Hey
Do you guy know how exactly one gets entitled to german arbeitslosengeld as a non-german?
This is my situation:
I have been doing a PhD for the last 3 years. In about half a year I will finish the PhD. During this 3.5 years, I always had a TV-L contract with the University, and thus paying all those taxes. I am by the way 30, if the age matters. Non-EU citizen.
I will try to find a job right after PhD. But if I didn't, do you I get arbeitslosengeld?
Thanks ;)

nobody really has has an answer to my question?

If you are doing your PhD as a student i.e. visa §16 than the answer is NO.

But if you did as as Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter i.e. visa § 18 than the answer is YES you are eligible for ALG.

You should try beacause you worked more than 12 months but sometimes there is problem if you have wrong visa. It was subject here in forum also.
Good luck