Qualification for unemployment benefits when arriving to Denmark during studies

Hi,

depending on whether you are an EU-citizen or not, there can be two reasons why the A-kasse have rejected you:

• If you are an EU-citizen, but did not stay in Denmark before staring at KU, you do not meet the requirements for being eligble for Unemployment benefits as graduate.
• And if you are a non-EU citizen you may not have the right to stay and work in Denmark after graduation, and thus do not meet the requirements for being eligible for unemployment benefits.

If you are not eligible for Unemployment benefits, the only option would be to try to get som cash benefits (“kontanthjælp”) from the municipality. You must contact the kommune office in the town you live.

Best regards,

Anders Weber, A-kasser.dk