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• elbartek

  

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  August 6, 2012 10:13:24 AM CEST

  Hi,

   

  I have a quick question - it is possible that I might soon need to claim unemployment benefits for certain amount of time, but I keep on getting the mixed information on the duration of the benefits.

   

  I have worked in NL for 2 years now, but previously have additional 6 year history in the EU, altogether 8 years. Does that mean that I could theoretically get 3 months benefits or 8 months?

   

  I would be grateful for pointing me to some more legitimate source of information as well - my dutch is not good enough for it.

   

  Thanks,

   

  B.

• mvn

  

  • 3960 posts
   

  August 6, 2012 3:22:34 PM CEST

  Where are you getting this mixed info?
• ouloveit3

  

  • 608 posts
   

  August 8, 2012 12:38:28 AM CEST

  Your 6 year history working in the EU does not mean anything.
  
  There is no country called ´The EU´ for which you are paying into their unemplyment system.:(
  
  So you only have the 2 years that you have paid into the Dutch system.
  
  I am sure you will get the 3 months pay from the Bijstand ... but other than that you need to hire a lawyer to help you figure out what you are due.
• mvn

  

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  August 8, 2012 6:43:07 PM CEST

  ouloveit3 said:
  Your 6 year history working in the EU does not mean anything. There is no country called ´The EU´ for which you are paying into their unemplyment system.:( So you only have the 2 years that you have paid into the Dutch system. I am sure you will get the 3 months pay from the Bijstand ... but other than that you need to hire a lawyer to help you figure out what you are due.

  Bijstand is welfare not unemployment, unemployment is first and bijstand is something to avoid