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Employing students currently in Sweden

Students at a university or college in Sweden may work for as long as they have a residence permit. If you want to employ a foreign student in Sweden after his/her permit for studying has expired, he/she must apply for a residence permit as a result of the offer of employment.

During the study period


Foreign students at a university or college in Sweden may work for as long as they have a residence permit. They do not need a special work permit.
 

Working after the study period


If you want to employ a foreign student in Sweden after his/her permit for studying has expired, he/she must apply for a residence permit as a result of the offer of employment. He/she must have a student residence permit and must have completed at least 30 ECTS credits or one term of postgraduate education in Sweden.
 
The application must be submitted before the residence permit for studying expires. The conditions for being granted a work permit must also be met (see Employee page).
 
Nordic citizens do not need a work permit. EU citizens do not need a permit either, but must register their right of residence in Sweden.
Page updated: 2009-12-01