года назад

Been in Germany since 2014 and today for the first time (after 7 years) I need to send a letter and I had no idea how to do it :D Thanks a lot!

@darcybarber248 9 месяцев назад

When sending a letter from germany to uk what stamps do I use?

@vero960 2 месяца назад

Omg almost the same. Being here for almost 3 years and tomorrow sending my first letter xD

@DeaktivierterUser1 28 дней назад

Shame on you 😅

@majorkerr1333 Год назад

I can’t thank you both enough for doing these videos. You really help people and I think that’s wonderful 😊❤

@milanrastelli4026 2 года назад

Hand-Written “stamp” is a killer feature 🤯 Thanks for sharing

@justsliming1487 6 месяцев назад

Simple Germany you guys are life savers 😂 i have to send a letter with pictures and had no idea how, it's my first time thank you

@aisthesis_ 28 дней назад

This is SO HELPFUL omg. Thank YOU!

@jhessicalmoreira Год назад

Extremely helpful as always! Thanks a lot!

@HarpreetSingh-ti3lx 2 года назад

Thank you so much. You guys have made my life easier here in Deutschland.

@simplegermany 2 года назад

Very happy to hear! 😊

@caunteya Год назад

This is incredibly helpful. Thanks 👍👍

@waqastariq9642 Месяц назад

Thank you for this simple explanation

@josemiguelundurraga4706 4 месяца назад

best video i have ever found. Thank you so for much for the teaching

@akvmenon Год назад

Hello , Again, This video was helpful in educating me with how to send an envelope. I have to send one this week. Thank you very much! Best wishes to both of you!

@simplegermany Год назад

Glad it helped you out!

@rickyn1135 3 года назад

I love the postage app. 👏🏼👏🏼

@daliakamal5621 3 года назад

great and very important video, thank you for sharing this information it helps a lot.

@AlaVRSim 2 года назад

life saver! thank you very much

@lovenpeace4life 3 месяца назад

Thanks. This was very helpful.

@monalisamallick9426 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for a nice and clear video

@tomatom9666 Год назад

Thank you, so helpful!

@akshatsharma1021 Год назад

Thanks a lot for this!

@11lightningbolt11 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for this amazing video. It helped me post my 1st letter in germany. yaaayyy!! A suggestion: If possible please update the section where you have clearly explained how the POST&DHL app works. There are minor changes/updates to the app. 🙂

@gerdpapenburg7050 3 года назад

11:29 - interesting to still see the postcode 4000 for Düsseldorf which has been abolished in 1990 when 5-digit postcodes have been invented.

@disguisedgirl 3 года назад

Great and important video!

@simplegermany 3 года назад

Thanks! Glad it is helpful 😊

@mylena3086 3 года назад

Coole Sache mit dem Porto code, ds wusst ich auch noch nicht, ist aber ne gute Idee

@vivianvalverde 2 года назад

Thank you! I have been delaying sending a letter becuase I had no idea how to do it, and the people I asked were useless 😅

@floriath 2 года назад

Helpful. Thanks.

@infiniteanant5667 2 года назад

It's been 3 weeks that I have arrived in Germany. I have to send a letter to ARD Radio department. I was thinking about that only and surprisingly on the same day I saw your video about 'How to send the letter?'. Your video is super helpful..! Thanks a lot for your genuine efforts to make expats life smoother in Germany!! ❤️😇👌🏼👏🏼❤️

@simplegermany 2 года назад

Super cool that our video helped you! Did you also see our video on the TV and radio tax? 😊

@usmanvlogs1418 2 года назад

@@simplegermany please marry me QUEEN of beauty I'm ready to accept your religion

@jhdix6731 3 года назад

That app actually is quite new, but there was a way to pay your postage fee using your phone before (since 2008). Until end of last year you could sent a text message and receive the porto code as a response. (The fee was put on your phone bill). I mostly used it when sending in the occasional sick note, using the company phone. (They wanted it in paper, they can pay for it). BTW: If you have a printer, and choose that option when buying the stamp, the app also allows you to type in the adresses (yours and the receipients), so don't need to bother where to put them on the envelope ;-).

