Guide: How to switch to another A-kasse
You can change to another A-kasse very easily and at any time you want. There is no notice period (however 1 month for unemployed and students) and you retain all your accrued rights.
Changing A-kasse is called "overflytning" in danish A-kasse legislation.
There is free choice in Denmark when it comes to A-kasse, and you are not - because you work in a particular industry or company - forced to be a member of a particular A-kasse, but can switch to all A-kasser where you can become a member. Look in our table with all 21 A-kasser, where you can become a member.
You can always regardless of your job or education become member of one of the 10 interdisciplinary A-kasser. For the rest 11 A-kasser you must work or have education within the professionel field which are covered by the particular A-kasse.
Just sign up with the new A-kasse
You just have to register in the normal way in the A-kasse you want to switch to. Registration can be done online at all A-kasser's websites.
You can find links to online registration forms in our table with all 21 A-kasser.
ATTENTION! It is important that you do NOT cancel your membership in the A-kasse you are switching from.
Your old A-kasse and your new A-kasse handle all this between themselves.
You therefore only have to apply for admission to the new A-kasse. If you terminate your membership yourself, you risk losing your accrued rights.
The A-kasse you switch to takes care of everything practical, including that you will not have to pay member fee twice, not even if you change in the middle of a quarter.
No notice period if you are employed
You will be transferred from the time the A-kasse receives your application. If you are unemployed or have free membership as a student, however, your cancellation will only take effect after the notice period, which is the current month + one month.
If you are unemployed or a student, it will therefore take some time before you are transferred, but the new A-kasse will also coordinate the transfer here with your old A-kasse, so that you will not pay too much in contribution or lose accrued rights.
Your accrued rights are preserved
If you are transferred from one A-kasse to another, your previous membership and work periods will be included in the new A-kasse, so that accrued rights are carried over to the new A-kasse.
If you - at the same time as you are a member of an A-kasse - complete an education that entitles you to admission as a recent graduate, you can obtain the graduate rights (rights as a recent graduate) in connection with the switch. It is a condition that you apply for a transfer no later than 2 weeks after the end of the education.
This page was last modified on June 26, 2025.
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Optional supplement to A-kasse membership
You can often get a discount if, in addition to unemployment insurance (A-kasse), you also buy wage insurance, trade union, or both as a package deal.
Here are some of the best deals right now (checked 20/03/2026):
Det Faglige Hus
In "Det Faglige Hus" you get free union membership for 12 months if you become a member of A-kasse and choose wage insurance with coverage of at least DKK 2,000 per month in addition to unemployment benefits for up to 3 months. It costs DKK 590/month for the first 12 months. Then DKK 659/month.
You can get up to DKK 6,000 in wage insurance coverage and still get 12 months of free union membership. The price increases by approx. DKK 30 per DKK 1,000 extra in wage insurance. So the price for A-kasse + union membership + DKK 3,000 in wage insurance is DKK 620/month for the first 12 months. Then DKK 689/month.
A&Til A-kasse
In A&Til you can get a package consisting of A-kasse and wage insurance with payments for up to 6 months. If you have been a member for 9 months, you can get up to DKK 3,000 in addition to unemployment benefits for 6 months. If you have been a member for more than 15 months, the coverage from wage insurance increases to DKK 4,000 per month. If you have been a member for at least 22 months, the coverage from wage insurance increases to DKK 5,000 per month. After 28 months of membership, the coverage from wage insurance increases to DKK 7,500 per month.
You pay DKK 150 per month for wage insurance. The total cost of the package is therefore DKK 671 per month.
ASE A-kasse
In ASE you can get a package consisting of A-kasse, trade union and wage insurance with payment for up to 6 months. If you have been a member for 6 months, you can get up to DKK 3,000 in addition to unemployment benefits for 6 months. When you have been a member for 12 months, you can get up to DKK 6,000 in addition to unemployment benefits for 6 months. The 6,000 from wage insurance assumes that you earn at least DKK 33,865 per month. The entire package costs DKK 699/month.