Get a PDU1 certificate or a National Insurance contributions statement
Apply online for a PDU1 certificate for unemployment benefit if you live or will be living abroad or for a paper statement of your National Insurance contributions.
Use this form to apply for a PDU1 certificate to support an unemployment benefit claim in:
- the EU
- Norway
- Iceland
- Switzerland
- Liechtenstein
You can also use this form to get a paper statement of your National Insurance contributions for your own records.
Before you start
You can only apply for a PDU1 certificate if you’re already living outside the UK or plan to move within the next 2 weeks.
If you apply for a PDU1 certificate, you’ll be asked for:
- a document showing the reason you left your previous employment in the last 3 years, for example, a letter terminating your contract
- evidence of your earnings from your most recent job, for example, a final payslip, P60 or P45
You’ll also need to know the dates you were a resident in the UK and periods of self employment or UK employment in the last 3 years, including:
- your employer’s addresses
- gaps in your employment
If you were claiming Jobseekers Allowance or Universal Credit, you’ll need to know the date of your last claim period.
It can take up to 6 weeks to process your application and post your PDU1 certificate or National Insurance contributions statement.
Apply online
You’ll need to sign in to apply, using one of the following:
- a Government Gateway user ID and password (if you do not have one, you can create one when you first try to sign in)
- an email address
If you do not have a UK postcode, you’ll need to know your National Insurance number to sign in for the first time.
You can save your progress and come back to it later.
Other ways to apply
Fill in form CA3916 online, print and post it along with any supporting evidence to the address given at the end of the form.
It takes longer to apply by post than online.
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Updates to this page
Published 2 June 2014Last updated 28 March 2024 + show all updates
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Information about when you can apply for a PDU1 certificate or a National Insurance contributions statement and when to expect a PDU1 certificate or National Insurance contributions statement to be processed and posted has been added.
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First published.