Inquiry About Retroactive A-Kassa Membership for PhD Student
Hello
I hope this message finds you well.
I recently joined your unemployment fund in August 2025. However, I have been working as a PhD student in Sweden since 2020, and only recently became aware that I could have joined a-kassa earlier.
Given this, I would like to ask whether it is possible to pay the membership fees retroactively for the past year in order to count that time toward the qualification period for unemployment benefits.
Thank you very much for your assistance, and I look forward to your guidance.
Best regards
Zheqiang
I hope this message finds you well.
I recently joined your unemployment fund in August 2025. However, I have been working as a PhD student in Sweden since 2020, and only recently became aware that I could have joined a-kassa earlier.
Given this, I would like to ask whether it is possible to pay the membership fees retroactively for the past year in order to count that time toward the qualification period for unemployment benefits.
Thank you very much for your assistance, and I look forward to your guidance.
Best regards
Zheqiang
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No, it's not possible to join the a-kassa retroactively. The earliest date membership can be granted is the first of the month that a person applies for membership.
All the best
Petter