{"id":4221,"date":"2025-04-18T11:54:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T11:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jig.world\/?p=4221"},"modified":"2025-04-18T13:40:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T13:40:22","slug":"krank-im-asylverfahren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/krank-im-asylverfahren\/","title":{"rendered":"Sick in the asylum procedure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Are you an asylum seeker alone in Germany and suddenly fall ill? Don't worry, even if you don't have a permanent residence permit yet, help is available!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Do I have health insurance as an asylum seeker?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\">Yes, even if you are still in the asylum procedure, you will receive <span class=\"s2\"><b>Medical care<\/b><\/span>. You are about the <span class=\"s2\"><b>Asylum Seekers Benefits Act<\/b><\/span> secured. This means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">You get <span class=\"s1\"><b>Treatment by a doctor<\/b><\/span>when you are ill.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">You get <span class=\"s1\"><b>Medication<\/b><\/span>when you need them.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">In emergencies you will <span class=\"s1\"><b>always treated<\/b><\/span> - e.g. in the event of severe pain, high fever or an accident.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Where can I get help if I am ill?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\">That depends, <span class=\"s2\"><b>where you live<\/b><\/span>:<\/p>\n<h4><b>\u00a0If you are in a <\/b><\/h4>\n<h4><b>Shared accommodation <\/b><b style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\">or <\/b><b>Initial reception facility <\/b><b style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\">live:<\/b><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u2192 Go to the <span class=\"s2\"><b>Social service<\/b><\/span> or to manage the accommodation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">There you get:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">one <span class=\"s1\"><b>Treatment certificate<\/b><\/span> for a visit to the doctor<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Information on where you can go (family doctor, dentist, etc.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>If you have been in Germany for a while and have a\u00a0 <\/b><b>Health card <\/b><b style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\">have:<\/b><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u2192 You can go straight to the doctor - just like other people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Tip:<\/b><\/span> Ask your social worker or your supervisor at the accommodation. They will help you if you don't know where to go.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Amira<\/b><\/span> lives alone in accommodation in Leipzig. She has stomach pains. She goes to the social worker and gets a treatment certificate. She can then go to the doctor. She is given medication for the pain.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>What about sick leave and work?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\">If you <span class=\"s2\"><b>work<\/b><\/span> and become ill, it is important:<\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Inform your employer immediately!<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u2192 Tell them by phone, WhatsApp or email that you are ill.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Get a sick note from your doctor!<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u2192 In Germany, this is called <span class=\"s1\"><b>\"Certificate of incapacity for work\"<\/b><\/span> or short <span class=\"s1\"><b>AU<\/b><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u2192 You must show this to your employer (usually from the 1st or 3rd day of illness).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Continued payment of wages:<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">If you have an employment contract, you get <span class=\"s1\"><b>your salary for up to 6 weeks<\/b><\/span> from your employer. After that, your health insurance will cover you (if you already have regular insurance).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b> What if I can't work and don't get paid?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\">If you <span class=\"s2\"><b>cannot work<\/b><\/span> (e.g. due to a prolonged illness), you can <span class=\"s2\"><b>Further support from the social welfare office<\/b><\/span> get. The important thing is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">You need a <span class=\"s1\"><b>medical certificate<\/b><\/span>that you are ill.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Contact the <span class=\"s1\"><b>Social welfare office<\/b><\/span> or with your contact person at the accommodation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\">They will then check how you can be supported further - for example with money for food, rent and medication.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Du bist als Asylbewerber*in allein in Deutschland und pl\u00f6tzlich krank? Keine Sorge auch wenn du noch keinen festen Aufenthalt hast, gibt es Hilfe! &nbsp; Bin ich als Asylbewerber*in krankenversichert? Ja! Auch wenn du noch im Asylverfahren bist, bekommst du medizinische Versorgung. Du bist \u00fcber das Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz abgesichert. Das hei\u00dft: Du bekommst Behandlung beim Arzt, wenn [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gesundheit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4221"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4222,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4221\/revisions\/4222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}