@ravanpee1325 3 года назад

Even if you don't use letters for private reasons, it's important because everything in regard to gouvernment and bureaucracy is usually still processed due to paperwork. Also every contract has to be terminated due to a written letter/form. Just the oral sentence "I quit" isn't sufficient

@jvqn6581 3 года назад

You can write the destination country in French as well. I'd avoid German on the off-chance that the letter is misdirected and ends up in a third country. English and French are the official languages allowed by the UPU (it used to be only French), hence any country's postal service must be able to read those.

@ingeborgm6147 3 года назад

Luftpost, (airmail) used to be identified with the words PAR AVION on the front of the envelope on the left side and the return address was always on the back. (Changed some years back, but people still do it who are used to it).

@rahulrathi584 2 года назад

Great video! One correction which I also found out very recently- z.Hd is not the equivalent of c/o, infact it's the opposite! Max Mustermann c/o Alexander would mean Max lives at Alex's place, while it would mean the other way round if we replace c/o with z.Hd

@simplegermany 2 года назад

That is a very good observation! Thanks for pointing that out 😊

@humanxi 2 года назад

thank you YOU are the best :D

@winiciusrodrigues3032 2 года назад

Thank you so much

@vickenkodjaian5265 3 года назад

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@simplegermany 3 года назад

Wooahh yes! 🎉 Thanks a lot for your great support! There will be more to come 🤗

@vickenkodjaian5265 3 года назад

@@simplegermany looking forward for every one.

@vero960 2 месяца назад

Could sound stupid, but I have never send a letter before and now that I need to do it I am so nervous. Thanks for this video!

@amiresfahani9358 Год назад

Thank u for all the information you share. Credit card payment seems to be added to the app.

@theotron3000 3 года назад

very cool episode! I just recently learned that delivery to neighbours is actually not common, for example in Russia, so it might be a german thing ...

@YogiGhorecha Год назад

very helpfull Many thanks

@ehemalssimehtt3739 2 года назад

❤️ Simple Germany ❤️ = Perfect!

@Notimetotakeblood 2 года назад

very helpful (y)

@supertobino 3 года назад

in berlin it‘s right schlitz for berlin/brandenburg and left for all other destinations.

@amjadal-qadasi4666 Год назад

Thank you

@md.belalhosen34 2 года назад

Thanks a lot

@julianc8588 Месяц назад

You are the best

@dervomdorf2693 3 года назад

Mir gefällt der Mass Krug auf dem Schreibtisch

@Nayak_Sampath 11 месяцев назад

danke dir

@Respect2.0809 3 года назад

Amazing mam

@jorgekorn52 2 года назад

I started watching the video because I wanted to know where to put the stamp

@ParisThomas23 2 года назад

Thankssssssssss

@thomasb.9965 3 года назад

Hallo Yvonne... there are many yellow postboxes with only one „Schlitz“ for all letters...for own City or other cities...😇...

@simplegermany 3 года назад

Hallo Thomas 😉 that might well be the case. We just give the example of what we have in Düsseldorf 😇

@ManukaMadurangaa Год назад

Any tips on sending an international letter? Then we don't get this code but we get a QR code, should I print it and paste it on the envelope?

@MrAnanthnarayanan 5 месяцев назад

Hi, Thank you for the video. Even replying back government letters, should we spend money from our own pocket to buy envelope and stamp?

@rubyjohn3910 Год назад

Where can I buy the envelope from? Will it be available in the post office?

@i77777 Год назад

Does it works the same for package? And If I want to send a package, where should I drop it?

@Serreana Год назад

I want to send international letter to my home country. So, I only need to pay for the stamp? There is no additional fee?

@Sophie-td8nr 2 года назад

Hi Yvonne, I am finding strange that when I receive a letter from bank, town hall....there is not postmark so we cannot see when the letter was sent or arrived. I think it is very important for legal purposes! So how Germans can prove when they receive a letter and when a letter was sent?

