Employee who will work abroad
Here, you as an employer can read about what applies when you post an employee to work in another country.
Should I report to Försäkringskassan when I post an employee?
That depends on which country your employee will work in. Sweden has social security agreements with certain countries.
This applies to countries that Sweden has agreements with
You and your employee should report to us if they are going to work in one of the following countries:
- Bosnia Herzegovina
- Chile
- Republic of the Philippines
- India
- Israel
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Morocco
- Quebec
- Serbia
- South Korea
- Turkey
- USA
On the page Working outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland you can read more about the different agreements and what is included in them.
Report to us before your employee starts working in the other country. We will investigate whether he/she should continue to be covered by Swedish social insurance legislation. The country's legislation that your employee is covered by affects the country to which you are to pay social security contributions and from which country they will receive compensation, for example if he or she becomes ill.
Your employee shall register by using My pages (Mina sidor)
As an employer you shall use this form to complete the application:
Please send the completed form to your employee, who uploads it in their application.
If your employee is unable to use My pages (Mina sidor), use this form instead:
This is applies to countries that Sweden does not have agreements with
If your employee is to be posted in a country that Sweden does not have an agreement with, you as an employer do not need to report this to Försäkringskassan. However, your employee must notify us before departure that they are going to work abroad. This is done on My pages (Mina sidor).
If he/she is unable to use My pages (Mina sidor), they can apply using the form.
5459 Information about moving to or working in another country (in Swedis)
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What happens when my employee and I have reported?
Once we have received your notification, we will investigate whether the employee should continue to be covered by Swedish social insurance legislation during the posting period. If so, he/she can receive compensation from Försäkringskassan if, for example, they become ill and the social security contributions are to be paid in Sweden.
This applies to the countries that Sweden has agreements with
The agreements may cover different things, like child allowance, parental benefit, sickness benefit or pension. The rules on which country's social security legislation your employee is subject to govern only the benefits included in the respective agreements. For other benefits, the same rules apply as for countries that Sweden does not have social security agreements with.
If we assess that your employee is posted, we will issue a certificate on this. The certificate shows that they are covered by Swedish legislation.
Posting periods for private and government employees vary for the countries with which Sweden has agreements. On the page Working outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland you can read more about the different agreements and what is included in them.
This is applies to countries that Sweden does not have agreements with
A private employee who is sent to a country with which Sweden does not have a social security agreement is still insured in Sweden if the posting time is less than one year. If the posting lasts longer, he/she cannot be insured in Sweden. For government employees, there is no time limit for how long you can be insured in Sweden when posting to a country with which Sweden does not have an agreement.
