Membership application

You fulfil our academic requirements if you have acquired 150 credits or studying towards 180 credits. Please state where you have studied, which programme and how many credits you have acquired.

If you are currently studying, please state when you enrolled and when you expect to have acquired at least 180 credits.

If you studied abroad, please specify where you studied and which degree you have. If you are unsure if your education is equivalent to 180 credits or not, do not to hesitate to contact our Membership department on 08-412 33 00 or contact UHR directly for a validation of your foreign qualifications.

You fulfil the work requirement if you are working in Sweden and have a general work permit. Even if you are not currently working, you can become a member if your most recent employment was in Sweden. Please state your occupation, for example if you are studying, are unemployed or on parental leave.

Regardless occupation, it is important that you state information about your current or last employment. If you are self-employed, please state the name of your company.

If you have a PhD or a researcher post, please state information about the funding of your employment. An employment financed by a scholarship or study grant count as studies and not as work.  If you receive a combination of salary and scholarship it counts as employment.

If your most recent employment was abroad, please state in which country you have worked. Please contact our International department on 08-412 33 00 for more information.

Are you currently a member of another Unemployment Insurance Fund and would like to transfer your membership to us?

If you are switching Unemployment Insurance Fund, you need to contact your current Unemployment Insurance Fund and terminate your membership with them. Send in your membership application to us at the same time. The membership from your former Unemployment Insurance Fund will be included in the transfer if your switch is made without interruption.

We can assist you with the termination of your current Unemployment Insurance Fund. Please fill in the form Fullmakt för byte and send the original copy to us as soon as possible. You do not need to contact your current Unemployment Insurance Fund. We will make sure the switch is made without an interuption.

As soon as you are granted membership with us, you will receive a membership certificate by post.