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Sweden's main employment route. It is employer-driven: you must already hold a concrete job offer before applying, and the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) issues a combined work-and-residence permit. Pay, insurance and other terms must be at least at the level of Swedish collective agreements or what is customary for the occupation, and must meet the agency's minimum salary requirement.
Non-EU/EEA nationals who have received a binding job offer from a Swedish employer.
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.
If you are refused while in Sweden you must prepare to leave the country, and continued unauthorised stay or work can lead to supervision or detention.
Changing employer or occupation generally requires a new work permit application; you should not start the new role until you have applied, and ideally not before approval if it is a new occupation.
Before you start, your employer must arrange health, life, occupational injury, and occupational pension insurance that meets Swedish standards.
A work permit is granted for up to two years, limited by your contract and passport validity, and can be extended; long-term stay can lead to permanent residence.
Yes. Your salary must reach at least 90 percent of the Swedish median salary, though some shortage occupations such as certain IT and healthcare roles have a lower 75 percent threshold.
Sweden's main work permit is employer-driven: you need a concrete job offer before applying, and the Migration Agency issues a combined work-and-residence permit, with pay and terms at least matching Swedish collective agreements and above its minimum salary level.
Yes. Your spouse or partner and children under 21 can apply for residence permits, usually at the same time as you, and your spouse normally also gets the right to work.
