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Permanent residence in Sweden, normally available after legal residence and work or self-employment for several years (commonly at least four of the last seven years on a work-based permit), subject to maintenance and conduct conditions. EU Blue Card holders can qualify on a separate, EU-based timeline, and doctoral students have a dedicated route.
Workers, self-employed people and others who have lived and worked legally in Sweden for the required qualifying period.
Our licensed advisors assess your eligibility, build a strategy to strengthen your application, and manage the process end to end, so you submit a complete, competitive application with confidence.
No. The income must be real and durable, not speculative future earnings, so a temporary or uncertain arrangement is unlikely to satisfy the long-term self-support test.
You generally need to have held a work permit for at least four years and to have worked in Sweden for four of the past seven years.
Yes. You can apply for permanent residence together with a work-permit extension, and if you don't yet qualify you can still receive an extended work permit.
Failing the self-support test or concerns about conduct, such as a criminal record or other misbehaviour, can lead to refusal.
Family members who have held a permit for at least three years can apply alongside you, but each must independently meet self-support and good-conduct requirements.
Permanent residence is normally available after several years of legal residence with work or self-employment — commonly at least four of the last seven years on a work-based permit — subject to maintenance and conduct conditions; Blue Card holders and doctoral students have separate routes.
You must support yourself through employment or your own company, with income high enough to cover housing and living costs, and be able to do so well into the future.
