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Residence permit for non-EU nationals who want to run their own business in Sweden. Applicants must show significant experience in their field and prior experience of running a business, that they have primary responsibility for and control of the company, and that the business can support them (and any family) from its profits, typically within the first two years.
Entrepreneurs and sole traders intending to establish and run a business in Sweden.
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.
You provide financial documents such as balance sheets, profit/loss statements, customer and supplier contracts, premises agreements, and a certificate of incorporation.
Frequent problems include relying on loans rather than your own funds, a thin business plan, weak proof of customers, and not showing enough money for the full two years.
You generally need SEK 200,000 of your own funds to support yourself for two years, plus SEK 100,000 per spouse and SEK 50,000 per child, on top of business capital.
You must show relevant experience running a business, own and actively manage at least 51% of it, have a viable business plan, and be able to communicate in Swedish or English.
The first permit is granted for a maximum of two years, and never longer than your passport is valid.
This permit is for non-EU nationals running their own business in Sweden; you must show significant experience, decisive control of the company, and that the business can support you (and any family) from its profits, usually within the first two years.
Yes. Your spouse or partner and children under 18 can apply, and adult family members and children aged 16 or over are allowed to work.
