Guide in english: How to terminate your membership
In this guide, you can find information on how to fill out the unemployment insurance funds' (“a-kassens”) online procedure regarding termination of your membership of the “a-kasse”.
Instructions on how to terminate your membership
It is important that you answer the questions correctly. It may have consequences for your entitlement to unemployment benefit if you provide incorrect information or fail to disclose circumstances of importance to your entitlement to unemployment benefit. Information which turns out to be incorrect may lead to claims for reimbursement of unemployment benefits and loss of rights.
If you find it difficult to find a specific question or word in the instructions, you can use the search function in pdf/word.
Please contact AJKS, if you have any questions or need help when completing the online procedure.
Terminate your membership of AJKS
The Danish unemployment insurance system is a voluntary insurance scheme. This means that you are not automatically insured against unemployment when working in Denmark.
Therefore, you have to join a Danish unemployment insurance fund – 'a-kasse' – if you want to be covered by unemployment insurance in Denmark. And when you no longer want to be a member of the 'a-kasse' you must send your resignation to the 'a-kasse'.
The notice of resignation is as a general rule the current month + 1 month. You can find the notice of resignation in the a-kasse's statute.
If you start working in one of the other EU/EEA Member States, you should probably be subject to the social security legislation in that country. In this case you can terminate your membership of the Danish “a-kasse” the same day, you start working in the other country.
If you start working in a foreign country outside of EU, you can choose to continue your membership of the Danish a-kasse.
When you have terminated your membership, you must no longer pay contributions to the 'a-kasse', and you will no longer be covered by unemployment insurance in Denmark. This means that you will no longer be entitled to unemployment benefits in Denmark in case of unemployment.
Please contact AJKS if you have further questions.
You must fill in a form of resignation. You will find the form at selvbetjeningen under medlemskab. Be aware that you can’t terminate your membership by texting (SMS).