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Hi!

I´ll write some facts about my situation, maybe someone can say, what can I do about the health insurance, right now I don´t have any.

I moved here 1 year ago with my boyfriend(german), I registrated myself (I´m from Estonia), took language courses and then just lived here, I was making art, but never worked here in Berlin. I had no insurance and now I want to clear this thing. Is it possible, that I´ll get problems that I didn´t have insurance all this year?

I continiue to live like that - making art, maybe sometimes selling something, but living without stable income. Is so-called "Künstlersozialkasse" something for me?

Where I can start?

I´m thankful about every tips.


Maarja

Hello Maarja! it is difficult to get into the artists´insurance - proof of income, proof of your status etc. Even if they take you, it´ll take months - maybe 6-8. The problem is: you would then get into public insurance and they would say " whoops, you haven´t paid into the system all this time" and would expect backpayments. There is, however, no guarantee they would take you - and you could have an accident or a serious illness in the meantime ( not that I wish that). Your best bet is to sign first of all for a legally acceptable international health insurance to cover you for worst case scenarios and then reassess later.

Thank you for answer, John!
Do you think they´ll say it everywhere, this: "whoops, you haven´t paid into the system all this time and we would expect backpayments"
I don´t have any money, so I´ll go to prison, or what. As you see, I´m a bit afraid of German Money System...I´m out of NORMAL, so I have problems and I wonder how to come in there.

yes, the law demands backpayments! No prison -don´t worry!But they CAN throw you of the country. The other issue now: if you come to Germany and don´t get publicly insured within 3 months, they will no longer accept applications anyway. So you need to be active and get a legal international insurance - you NEED health insurance anyway.

Ok, I put my attention on the legal international insurance now, maybe it helps me to go on without beeing thrown out of the country. 

Many thanks,
M.

Good luck!

If someone is in same trouble I am, it´s good to talk them first:

M.