Bundesportal | Notify the Artists' Social Security Fund of a change in your professional situation

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Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS)

Last update or date of publication

August 8, 2023

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As a person who is self-employed in an artistic or journalistic capacity, you are generally subject to statutory pension, health and long-term care insurance via the artists' social insurance scheme.
However, this only applies if there are no specific exceptions or if you are primarily insured elsewhere. If there is a fundamental change in your professional situation, you must inform the Künstlersozialkasse immediately.
Examples of professional circumstances that may affect your existing obligation to be insured with the Künstlersozialkasse:

dependent employment
receipt of unemployment benefit
receipt of citizen's allowance
Other self-employed activities or business income
shareholdings in companies
Activities in agriculture
commencement of studies
Federal voluntary service or military service
civil servant status

In addition, there are other professional circumstances that affect the insurance relationship in the artists' social insurance.
For detailed advice, please contact the Künstlersozialkasse directly.

completed online notification or completed PDF form
The additional documents to be submitted depend on the type of change. Please note the relevant information in the online notification or PDF form.

Notification of receipt/end of receipt of unemployment benefit I (ALG I)/unemployment benefit II (ALG II)/citizen's allowance

Notification of the cessation of the self-employed non-artistic / non-publishing (secondary) activity or the deregistration of the business

Notification of the commencement of a self-employed non-artistic/non-publishing (secondary) activity

Notification of the commencement/termination of studies

Notification of the start/end of dependent employment

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Preconditions

In principle, you must be subject to compulsory social insurance for artists or be entitled to a subsidy.
You also have, for example
- taken up, terminated or extended dependent employment,
- received an approval, extension, suspension or termination of unemployment benefit or citizen's allowance,
- started or ended another self-employed activity,
- started or ended work as a farmer or craftsman,
- enrolled or exmatriculated as a student,
- taken up or terminated employment as a civil servant,
- started a prison sentence,
- started or ended an activity as part of the Federal Voluntary Service or military service.

Hints

There are no indications or special features.

There are no costs.

Basis for legal action

§ 4 Künstlersozialversicherungsgesetz (KSVG)

§ 5 Künstlersozialversicherungsgesetz (KSVG)

Legal Remedies

Objection: Not all notifications of professional changes also have legal consequences. If there is a change with legal implications, you can find detailed information on how to lodge an objection in the notification from the Künstlersozialkasse.

Procedure

You can inform the Künstlersozialkasse online or by post about your career change.

Online notification:

Call up the online form on the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de. This will guide you step by step through the necessary information, which you can enter electronically.
Note: You will need your electronic ID document to register for the online form.
It will take you about 15 minutes to complete the online form.
First enter your personal details, including your insurance number. You will find this in the top right-hand corner of the letter from the Künstlersozialkasse.
On the next page, select your request.
When you make your selection, you will receive general information about your request.
You then provide more detailed information about your request and upload any required documents.

Notification by post:

If you wish to notify the start or end of dependent employment, fill out the PDF form "Notification of the start/end of dependent employment" on the website of the Künstlersozialkasse.
If you wish to notify the receipt or end of unemployment benefit or citizen's allowance, please complete the PDF form "Notification of receipt / end of receipt of unemployment benefit I, and II or citizen's allowance" on the website of the Künstlersozialkasse.
If you wish to notify the commencement or termination of a course of study, please complete the PDF form "Notification of commencement / termination of a course of study" on the website of the Künstlersozialkasse.
If you wish to report the commencement of a self-employed non-artistic or non-publishing activity or the registration of such a business, please complete the PDF form "Notification of the commencement of a self-employed non-artistic/non-publishing activity" on the website of the Künstlersozialkasse.
If you wish to report the cessation of a self-employed non-artistic or non-publishing activity or the deregistration of such a business, please complete the PDF form "Notification of the cessation of a self-employed non-artistic/non-publishing activity or the deregistration of the business" on the website of the Künstlersozialkasse.
Please inform us informally of all other changes to your professional situation.
Please always include your insurance number. You will find this in the top right-hand corner of the letter from the Künstlersozialkasse.
Sign your informal notification or the printed PDF form and enclose the required documents.
Send everything together to the Künstlersozialkasse.

Please answer any queries from the Künstlersozialkasse immediately.
The Künstlersozialkasse will check your details and inform you by post if and how your insurance status has changed.

Deadlines

Please inform us immediately of any change in your professional situation.

Processing time

2 weeks until 4 weeks
Die Bearbeitungsdauer ist abhängig vom Arbeitsaufkommen und davon, ob die Künstlersozialkasse Ihre Krankenkasse aus rechtlichen Gründen in die Prüfung einbinden muss.