Notify the Artists' Social Security Fund of the change in personal data
In order to carry out your insurance, the Künstlersozialkasse (KSK) always needs your current data.
Insofar as you are insured and/or entitled to subsidies through the KSK as an artistic or journalistic self-employed person, the KSK will store your personal data for the implementation and processing of your social security obligation.
These include, but are not limited to:
- First name and surname
- Pen name
- Date of birth
- Sex
- Date of death
- Address
- Bank account
- If applicable, data of the SEPA direct debit mandate
- Parental status
- other contact information.
If your contact details change, for example due to a move, please inform the KSK.
You can also inform the KSK if your contact details are expanded: For example, enter a mobile telephone number in addition to the landline telephone number.
Your data will be used for communication with you, but also for the necessary data exchange with other authorities, service providers or banks.
Process flow
You inform the KSK of any changes that have occurred in your personal data:
- On the KSK website, you can check whether a notification form is provided for your change.
- If a notification form is available, please fill out the corresponding form as a PDF and print it out.
- If there is no notification form, please inform us of your changes informally.
- If applicable, please attach copies of the evidence of the change to your notification.
- Send everything together to the KSK.
- The KSK checks your information and updates your database.
- Depending on the nature of the change, you may receive written confirmation of the change.
- If there are any questions or proof is required, the KSK will contact you if necessary.
Requirements
They are subject to compulsory insurance in the artists' social insurance scheme.
Which documents are required?
- Which documents have to be submitted depends on the change. This can be, for example, a birth certificate, marriage certificate, the decision of a court or a death certificate.
- Copies of the respective amendment must always be submitted.
What are the fees?
There are no costs for you.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
Please notify us of the change as soon as possible.
The onset of parental status must be reported within 3 months.
Processing duration
Depending on the workload, usually 2 weeks.
Legal basis
§ 36a Artists' Social Insurance Act (KSVG)
§ 66 First Book of the Social Code (SGB I)
§ 11 Artists' Social Insurance Act (KSVG)
Ordinance on the Collection and Transmission of Data for the Social Insurance Institutions (DEÜV)
Applications / forms
- Forms: yes
- Online procedure possible: no
- Written form required: no
- Personal appearance required: no
Notification of change Address or contact details
Appeal
- Contradiction.
Not all changes in personal data have legal implications. If there is an amendment with legal implications, you can see from the notice how to file an objection.
Technically approved by
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Professionally released on
16.11.2021
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.