You can apply if you are temporarily laid off or not. You can apply for unemployment benefit for the first time, or to resume your unemployment benefit. 

How will you like to submit the application?

• The digital application is in Norwegian.
  Submit digitally

  The fastest and easiest way is to submit the application digitally. You will be asked to log in.
• Submit by post

  You fill out the application before printing it out. You do not need to log in.