Dear all,
I am PhD (Promotion) Student from a non-EU nation studying in Germany with 19 work-hours per week work-contract (Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft) and my employer pays Rente and Health insurance.

Situation:
Continuous stay in Germany since August 2004 till date
1. As Master Student §16: August 2004 - July 2007.
2. As Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft (WHK) § 18 (19 work-hours/week, employer pays Rente and Health insurance): August 2007 - August 2008
3. As Promotions-Student with same position as WHK after Immatrikulation § 16 (19 work-hours/ week, employer pays Rente and Health insurance): September 2008 - up to date.

Questions:
a) My next year as promotion-student starting August 2009 may not be funded !
May I get ALG as promotion-student if I lose my work-contract as WHK? If yes, when should I apply for BE (keeping in mind that I need to apply for my promotion-student-visa-extension in July).

b) Even if I get work contract as WHK and continue my Promotion-study, may I apply for BE (so as to be ready for similar situation if any, arises in future).

c) After successfully finishing PhD without BE, if I don’t find the job and apply for one-year-job-search-visa, during this one year, lets say, I get §16 with 90 days/year work permit, may I get ALG. If yes, in this case, when should I apply for BE to be eligible for this ALG.

Replies are thankfully awaited.

To be eligible for ALG, you should have paid ALV. Have a look in your Salary receipt(if at all you get one) if this has been paid. If not you are not eligible

Thanks raj for your quick reply. Yes, ALV/AV (voller beitrag) for last 1 year 9 months has been paid.

then you're elegible to get ALSI. You need to go to arbeitsamt 3 months prior the end of your current contract (otherwise you risk of loosing 1 month).

Ari

Is a PhD/Promoion Student §16 eligible for BE?
May a PhD/Promoion Student §16 get ALG without BE? (ALV-voller beitrag for almost 2 years is paid)