When to get a tutor?

There is no right anwwer to this question, but the sooner the better. It does not make sense to recruit someone after three years of work. Try getting one during the first year of your studies; at this stage, advice has more value than at any other stage.

However, it does not make sense to rush with this decision. Once your plan is accepted and you have started your studies, you should start to read and then rework your plan. When reworking the plan, tutoring is important.

Typically, the first months of doctoral studies go to reading and studies, so as a rule of thumb, start to think about the tutor roughly after 6 months of your studies.