@simplegermany 2 года назад

Hey Sophie, usually all letters get stamped. They might not have an actual physical stamp on it but rather a printed one, which shows the date. Usually, you should check your mailbox every day and the day you receive the letter in the mailbox counts as the legal day. In legal offices, often the letters get a date print with the date of arrival to know when it actually arrived. If you have sensitive documents you can also send or receive the letters as 'Einschreiben' where you have to sign for the letter and thus document when you received it. Hope this helps 😊

@majorkerr1333 Год назад

Hallo habe ich eine Frage 🙋‍♂ ? What about receiving packages internationally from the USA or another country? zb. My mom is trying to send me a care package. Ich wohne in Berlin in Friedrichshain.

@annabraudo2020 3 года назад

Wow, great video! I was super ashamed I didn't know how to work postage at 26 years old cause I never ever needed that before I came to Germany :D Quick question, would you have any tips on how to get the paper with my name under those plastic covers by the door bell and the letter box?? I tried once and ended up accidentally pressing the buzzer of my neighbors, I am afraid to try again :D

@simplegermany 3 года назад

Glad you found an apartment in Dusseldorf! I hope your new neighbours were cool about it 😉. In our experience, we have asked the landlord or the superintendent to take care of that. So I would recommend to contact your landlord first and ask about it. What other people do is to buy a sticker, write their name on it, and place it on top of the plastic covers for the door bell and letter box. You can find these stickers in any DHL store. You should check with your landlord if this is allowed though, as sometimes they require that all letterboxes look the same. Also, if you want to have another try at it, I found this RU-vid video that shows how one can change the paper: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Omu3ZYclU_U.html. The video is in German, but it's pretty self explanatory :D.

@annabraudo2020 3 года назад

@@simplegermany Omg, you're a godsend

@simplegermany 3 года назад

Thanks! Happy Easter for you too! 🐰

@lannieziemke2566 2 года назад

Hello how you doing I'm Jeffrey

@miladyamalia6446 Год назад

Hello both and thank you for all you do. What do you suggest to do when you receive no mail at all. Not even bank, health insurance, gas letters nothing. Even after you reach out to the post office and fill out a complain online, the issue is still not addressed. The name is clearly written in front of the main door and in the mailbox inside the building. Not even the Hauseverwaltung' announcements. What to do then? Thank you!!

@simplegermany 11 месяцев назад

That sounds super strange. We would double check the address that you are communicating and personally go to your local post office to try to find the issue.

@autrimandal4883 2 года назад

I am being unable to purchase postage stamps online! There is no kaufen butten at final step! Why is this happening!?

@stephaniewilson7769 3 года назад

When I was a kid in the 90's I had a German penpal (I live in the U.S.), and I had to put "luftpost" on my envelope. It went somewhere below the return address. She always had it on her envelopes as well. Is that still necessary for international mail?

@simplegermany 3 года назад

Yes, it is still used 🙂. Writing Airmail or Luftpost is equivalent to writing Priority on an envelope. This will hopefully expedite the delivery of the mail. According to the Deutsche Post: "If you would like to send your letter by airmail, a corresponding note must be clearly handwritten or printed on the shipment or, better still, the blue priority sticker must be used. This is the only way to ensure that your consignments are also "prioritized" abroad, ie by the fastest route. If you would like to send your letter by land or sea using the slower method of transport (only possible with DIALOGPOST INTERNATIONAL and PRESSE INTERNATIONAL), please do not use a priority sticker." (Source: bit.ly/3rALUpC). Hope that helps!

@chellastation Год назад

@@simplegermany I am interested in a German penpal, but I am not sure how to get started. Any suggestions?

@aklepatzky 2 года назад

I've been a month in Germany (Leipzig) and haven't even seen ONE of those yellow boxes. Today I had to send a letter and had to queue at a DHL to send it :( I understand the app shows you different DHL locations, however, does any of the locations shown in the app is those yellow boxes? If so, how is it called in the app?

@simplegermany 2 года назад

The DHL app indeed does not show the locations of the yellow mail boxes (Briefkasten). You can find them via this website: postboxmap.com/en

@n1vca 3 года назад

Had no clue this hash option even exists, very cool ... and that ancient Mailbox with "4000 Düsseldorf" is a joke ... and it only takes love letters :-)

@simplegermany 3 года назад

Yeah the hash thing is so cool, right? Hahaha that letterbox still works. We have sent so many bureaucratic documents through it 😅

@amrezzeldin9992 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the video. One question please. I have sent a letter but I placed my name and address at the back of the envelope. Will it be delivered or not?

