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Coaching: Applying to join the Künstlersozialkasse (KSK)

If you work in an artistic field in Germany as a freelancer, you might be eligible to join the Künstlersozialkasse (KSK) – this is an artists’ health insurance scheme that allows you to be insured under the public system. The KSK is not a health insurer itself, it’s a fund that subsidises your contributions to health insurance, long-term care insurance and the pension. For many artists, this is absolutely invaluable.

In this coaching, we’ll give you information about

  • How the Künstlersozialkasse system works
  • Eligibility criteria
  • The application form (in great detail!)
  • Supporting documents
  • What usually happens while you’re waiting for an answer

Your coach, Lioba, is a member of the Künstlersozialkasse herself and has helped many people apply. This coaching gives you general information about the application process but does not constitute health insurance or pension advice while you wait to hear from the KSK. For that, we’ll hook you up with a qualified professional English-speaking broker.

How long will it take?

From our experience, it takes around 2-3 coaching hours to get through the whole process. This includes giving you feedback on your complete application before you send it away. Since everyone is at a different stage when they get in touch, we recommend starting with an hour and only booking more time if necessary.

Good to know

Although you’re buying an hour, you don’t have to use it all at once. Feel free to split it into two sessions of 30 minutes each when you schedule a time.

 

What’s the KSK? Kathleen explains: all about the Künstlersozialkasse in Berlin

From the blog

Photo by Jason Goodman

I was asked to speak at a Monthly Meet Up event on Tuesday evening hosted by Touring Artists e.V. as an expert on the Künstlersozialkasse (artists’ social security). With a bit of humour and a whole bunch of crazy anecdotes, we dived into the application process in delightful detail.

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Filed Under: Doing Business in Berlin, Freelance Life, Life in Germany Tagged With: health insurance, freelance, KSK, artists visa berlin, freelance berlin, freelancer insurance

An Introduction to the Künstlersozialkasse (KSK)

From the blog

It’s known as the “artists health insurance scheme”, the “artists social security fund”, the “Künstlersozialversicherung” and the “artists and publicists’ insurance”. In any case, it can be hard to find information online in English about the Künstlersozialkasse (KSK). We’ve put together a basic introduction with the answers to some very frequently asked questions.

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Filed Under: Freelance Life, Life in Germany

The Künstlersozialkasse wants to check my income from the last 4 years

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Ahhh, is that autumn in the air? Must be time for the Künstlersozialkasse’s random income audit! Every year in September, a handful of Künstlersozialkasse members get sent a special yellow letter. … Read more

Filed Under: Being self-employed, Dealing with Problems, Freelance Life Tagged With: freelancer, artist, KSK, künstlersozialkasse

Applying to Join the Künstlersozialkasse

FAQ From the service: Coaching Details

If you work in an artistic field in Germany as a freelancer, you might be eligible to join the Künstlersozialkasse (KSK) – this is an artists’ health insurance scheme that allows you to be insured under the public system. The KSK is not a health insurer itself, it’s a fund that subsidises your contributions to health insurance, long-term care insurance and the pension. For many artists, this is absolutely invaluable.

In this coaching, I’ll give you information about

  • How the Künstlersozialkasse system works
  • Eligibility criteria
  • The application form (in great detail!)
  • Supporting documents
  • What usually happens while you’re waiting for an answer

I’m a member of the Künstlersozialkasse myself and have helped many people apply. This coaching gives you general information about the application process but does not constitute health insurance or pension advice. For that, we’ll hook you up with a qualified professional English-speaking broker.

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