Once Nav has processed your application for sickness benefits, you will find the date of the last day you are entitled to those benefits on your pages at nav.no. This date is also called the maximum date. 

When you have less than 90 working days left on your sickness benefits, you will receive a statement with information on My Page or a letter in the mail.  

Have you spoken with your employer?

Your employer is responsible for following up on you while you are sick and for as long as you are employed. Your employer must, as far as possible, adapt your workplace and tasks to allow you to work. 

It is your responsibility to be involved and find solutions so that you can return to work. Talk to your manager to explore potential adaptation opportunities and how you can plan the start-up together. 

Sometimes it is possible to function better in a different job from the one you were placed on sick leave from. A new job can be an option if

• it is difficult for you to perform the duties you had before you became sick
• there are other factors in your workplace that makes it difficult for you to handle the job

Speak with one of our consultants about what could make it easier for you to find a new job.

Go to arbeidsplassen.no to see job listings from all over the country. You can also add or update your CV here.

If you have tried every option of returning to your place of employment, you can be granted sickness benefit for a period of up to 12 weeks while you are applying for a new job. This is limited to the 52-week maximum sickness benefit period.

If you are looking for a new job for a short time, applying for unemployment benefit could be a better choice. The earliest date from which you can be granted unemployment benefit is the date on which you apply for unemployment benefit and register as a job seeker. 

If it is clear to you that you are not healthy enough to return to work, applying for work assessment allowance (AAP) may be the best option for you. You need to apply for AAP yourself.

AAP may be granted from the day your sickness benefit period ends, but not before your application date. That is why it is important to apply in good time before your maximum sickness benefit period ends. 

If you have exhausted your 52 weeks, an additional 26 weeks must pass without sickness benefit or work assessment allowance must pass before your right to sickness benefit can be reassessed. When you apply for sickness benefit after this time, all of the qualification criteria will be assessed again. 

Contact Nav or speak with your consultant about this.

Check your insurance coverage and pension rights

You could also explore whether you have rights vis-à-vis your insurance company or pension fund. These schemes are not handled by Nav. Speak with your employer about this.

Please log in to nav.no and go to Your Sick Leave (Ditt sykefravær), where you can request more guidance. 

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