@simplegermany 3 месяца назад

It should get delivered as long as the recipient is placed correctly on the front. 😊

@amrezzeldin9992 3 месяца назад

@@simplegermanyThanks a lot!

@majorkerr1333 Год назад

Another question? I cam confused about something. I ordered a translation from Lingoking and I had one delivered no problem and I had another letter send via DHL from my mom in the states with my birth certificate. I received the DHL letter but not the translation from Lingoking. The Deutsche Post/ DHL said that it would be sent back to the sender? You may not have an answer, but why would I receive the other letters and not this one? My mail box was not full. I don't understand. Do I just wait, will they attempt delivery again, because it says they returned it to the sender (lingoking)

@simplegermany Год назад

Sometimes DHL works in mysterious ways. Either try to contact DHL directly with your "Sendungsnummer" or ask Lingoking about it or to send it again.

@majorkerr1333 Год назад

@@simplegermany Danke dir für ride Antwort. Alles ist in Ordnung 🙌🙂

@mihirjoshi5843 2 года назад

Hey! Where can I write sender name in the window envelop type? Or I don't need

@simplegermany 2 года назад

It can be in a thin text line above the receiver.

@mihirjoshi5843 2 года назад

@@simplegermany ok so first sender name and below that sender's address.

@mihirjoshi5843 2 года назад

Right?

@ReinholdOtto 3 года назад

It should be Max Mustermann, c/o Stefanie Schulte, the Letterbox name comes after the c/o.

@simplegermany 3 года назад

You are absolutely right! Thanks a lot for the correction ! 😊

@jhdix6731 3 года назад

I would rather put z.Hd. (zu Händen) instead of c/o (care of), though

@simplegermany 3 года назад

And you are absolutely right 🙈 in our blog article I describe it exactly like that, but I guess I was not as precise in the video. Please forgive me and thanks for the input 😊

@ReinholdOtto 3 года назад

@@simplegermany Thanks for your great videos, you are a great couple with great messages.

@justsliming1487 6 месяцев назад

I've received a letter and inside was an envelope for me to send back an answer, it already had the adress where i have to send to, but on the stamp area says that "Recipient pays the fee" does that mean I don't need to put on a stamp ??

@simplegermany 6 месяцев назад

Yes, that's exactly what it means 😊

@justsliming1487 6 месяцев назад

Thank you and I love you😂❤@@simplegermany

@sherifelshafei8759 2 года назад

I have an address in Germany and am changing to a different address. What is the Post service/forms that i shall fill so as to get my letters forwarded to my new address?

@simplegermany 2 года назад

It is called a 'Nachsendeservice' and you can request one via this page: www.deutschepost.de/de/u/post-umzug.html

@sherifelshafei8759 2 года назад

@@simplegermany Lots of thanks. In fact I have another question maybe you can help me with: I have founded a GmbH since about 1.5 years. I am looking for salesperson(s) in Germany. Any guidance you could offer is greatly appreciated.

@bpca2s029 29 дней назад

Maybe a stupid question - Can International letters be posted using the same yellow letter boxes as the domestic letters?

@simplegermany 29 дней назад

Yes, they can. 😊

@rinbertram4399 Год назад

If I’m writing to Germany from somewhere else do I need to write the address and there stuff in German?

@simplegermany Год назад

If you’re writing a German address, English or German works.

@anvesh23 Год назад

My landlord is insisting my apartment mailbox can't be labelled with my name and wants me to use the apartment number mentioned on my address, does that work?

@simplegermany Год назад

If mail gets delivered by apartment numbers in your building then it should work. Apartment numbers are just quite unusual in Germany.

@nedu6118 Месяц назад

Can I just get an empty envelope from the supermarket or do I have to go to the post office for that?

@simplegermany Месяц назад

Some supermarkets might sell empty envelopes - but in a package of multiples. So like in a pack of 25 or so. For single empty envelopes a kiosk or the post office are good options.

@ABbccdd-yj1cb 2 месяца назад

Where can I buy the packet for the post?

@simplegermany 2 месяца назад

You can find individual envelopes and packages at the post office.

