B a S IS - Studentenwerk Schleswig-Holstein

BAföG - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
BAföG (das Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz) is public financial aid for students.
It helps students not just with the fees and costs of studying, but also with
living costs throughout the course of study.
As an international student, you may be eligible for
BAföG if you are studying or living in Germany on a long-term basis and
meet one or more of the following conditions:
� You are in Germany for political asylum, or are another kind of
refugee, and are officially recognized as such.
� You are protected by Abschiebungsschutz, meaning that you are legally
able to avoid deportation from Germany (only § 60 I Aufenthaltsgesetz).
� Your spouse is a German citizen and you live both in the same household.
� At least one of your parents is a German citizen.
� At least one of your parents has lived in Germany for the last six years
and has worked at least three of those years.
� You worked and lived at least five years in Germany prior to the beginning
of your enrollment in Schleswig-Holstein.
� You did this with a work permit (die Arbeitserlaubnis); you were
insured; and you were able to support yourself during this time.
m For EU-Members and Contract Countries: You have worked
at least six months in Germany, and your course of study
corresponds with your work.
The open office hours of BAföG are online at:
www.studentenwerk-s-h.de � BAföG
Contact:
Kerstin Meck-Reinhart Jörg Westphal
� 04 31 / 88 16 – 206 � 04 31 / 88 16 – 168
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