How should you apply for benefit for the unemployed?
First, you must register as a job seeker. Help is available from NAV Kontaktsenter on 5555 3333. Runner-up himself o benefit should fulfill requirements according to the rules in force.
If you are claiming unemployment benefit, you must provide NAV with certain and accurate information which must be attached to your application. They must be consistent with the fact, and consequences application wrong information or concealment can be very serious.
If you have had a break in receiving benefits. Which lasted up to 52 weeks, and you want to receive benefits again. As a rule, you must apply for renewal unemployment benefit. It is always the same procedure.
You can apply for unemployment benefit one week before the first day of total or partial unemployment.
The information and video come from the website Nav.
Engelsk – Register as a job seeker from NAV Norway on Vimeo.
. Income documentation
NAV usually inquires about income from the tax authorities.
In the period from January to mid February you must document your income for the previous year by submitting:
- Annual statement of wages and tax advances (Lønns- og trekkoppgave). You must also provide your salary slip for December, which shows the total wages paid during the year.
- Annual statement benefits paid to you by NAV
-Other documents that may be needed to be attached
For people with dependents or a maintenance obligation
- You can only receive child benefit for: children under 18 years of age.
- If the child is not registered in the population register, his or her birth certificate must be attached. If the child arrived at Norway recently and does not yet have a registration number, you must also attach a document confirming your place of residence.
- You want to claim child benefit for a child who lives in a country governed by EEA rules and/or the Nordic Convention on social security, you must also provide the child's birth certificate or adoption documents. Your task is to translate these documents. Please contact NAV if you would like more information.
