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The UK's withdrawal from the EU affects your rights in Min A-kasse. This applies if you live or work in the UK, or if you are a British citizen in Denmark.

The most important thing is whether you are covered by the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement. It depends on when you gained the right of residence.

If you are covered by the Withdrawal Agreement

You are covered by the Withdrawal Agreement if:

  • you are a British citizen who had the right of residence in Denmark no later than December 31, 2020, or
  • you are a Danish or EU/EEA citizen who had the right of residence in the UK no later than December 31, 2020.

Residence card

If you are a British citizen in Denmark, you must have a residence card from the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI). The card documents that you have both a residence and work permit in Denmark. This is a prerequisite for you to receive unemployment benefits in Denmark.

Merging insurance periods and unemployment benefits

You can add your insurance periods from Denmark, the UK and other EEA countries together.

If you become unemployed and meet the conditions for EEA unemployment benefits, you can take your Danish unemployment benefits to the UK.

Read more about EEA unemployment benefits.

If you are not covered by the Withdrawal Agreement

You are not covered by the Withdrawal Agreement if:

  • you as a Danish or EU/EEA citizen have taken up residence in the UK after December 31, 2020, or
  • you as a British citizen have taken up residence in Denmark after December 31, 2020.

If you are not covered by the agreement, you have more limited rights:

  • You can only transfer insurance periods between Denmark and the UK.
  • You cannot take Danish unemployment benefits with you to the UK.
  • As a British citizen, you cannot take Danish benefits to other EU/EEA countries.

Residence and work permit requirements

If you are a British citizen in Denmark, you must apply for a residence and work permit to work here. You are only entitled to unemployment benefits if your work permit allows you to take full-time work at a day's notice. This is because you must be available to the labor market.