Register as a Job Seeker
As an employee, you are legally required to register as a job seeker with the Employment Agency no later than 3 months before the end of your employment. If you learned of the end of your employment less than 3 months in advance, you must register as a job seeker within 3 days.
The same applies if you are completing off-the-job training and are at risk of becoming unemployed afterward.
Once you have registered as a job seeker, the Employment Agency will assist you in your search for a suitable position.
In general, you should register as a job seeker with the Employment Agency as early as possible if
- you have been laid off,
- your fixed-term employment contract is expiring,
- you have entered into a termination agreement with your employer by mutual consent,
- you are looking for work again after a prolonged illness,
- you are finishing school, vocational training, or college and do not yet have a firm job or apprenticeship offer,
- you want to return to work after an extended period of raising children, or
- you are looking for work for other reasons.
- Registration as a Job Seeker: Acceptance
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Required in the event of:
- Termination
- End of the employment contract
- Termination of the employment relationship by mutual agreement
- Job search following a long-term illness
- The approaching end of school, vocational training, or college, coupled with a lack of prospects for a job or training
- Job search following a period of child-rearing
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Must be given at least 3 months’ notice before the end of the employment or apprenticeship relationship
- Note: Meeting this deadline is mandatory only for off-site training.
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It is still possible after that, provided the end of the employment relationship was not known until later, for example due to termination
- Registration as a job seeker must then take place within 3 days
- Registration can be done by phone, in writing, online, or in person
- Responsible authority: Employment Agency
- Identification documents (ID card or passport and certificate of residence) when registering in person as a job seeker at the Employment Agency
- Registration on the Federal Employment Agency’s website prior to registering as a job seeker online
- Once you have registered, you may engage in employment that is subject to social insurance contributions and involves at least 15 hours per week.
There are no costs involved.
You can register as a job seeker with the Employment Agency online, in writing, by phone, or in person. Please be sure to meet the specified deadlines. The subsequent counseling appointments can take place in person, by phone, or online.
In writing:
- Send an informal letter to your local Employment Agency office or to the Employment Agency’s general address.
- Include your name and address, as well as the date you wish to register as a job seeker or the date your current employment ends, and state that you wish to register as a job seeker.
- The Employment Agency will then contact you to schedule a counseling appointment.
By phone:
- Call the service hotline and let them know that you want to register as a job seeker.
- The Employment Agency will then schedule a counseling appointment with you.
Online:
- Log in to the Employment Agency’s portal.
- Select the option to register as a job seeker.
- Fill out the required fields.
- The Employment Agency will then contact you to schedule a counseling appointment.
In person:
- Visit the Employment Agency office responsible for your area and register there as a job seeker.
- If possible, you will receive counseling immediately. If this is not possible, you will be given a counseling appointment.
It usually takes about 10 to 20 minutes; an in-person consultation typically lasts between 30 and 60 minutes. To be on the safe side, plan to allow a little extra time.
Register as a job seeker: No later than 3 months before the end of your employment or off-site apprenticeship.
If you learn after that point that your employment or training will end in less than 3 months, you must register as a job seeker with the Employment Agency within 3 days.
- There is no right of appeal.
Forms available: No
Written form required: No
Informal application possible: Yes
In-person appearance required: No
- Registration as a Job Seeker: Acceptance
Remark: Displaying Performance on the Original Portal
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
- Registration as a Job Seeker: Acceptance
-
Required in the event of:
- Termination
- End of the employment contract
- Termination of the employment relationship by mutual agreement
- Job search following a long-term illness
- The approaching end of school, vocational training, or college, coupled with a lack of prospects for a job or training
- Job search following a period of child-rearing
-
Must be given at least 3 months’ notice before the end of the employment or apprenticeship relationship
- Note: Meeting this deadline is mandatory only for off-site training.
-
It is still possible after that, provided the end of the employment relationship was not known until later, for example due to termination
- Registration as a job seeker must then take place within 3 days
- Registration can be done by phone, in writing, online, or in person
- Responsible authority: Employment Agency
- Identification documents (ID card or passport and certificate of residence) when registering in person as a job seeker at the Employment Agency
- Registration on the Federal Employment Agency’s website prior to registering as a job seeker online
- Once you have registered, you may engage in employment that is subject to social insurance contributions and involves at least 15 hours per week.
There are no costs involved.
You can register as a job seeker with the Employment Agency online, in writing, by phone, or in person. Please be sure to meet the specified deadlines. The subsequent counseling appointments can take place in person, by phone, or online.
In writing:
- Send an informal letter to your local Employment Agency office or to the Employment Agency’s general address.
- Include your name and address, as well as the date you wish to register as a job seeker or the date your current employment ends, and state that you wish to register as a job seeker.
- The Employment Agency will then contact you to schedule a counseling appointment.
By phone:
- Call the service hotline and let them know that you want to register as a job seeker.
- The Employment Agency will then schedule a counseling appointment with you.
Online:
- Log in to the Employment Agency’s portal.
- Select the option to register as a job seeker.
- Fill out the required fields.
- The Employment Agency will then contact you to schedule a counseling appointment.
In person:
- Visit the Employment Agency office responsible for your area and register there as a job seeker.
- If possible, you will receive counseling immediately. If this is not possible, you will be given a counseling appointment.
It usually takes about 10 to 20 minutes; an in-person consultation typically lasts between 30 and 60 minutes. To be on the safe side, plan to allow a little extra time.
Register as a job seeker: No later than 3 months before the end of your employment or off-site apprenticeship.
If you learn after that point that your employment or training will end in less than 3 months, you must register as a job seeker with the Employment Agency within 3 days.
- There is no right of appeal.
Forms available: No
Written form required: No
Informal application possible: Yes
In-person appearance required: No
- Registration as a Job Seeker: Acceptance
Remark: Displaying Performance on the Original Portal
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.