Register as a jobseeker
Register on your first day of unemployment. Start by logging in with e-identification and then create an account. Start with Register and fill in information about what job you are seeking and what experience you have, then book a planning discussion with an employment officer. Then, contact your unemployment insurance fund to apply for benefit.
When should I register?
It is important that you register with us by no later than the first day you are unemployed and seeking a job. The unemployment insurance fund can then assess your right to benefit from the first day of unemployment.
When you register with us on the first day you are unemployed and are actively seeking a job, another authority, or municipality, may assess your right to benefit. For example, the social insurance agency Försäkringskassan may decide on your qualifying income for sickness benefit allowance, SGI.
How do I register?
- The first step before you start registration is to log in with e-identification and create an account where you enter your contact information. This account gives you access to My Pages, where you can find most things that affect your case.
- Once you have created an account, go to Register and enter information about your education and training, work experience, skills and the jobs you are seeking. Make sure to allow plenty of time to register. The more we know, the more quickly we can help you move on.
- In the last step, you book a time for a planning discussion with an employment officer and then send in your registration. You may receive a call directly after registering. If you already know when registering that you will start working or studying within three months, then it is not necessary to book a planning discussion. Instead, you will be asked if you wish to be deregistered when you start your new employment. Your registration is then submitted after you answer this question.
Once you have entered all the information and sent in your registration, you will receive confirmation that you have been registered as a jobseeker.
If you do not have access to a computer or mobile phone, you can visit a service office and borrow a computer.
Apply for unemployment benefit
When you are unemployed and have registered with us, you can apply for benefit from an unemployment insurance fund during the time you are looking for a job. How much you can receive will depend, among other things, on how much you have worked previously and if you are a member of an unemployment insurance fund.
Contact your unemployment benefit office and apply for benefit. The simplest way to do this is to log into your unemployment benefit office’s website.
If you are not a member of an unemployment benefit fund, you can apply for membership and basic compensation when you become unemployed. If you do not want to become a member of an unemployment benefit fund, you can apply for basic compensation from the “Alfa-kassan” fund.
Get prepared before the planning discussion
You book a planning discussion with an employment officer when you register. However, you do not need to book a planning discussion if you are due to start work or studies within three months.