If you have worked in Sweden

If you have worked in Sweden and would like to aggregate that work when you apply for unemployment benefits in the EU/EAS, Switzerland, or the UK and Northern Ireland, you may need a certificate U1. 

Therefore, if you would like a Certificate U1, you must contact the competent institution in the country which you moved to and ask them to obtain information about your previous work via an electronic request from the Swedish unemployment insurance fund of which you were a member when you worked in Sweden.

You can also contact the Swedish unemployment insurance fund of which you were a member when you worked in Sweden and request a Certificate U1.

If you were not a member of any unemployment insurance fund when you last worked in Sweden, the unemployment insurance fund ALFA-kassan can be contacted. 

If you have worked in the EU/EAS, Switzerland, the UK or Northern Ireland

When you apply for unemployment benefits in Sweden after you have been working in the EU/EAS, Switzerland, or the UK and Northern Ireland, the unemployment insurance fund shall make a decision about aggregation of periods.

Contact the Swedish unemployment insurance fund of which you are a member and ask them to obtain information about your previous work via an electronic request from the competent institution in the country in which you worked.

If you have submitted a certificate U1, the unemployment insurance fund base their decision on the information stated in the certificate. Certificate U1 are issued by the competent institution in the country in which you previous worked.