Checklist: Stop working in Denmark
If you live in Sweden and stop working in Denmark, there are several practical matters you need to take care of. Use this checklist to find out what to do about unemployment insurance, social security, tax, holiday allowance and other important matters when you leave your Danish job.
If you become unemployed
If you live in Sweden and become fully unemployed after working in Denmark, you should register with the Swedish Public Employment Service, Arbetsförmedlingen, on your first day of unemployment.
You should also apply to join a Swedish unemployment insurance fund, a-kassa, and apply for unemployment benefits.
If you are a member of a Danish unemployment insurance fund, do not cancel your membership until your Swedish membership has been confirmed. A gap between the two memberships may affect your right to income-based unemployment benefits.
Different rules apply if you become partially unemployed and continue working in Denmark.
See our page about unemployment insurance for cross-border workers
Check your trade union membership
If you were a member of a Danish trade union while working in Denmark and want to remain a trade union member, check whether you need to transfer your membership to a Swedish trade union.
See our page about trade union memberships in SwedenContact the social security authorities
If you stop working in Denmark and have received child benefit or other Danish social security benefits, contact the Danish authority, Udbetaling Danmark, and inform them that you no longer work in Denmark.
You should also contact the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, Försäkringskassan, and inform them that you have stopped working in Denmark. Complete form 5456 on the Försäkringskassan website.
If you live in Sweden and return to the Swedish social security system, your previous Danish income will normally not count as qualifying income for Swedish sickness benefits. This may affect your right to income-based benefits in Sweden, such as sickness benefit or parental benefit.
Contact Udbetaling Danmark, Social security
Contact the Danish Tax Agency
When you stop working in Denmark, you must inform the Danish Tax Agency, Skattestyrelsen.
You do not need to inform the Swedish Tax Agency, Skatteverket, that you have stopped working in Denmark.
Keep your Danish bank account
Do not close your Danish bank account immediately after you stop working in Denmark. You may still need it to receive payments from the Skattestyrelsen, Udbetaling Danmark or FerieKonto.
If you close your Danish account, you may need to register your Swedish bank account as your NemKonto to receive payments from Danish public authorities.
Keep your MitID
Keep your MitID after you stop working in Denmark. You may still need it to access your Danish tax information, keep track of your pension and use digital services from Danish public authorities.
Keep your Danish CPR number
Keep a record of your Danish civil registration number, CPR number, after you stop working in Denmark. You may need it later when contacting Danish authorities or pension providers.
Report any changes of address
If you change your address in Sweden after you stop working in Denmark, remember to inform relevant Danish authorities and organisations, such as Skattestyrelsen, Udbetaling Danmark and your pension provider.
Changes to your Swedish address are not automatically shared with Danish authorities and organisations.
Claim your Danish holiday allowance
If you stop working in Denmark, you may have unused holiday allowance, feriepenge, from your Danish job. In most cases, you need to contact the Danish public holiday pay scheme, FerieKonto, to claim it.
You must claim your holiday allowance no later than 6 months after you stop working in Denmark and, if relevant, deregister from the Danish Civil Registration System, CPR. Otherwise, you may lose your entitlement.
See our page about holiday allowance when you work in Denmark
Check your Danish tax assessment notice
The year after you stop working in Denmark, you should check your Danish tax assessment notice, årsopgørelse, for the income you earned in Denmark during your final year of work.
Keep track of your Danish pension
Keep information about your Danish employers, employment contracts and other important documents from the time you worked in Denmark. You may need them when you claim your pension later.
If you change your address, make sure your Danish pension providers have your current contact details.
See our page about pension payments after working in Denmark
If you are dismissed during parental leave
If you are dismissed while on parental leave, you will continue to receive parental benefits from Denmark. However, you must inform the Danish authority, Udbetaling Danmark, that your employment has ended.
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