Hi @Looney
You have a residence permit/visa in accordance with paragraph 16a of the immigration law (Aufenthaltsgesetz). Section 4 of this paragraph is about what happens if a person does not complete the Ausbildung as planned. Here in English via online translation:
https://***-gesetze--im--internet-de.translate.goog/aufenthg_2004/__16a.html?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp
If a person can show they were not responsible for having not completed the Ausbildung, the authorities will give them 6 months to find a new Ausbildung. A clear example of this would be if during the Ausbildung the company went bankrupt and closed down. In your case, you should provide a detailed account of the work conditions and how it would be unreasonable to expect you to continue under those conditions. The authorities have discretion then on whether to accept this account.
If they do not accept your explanation, they will cancel your residence permit and give you a deadline to leave the country. You are then ‘ausreisepflichtig’. If a person is obliged to leave the country but finds an Ausbildung, then there are two options available to them:
- Ausbildungsduldung. This is a temporary paper which allows you to stay for the duration of the Ausbildung. If you complete the Ausbildung, then you can get a permit as a skilled worker. You cannot work while waiting for approval for an Ausbildungsduldung.
- Residence permit 16g: this is a new permit which would allow you to work up to 20 hours a week in addition to doing the Ausbildung. The main additional requirements to get a 16g instead of Ausbildungsduldung is that you have a passport and you are financially self-sufficient. You can, however, get financial Ausbildung support called BAB (Berufsausbildungsbeihilfe) to help with this.
If you feel you may have been treated unfairly in your current Ausbildung or any future workplace, then you can contact the advisory service ‘Gute Arbeit’. They help foreigners in Germany with questions around workers’ rights:
https://arbeitundleben.de/arbeitsfelder/beratungsnetzwerk
Best,
Éanna