dasElterngeld offers an online form that allows you to apply for Elterngeld in easy-to-understand German (in-browser translation to English in Chrome also works well).
This is a really user-friendly tool and that I wish had existed when our kids were born!
The form takes about 30 minutes to fill in and they have an expert available to answer any questions you may have, plus a money back guarantee should you not end up getting any Elterngeld. It is €24.99 well spent in our humble opinion.*
The tool is currently available for Elterngeld applications in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria, Baden Wurttemberg, Lower Saxony, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony and soon also Berlin.
Go to https://app.daselterngeld.de/?partner=kietzee&target=landingpage to fill in your appliaction.
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