26.06.2022 / preparation
Child benefit abroad
Are you not yet of legal age and go for them Volunteer work or an internship abroad, you will continue to receive child benefit. But even as an adult, you may be entitled to child benefit. If you are still registered as a trainee or student at home during your internship abroad, your parents will continue to receive child benefit until you are 25 years old.
If you have finished school and are of legal age, but are not yet in training or studying, you must entitlement to child benefit abroad at the Family fund are usually justified. Here you should note the following points. How it works:
You should definitely consider the duration of your time abroad!
Internship abroad & volunteer work up to 4 months
If your transition period between school and training or studies is not longer than 4 months, your parents will generally continue to be paid child benefit. If the Familienkasse requires a confirmation of participation in your voluntary work in order to be entitled to child benefit abroad, we will be happy to issue you with a provisional confirmation of participation. Just talk to us about it.
Bridging this transitional period with an internship abroad is not only a valuable filler for your CV. The stay is also useful for your personality, the preparation for your subsequent professional career or the improvement of your language skills.
Internship abroad & volunteer work longer than 4 months
If you work as an intern for more than 4 months in your project, then you come to your second checkpoint:
Are relevant skills/knowledge taught?
- The internship abroad is Prerequisite for your subsequent studies or your subsequent training
- Through the internship abroad social skills acquired, which are required for your subsequent studies or your subsequent education or your future profession
- Through the internship abroad linguistic proficiency acquired, which are required for your subsequent studies or your subsequent education or your future profession
Da linguistic proficiency English is a prerequisite for most professions in particular and these are improved accordingly during your internship (you can also book an additional language course on site with us), it is usually possible to complete your internship to justify child benefit claims in this way, Of course, in this case, we will gladly issue you with a provisional confirmation of participation for the family fund.
Inquire with a clerk at your family benefits office
Because it no clear legal position for child benefit abroad, you should definitely discuss this with a clerk at your family benefits office. Ultimately, the decision on whether you are entitled to child benefit abroad rests with your relevant clerk. Please get in touch with him/her in good time.
If you have any questions on this topic, please give us a quick call. Our program coordinators will be happy to help you!
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