claim unemployment benefit
Instruction sheet for unemployed persons
Information on key rights and obligations
Brochure for jobseekers and unemployed persons without unemployment benefit
Information on rights and obligations
Work certificate for the area SGB III
Form for employers
Filling instructions for the employment certificate in the area SGB III
Explanatory notes on the employment certificate
Information sheet on the consideration of compensation in the event of dismissal
Information for employees
Certificate of compulsory insurance in the area of SGB III
Form for service providers
Unemployment benefits | Applications and notification of change
Application for unemployment benefit (online)
Apply for unemployment benefit conveniently online. You can also obtain the form from your local employment agency.
Change notification on unemployment benefit (online)
Let us know online if, for example, you are taking up a job or moving.
Change communication on unemployment benefits
Form for notifying changes, for example, when starting work or moving house
accident questionnaire
Form for requesting services in the area of SGB III
Apply for unemployment benefit II
Leaflet on unemployment benefit II and social benefits
Information on the basic pension for jobseekers
Application for unemployment benefit II
Application for subsistence benefits
Fill-in instructions for the application for unemployment benefit II
Explanations and information on the application for unemployment benefit II
In other languages
Continued authorization application for unemployment benefit II (WBA)
Application for further authorisation of benefits to secure livelihood
Further authorisation application (WBA) online
Apply online for the continuation permit application for unemployment benefit II. You can obtain online access from your Job Centre.
Flyer on the residence regulation when receiving unemployment benefit II
Information for recognised poultry, asylum or other beneficiaries of protection
Notification of change in receipt of unemployment benefit II (VÄM)
Form for notifying changes, for example, when work starts or rental costs change
Notification of change (VÄM) online
You can report important changes in your personal and financial circumstances online. You can obtain online access from your Job Centre.
International Unemployment Benefit
Information sheet on unemployment benefit and employment abroad
Information on working hours abroad and what this means for entitlement to unemployment benefit
Family and children | Apply for child benefit
Information sheet on child benefit (KG2)
Overview of the legal regulations on child benefit
Application for child benefit (KG1)
Main application for child benefit
Child attachment to main application for child benefit (KG1-AK)
Supplement to the main application, which must be submitted for each child for whom child benefit is claimed.
School certificate for child benefit (KG 5a)
Form for submission to the Family Fund
Household certificate for child benefit (KG 3a)
Declaration on the household affiliation of children
Life certificate for child benefit (KG 3b)
Declaration of children living outside the household
Family and children | Apply for child supplement
Information sheet on the child supplement (KiZ 2)
Information for parents applying for child allowance
Application for child allowance (KiZ 1)
School, education and studies
Information sheet on career guidance services for young people and young adults
Services and benefits of the Federal Employment Agency for young people
BERUF AKTUELL – Encyclopedia of apprenticeship professions
Overview of all recognised in-company training occupations
BERUFENET – Flyer on finding a career
Information for people interested in training, further education and employers
Brochure on vocational training for people with special educational needs
Your training – your chance! Information for young people
Flyer for the study search
The selection of study offers is great discover the possibilities!
Flyer on the self-discovery tool for training and studies
My plan for the future – I make the right choice with the self-exploration tool
Career and further education
Leaflet on the promotion of continuing vocational education and training
Information for employees on the services and benefits of the Federal Employment Agency
Application for compulsory insurance for continuing vocational training
Form for assessing whether the prerequisites for a compulsory insurance relationship are fulfilled on request.
Form for the certification of employer’s and institution’s benefits
Form for participants in a continuing training measure
Flyer for supplier evaluation
Information on the evaluation of education providers
For people from abroad | Education in Germany
Multilingual information for young refugees and asylum seekers and their parents
Information in German, English, French and Arabic
Application form for holiday employment for foreign students
Application form for direct applications via the Federal Employment Agency
Certificate of enrolment – Certificate of Enrolment
Form for students in German and English
Flyer on training in the craft sector
Information for refugees
Brochure on studying in Germany
Information for Foreign Students
People with disabilities | Participation in working life
Information sheet on promoting participation in working life
Information on the services and benefits of the Federal Employment Agency for employees with disabilities
Guideline for the inclusive design of career and study orientation
Handicap… so what? Information for Head Teachers and Teachers
Flyer on Supported Employment
Information for employees on a qualification with a perspective for people with disabilities
Find work | with family, children and caregivers
Leaflet 18 – Family and Career
Information on promotion of women, return to work, unemployment, further education, secondary employment