@laverami 3 года назад

Jen ist verschwunden. 😱

@simplegermany 3 года назад

Ich (Jen) bin nächste Woche wieder da 😉

@chelealoredan652 2 года назад

Hi. I talked to someone in Germany and he told me that the stamp should be printed. That's right, does it have to be printed and sent with the letter? I sent a letter and I did not know about this and I did not receive a reply after 4 weeks since I sent the letter. Thank you very much in advance for the reply.

@simplegermany 2 года назад

What do you mean that the stamp should be printed? So you could either glue a regular physical stamp on the letter, use the new #code which we explain in the video, where you write the code on the envelope by hand, or have the postage printed on the envelope directly at the post office. Hope this helps 😊

@chelealoredan652 2 года назад

@@simplegermany I bought with the help of the DHL application, as in the video a mobile stamp that I wrote on the envelope with a pen by hand and then I put it in the mailbox, but because I didn't receive an answer (for 4 weeks) I looked for an explanation. So I went to the welcome center in Stuttgart and from there I was already told twice that I had to print the stamp and send it with the envelope. It is a very important letter and I am still waiting for an answer, but I think I will try and send another one. The recipient on the envelope was already printed on the envelope and I wrote my address but I did not receive the letter back At this point, I am very confused.

@simplegermany 2 года назад

We totally understand your confusion. The app # code should work, we have used it before and it is an official service from the Deutsche Post. The only other advise we can give, is to send the letter with tracking, as we also explain in the video or in our guide: www.simplegermany.com/how-to-send-a-letter-in-germany/. This way you will know when the letter arrived. Best you go to a post office and ask them to send it with tracking. Keep the tracking code and you can follow the status of the letter online. Hope this helps!

@mirandasanchez2044 3 года назад

what if everyone in your house doesnt have the same last name? just use the c/o ?

@simplegermany 3 года назад

Hey Miranda, ideally you get both names on the letter box in case you live with a partner. For a WG (shared flat) it is common to put the name of the main tenant (the one on the rental contract and mail box) as c/o. Hope that helps! 😊

@Diegopdj Год назад

Can i also put A4 envelopes on that post box?

@simplegermany Год назад

Yes :)

@sreepanambiar Год назад

I used to sent letters by DHL service, but they are charging different amount for each time. Can you please tell me the cost for posting a letter in Germany?

@simplegermany Год назад

We write about the cost for sending letters in our guide: www.simplegermany.com/how-to-send-a-letter-in-germany/#How_Much_Does_It_Cost_To_Mail_A_Letter_In_Germany

@sreepanambiar Год назад

@@simplegermany Thank you so much for the reply... It's small amount I can see on the Link. But they're charging more than that. And for tracking number they have charged 8 EUR recently...!!!!

@simplegermany Год назад

Yes tracking or any extra service of course has extra fees.

@SAMEERTHIGALE 2 года назад

My mailbox didn't have my name and the mail went back. Where can I collect it from?

@simplegermany 2 года назад

If it was sent back, nowhere as it when back to the sender. Put your name on the mailbox and ask the sender to send the letter again.

@natsudragneel2640 2 года назад

Do other countries not have mail or need to send letters though?!

@simplegermany 2 года назад

Yes they do, however the labeling and stamping differs from country to country 😉

@bridgettejoanne5636 2 года назад

I'm sending a bigger envelop but not sure where to write the addresses. somebody please help

@simplegermany 2 года назад

Same guidelines. Doesn’t matter how big the envelope 😊

@bridgettejoanne5636 2 года назад

@@simplegermany thank you soooo much💝

@fbt4239 Год назад

how/where do i buy envelope?

@simplegermany Год назад

If you just need one, you can get it at a Post Office. If you would like a pack you can also buy them online.

@FredWang Год назад

I guess you are a software engineer, from the app of GRID Local/Staging I can see. ;p

@SirShoddrick 2 года назад

Wie geht man receive Amazon Packages?

@simplegermany 2 года назад

Amazon packages get delivered to your door. So the easiest is to be home, when the door rings and receive the package in person. If you are not there, you will find a note in your mailbox telling you at which post office you can pick up the package the next day.

@SirShoddrick 2 года назад

@@simplegermany awesome!! Thanks !