Legally trap in an ausbildung that doesn't match my physical ability.

Question

Hello all.
I came to Germany 2023 and seek for asylum which was rejected the same year and I appeal and the appeal is still pending.
I learned German quickly and secure my B1 and am now doing fachkraft for möbel, küchen und umzugsservice.
The ausbildung demands a lot of physical work and I don't have the strength to carry sofas alone up to 5,6 floor to the customer during delivery as am a very lean guy.
Now I want to change my ausbildung but first I need to secure another ausbildung before cancelling the current one so as not to risk deportation as my passport is already at the Auslanderberhöde.
My question is, is it safe to change ausbildung in my current situation? I already started my second year ausbildung but the work is literally burning me out because I don't have the strength. Can I cancel and still be safe. I want to do my B2 exams as apply for the ausbildung as Medizinische Radiologie Technology.

Answer 1

Dear @Ajawo96, 

Welcome back to Wefugees and thank you for reaching out to us again. 

I am not a lawyer and we can not provide individual legal advice at this platform. Every case is different and many different aspects need to be taken into account. 

Some thoughts on your case from my perspective: I agree that you should try to change your “Ausbildung” if you know already that you will suffer a lot and you are actually not able to do the job in the future. However, I can’t confirm that changing comes without any risk. As you mentioned already, you need to apply for the respective permission from the Ausländerbehörde again and present the confirmation that you actually have a new offer for an Ausbildung already. In the meantime, your asylum appeal might get rejected which would complicate the situation (you might not be issued a Duldung etc.). 

I will link my colleague @mbeon-Éanna here - maybe he can add some advice and information. In any case, I highly recommend to get support in a refugee counseling office (or a counseling service like JMD) as well. I assume you have a lawyer for your asylum case already? Please discuss your issue with him/her, too. 

All the best, 

Meike