If you have become wholly unemployed and live in Norway, you should apply for unemployment benefits (dagpenger) in Norway.

I live in another EEA country and am a frontier worker

You are defined as frontier worker if you have returned to your 

 (another EEA country) at least once a week.

If you have become wholly unemployed from your work in Norway, you must apply for unemployment benefits (dagpenger) in the other EEA country where you resided during your last employment.

I live in another EEA country and am not a frontier worker

You are not defined as frontier worker if you have worked in Norway and returned to your 

 (another EEA country) less often than once a week.

If you have become wholly unemployed from your work in Norway, you can choose to apply for unemployment benefits in Norway, or choose to return to your country of residence and apply for unemployment benefits in that country.

If you choose to remain in Norway, you can apply for unemployment benefits in Norway.

If you choose to return to your country of residence, you can apply for unemployment benefits in that country.

Advance on wage guarantee funds in the form of unemployment benefit

The wage guarantee scheme ensures that you as an employee are paid wages, holiday pay, and other employee pay you are due, when your employer goes bankrupt. The application to the wage guarantee scheme must be submitted by way of the estate administrator. Here you can read more about our 

processing times for the wage guarantee scheme

While you are waiting for your application for the wage guarantee funds to be processed, you can apply for an 

 on the wage guarantee funds. The advance is paid out in the form of unemployment benefits, and you apply for this advance by submitting an 

When you submit an application for unemployment benefits, you can choose to apply for an advance on the wage guarantee funds in the form of unemployment benefits, and at the same time apply for unemployment benefits for the period following the end of your wage guarantee funds.

I am temporarily laid off (permittert) or partially unemployed

If you have become temporarily laid off (permittert) or partially unemployed and live in Norway, you should apply for unemployment benefits (dagpenger) in Norway.

You are defined as a frontier worker if you have returned to your 

If you have become temporarily laid off (permittert) or partially unemployed from your work in Norway, you can receive unemployment benefits from Norway and stay in your country of residence.

I live in another EEA country and am a non-frontier worker

You have worked in Norway and returned to your 

 (another EEA country) less than once a week.

If you have become temporarily laid off (permittert) or partially unemployed from your work in Norway, you can receive unemployment benefits from Norway.

The main rule is that you must stay in Norway to qualify for unemployment benefits from Norway.

Exception from the requirement to stay in Norway applies if you are a non-frontier worker.

How do you apply for unemployment benefits in Norway?

 (this also applies to persons who are laid-off)

You must submit the employment status card every 14 days.

Make sure that your correct account number is registered with NAV

Please note that you will receive unemployment benefits at the earliest from the day you registered as a job seeker and applied for unemployment benefit.

You must stay in close contact with your employer when you have been temporarily laid off (permittert) and notify NAV of any changes in your situation.

Holiday pay and unemployment benefits (feriepenger og dagpenger)

Due to the corona situation the Norwegian Parliament decided that recipients of unemployment benefits in 2020, was entitled to receive holiday pay in 2021. The Norwegian Government has suggested that recipients of unemployment benefits in 2021, can be entitled to receive holiday pay in 2022.

I do not have bankID, Buypass nor Commfides

It is possible to apply for unemployment benefits even if you do not have electronic ID.

 if you have a Norwegian D number (D-nummer) or national identity number with 11 digits (fødselsnummer). 

You can order Buypass from abroad With Buypass it is possible to sign in to our digital services.

What does NAV consider your country of residence?

NAV will make an assessment of what your country of residence is based on where you are employed, where you have housing, where you spend your free time and the like.

You may be entitled to retain unemployment benefits from Norway for up to 3 months when traveling to another EEA country to apply for a job. You must submit a separate application to NAV before traveling.

Maybe the norwegian information can be of some help.

 (You have applied for unemployment benefits) 

Employment status form - how do you use it?

Benefits while participating in employment schemes

Addresses to Labour Market Authorities in the EEA member states.pdf

Benefits during unemployment in EEA member states

Once you have registered as a job seeker, you can apply for unemployment benefits.

You can sign in using bankID, Buypass or Commfides  

 if you have a Norwegian D number (D-nummer) or national identity number with 11 digits (fødselsnummer).

For help, call NAV at 55 55 33 33 if you live in Norway or +47 21 07 37 00 if you live abroad. 

If you cannot get to work in Norway due to the ban on entry, you can have 

 - if you do not already receive unemployment benefits. If you do recive unemployment benefits, 

Regjeringen innfører de strengeste innreisereglene til Norge siden mars 2020. Får du ikke reist tilbake til Norge, kan du få 

 hvis du ikke allerede mottar dagpenger. Får du dagpenger, må du 

 om at du ikke kommer inn i Norge, eller 

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