# A residence permit and a mortgage, at once

Each letter, call and photo goes into its thread, and Waiting marks what’s out of your hands. “I sent it on 7 August” is a fact.

## At a glance

- **For:** Anyone dealing with an office for months.
- **You keep:** One thread per procedure, such as the residence permit and the mortgage.
- **Nothing to set up:** Photos and screenshots, pasted straight in.
- **The moment:** When the office calls, you know what you sent and when. Two years later, the next renewal starts from this one.
- **Plan:** Free · Your notes stay in this browser and never reach our servers; export a backup now and then. Pro to share with your partner.

## Before

A folder of scans, three email threads and “what did she say on the phone last time?”. The office asks for a document you already sent, and you can’t say when. Meanwhile the bank wants the same papers in a different order.

## Why a thread, not a folder and your inbox

### Every contact has a date

Calls, letters and submissions are notes, in order.

### The checklist and the proof together

Tick the document and add its photo in the same note.

### Private by default

On Free your notes never leave this browser.

## The moment

Two procedures at once, and the last thing that happened in each.

Example list:

- Residence permit renewal · Appointment on 17 September at 09:30, room 2.17. · Waiting
- Mortgage · The bank wants payslips for the last three months. · Active

## A thread, over time

Your workspace starts empty.

### Residence permit renewal

Done

#### Thu 6 Aug

**You** · 20:15

- [x] Passport copy
- [x] Health insurance
- [ ] Rental contract
- [ ] Bank statements, 3 months

#### Fri 7 Aug

*The proof, with its date.*

**You** · 10:02

Submitted online. Confirmation BA-55120.

[Image: Screenshot of the confirmation page]

#### Fri 14 Aug

*The call that usually gets lost.*

**You** · 10:46

Called at 10:40, Ms. Weber: the photo must be less than six months old. I need a new one.

#### Mon 17 Aug

*Waiting, with the date and the room in the note. Waiting*

**You** · 17:30

Appointment on 17 September at 09:30, room 2.17.

[Image: Photo of the appointment letter]

#### Thu 17 Sept

**You** · 10:15

Fingerprints and photo done. The card takes three to four weeks.

#### Mon 12 Oct

*Done, and ready to reuse in 2028. Done*

**You** · 16:05

Card collected, valid until October 2028.

## If you like, let it file itself.

None of this is needed to start. It takes a few minutes once, and needs Pro.

[Script or API](https://thread.page/help/connections/custom.md)

### The formal letter, in German

Write what you need in your own language. @translate sends the note to your translation workflow, and the letter comes back as a note.

In Residence permit renewal

**From @translate** · 11:02

Sehr geehrte Frau Weber, anbei sende ich Ihnen ein aktuelles Passfoto …

#### Set it up

Automation Send notes you @ to a URL

1. In **Settings → Connections → Automations**, choose **Connect an automation** → **Send notes you @ to a URL**, paste your workflow’s URL and name it translate.
2. Connect it to a workflow, for example in n8n, that calls the translation service you already use and posts the answer.
3. On Free, **Copy as text** gives your assistant the whole thread as text instead, and ThreadPage sends nothing.

## Limits

- Search finds a file by its name, not by the text inside it: name a scan after the letter.

n8n is the name of its owner. ThreadPage is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by it.

## Start with one thread.

[Start a thread](https://thread.page/app)

Free in your browser. No account needed to start.

More use cases

### [Mom’s care: one of you writes, everyone knows](https://thread.page/use-cases/parent-care.md)

You’re the one nearby, so you write: the new dose with a photo of the label, the X-ray, the pension office’s letter. Your sister and brother read it and stop asking.

Pro · sharing

### [Everything you’re waiting on](https://thread.page/use-cases/waiting-on.md)

The lease, the laptops, the insurance audit. Each is a thread, and Waiting becomes Monday’s list of who to chase.

Free · nothing to set up

[All use cases](https://thread.page/use-cases.md)