Compensation for travel expenses
If you are going to a job interview in a place other than where you live, you can receive compensation for travel and accommodation costs. If you are taking part in a programme or investigation in another place, you can also receive compensation. You must contact Arbetsförmedlingen and receive a decision before travelling.
Travel allowance for a job interview
When you are going to a job interview, you can receive compensation for travel and accommodation costs if you meet the following conditions.
You
- are aged 20 or over and are, or risk becoming, unemployed
- are registered with us as a jobseeker
- have difficulty finding a job close to where you live
- can demonstrate that an employer has asked you to visit them.
Also
- we must decide that the visit is necessary for you to be able to get the job
- the job must be listed in the Job Bank or equivalent in the country in the EU or EEA where you are seeking work. The job can also be listed on the Eures website.
How to get a decision and book
- Before you travel, you must contact Arbetsförmedlingen on 0771-416 416. You need to contact us by no later than two working days before travel within Sweden and by no later than four working days before travel in the EU/EEA.
- We will investigate whether you meet all the conditions and we will then decide whether you are entitled to compensation.
- After we decide, we can then book flights within the EU or EEA and train travel in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. You can also book travel yourself and receive reimbursement for your expenses afterwards.
How much travel allowance can I receive?
You can receive up to a maximum of SEK 2,500 for travel and accommodation.
Travel allowance when you participate in a programme
You can receive compensation if you are traveling to a place outside normal commuting distance if you
- are registered for any of our programmes
- receive Employability Rehabilitation
- are undergoing testing or investigation before starting a programme.
You can receive compensation for either same-day travel or a return travel ticket and certain compensation for accommodation and additional costs for twin accommodation. If the programme or investigation lasts for longer than 30 days, you can also receive compensation for one trip home per month.
You can also receive a travel allowance for travel to and from us before a decision on an integration programme.
How to get a decision and book
Arbetsförmedlingen must decide whether you are entitled to a travel allowance before you travel. Call us on 0771-416 416 to find out whether you are entitled to a travel allowance and to get a decision.
How much travel allowance can I receive?
- For daily travel, you can receive compensation for the part of the travel cost that is over SEK 600 per month, or for the part that is over the normal daily commuting cost where you live.
- You can receive an accommodation allowance of SEK 110 per day, up to a maximum of SEK 2,400 per month. You can also receive compensation for one journey at the start of the programme and another when the programme ends, as well as one return journey home per month.
- You can also receive full compensation for expenses if you travel to and from us before a decision on an integration programme.
How to apply for compensation for your expenses
You apply for compensation afterwards.
Follow these steps:
- Log in to My Pages using your e-identification (such as Mobile BankID).
- If we have decided that you are entitled to compensation, you will see an option named ‘Compensation for travel’. If you have not had a decision that you are entitled to compensation, this option will not be shown.
- Click ‘Compensation for travel’ and fill in the information according to the instructions in the digital service.
- When you have finished, sign with e-identification.