After working abroad
Welcome to Sweden! If you’ve recently worked in another EU/EEA country or in Switzerland and are now unemployed or at risk of becoming unemployed, it’s important to apply for membership in Akademikernas a-kassa as soon as possible and register with the Swedish Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen) on your first day of unemployment. Feel free to contact us even before your job abroad ends – we’ll help you request the necessary certificates to verify your previous employment and insurance periods according to EU coordination rules.
Start with membership and Arbetsförmedlingen
Apply for membership as soon as possible – preferably even before returning to Sweden.
Register with Arbetsförmedlingen on your first day of unemployment. It cannot be done retroactively.
Apply for benefits
Fill in the forms Apply for benefits and Determination of country of residence in Mina sidor.
Send us the necessary information so we can contact your country of employment. We will receive confirmation of your working time and salary through a coordination certificate.
We help you apply for the certificate
Below you’ll find information about which documents each country of employment requires in order to issue the coordination certificate. Compile the information and upload it in Mina sidor, and we will contact the country of employment.
If you have worked in a country not listed below, contact us at 08-412 33 00 and we will assist you. We are open every weekday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
Select your country of employment
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Your Danish CPR number (personal identity number)
Information about which Danish unemployment fund (a-kasse) you were/are a member of.
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Which Finnish unemployment fund (a-kassa) you have been a member of
your personal identity number, and
the name(s) and address(es) of your employer(s).
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Form NAV 04-02.03 Confirmation of employment relationship. You will receive the form from your employer.
If you have had several employers during the past twelve-month period, we need one form from each employer
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The certificate 'Arbeitsbescheinigung international' is required for all employments. You can request it at arbeitsagentur.de
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Copy of your passport
Copy of the last three (preferably six) payslips / bulletins de paie
Copy of the contrat de travail, issued before the employment begins
Copy of the certificat de travail, issued when the employment ends
Copy of the attestation d’employeur destinée à Pôle emploi
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Copy of your passport and passport number
Spanish Social Security Number (Número de la Seguridad Social Española)
Copy of the last three payslips
Employment contract from your most recent job (certificado de empresa)
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Certificate P45 and/or P60 (refers to employments before 31/12/2018)
Personal and Public Service (PPS) Number
Address in Ireland
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Your BSN – Citizen Service Number (previously called SOFI number)
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We need the certificate "Arbeitgeberbescheinigung international" for all employments.
We need to know which canton you worked in.
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Social insurance number
Form L-16
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Copy of your passport
Form FS3 issued by the employer
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Contact us and we’ll help you! Email utland@akademikernasakassa.se or call us Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM at +46 8 412 33 00.
How we calculate your benefit
I have only worked in the EU/EEA during the time frame period
Your average weekly working hours are calculated based on how much you have worked during the past twelve months. Different countries have different standards for full-time work. If you have worked full-time, we count it as 40 hours per week. If you have worked part-time, we adjust it proportionally to a 40-hour week. For hourly employment, the actual hours worked are counted.
Your daily benefit qualifying income is based on the income from your most recent employment, as reported on the PDU1 certificate. Sometimes the monthly salary is stated, and sometimes a lump sum for the entire employment period. In the latter case, we divide the total amount by the time worked to calculate a monthly salary.
I have worked both in Sweden and within the EU/EEA during the time frame period
Your average weekly working hours are calculated based on how much you have worked during the past twelve months. Different countries have different standards for full-time work. If you have worked full-time, we count it as 40 hours per week. If you have worked part-time, we adjust it proportionally to a 40-hour week. For hourly employment, the actual hours worked are counted.
Your daily benefit qualifying income is calculated only based on the income from your most recent employment before becoming unemployed, regardless of whether this income comes from Swedish or foreign employment.