Employers who plan to employ someone from another country
EU citizens do not need a work permit in order to work in Sweden. However, a work permit may be required if you are going to employ a citizen of a non-EU country.
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News
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2018-12-07
New judicial position on personal assistance
The Swedish Migration Agency has adopted a new judicial position which concerns personal assistance. As of today, persons applying for a work permit as a personal assistant will need to submit a copy of the decision issued by the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan) regarding assistance benefits.
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2018-10-18
The Swedish Migration Agency clarifies what other terms of employment mean
The Swedish Migration Agency has published a new legal position statement to clarify what other terms of employment mean. Other terms of employment cover all benefits and obligations that apply to an employment contract, in addition to wage and insurance protection.
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2018-08-28
New website gathers information about work and entrepreneurship in Sweden
What rules apply if you want to come to Sweden to work or start a business? How do work permits, wages and employment work on the Swedish labour market? These are some of the questions that the new website workinginsweden.se provides answers to.
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2018-06-01
New rules for seasonal work
On 1 June 2018, a new law on seasonal work takes effect in Sweden: the so-called Seasonal Employment Directive. The directive applies to people from countries outside of the EEA and Switzerland who have been offered temporary seasonal work in Sweden from an employer who is established here.
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2018-05-31
New judgement from the Migration Court of Appeal regarding salary when extending a work permit
The Migration Court of Appeal has recently decided a case which dealt with salary for a person applying for an extension of their work permit.
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2018-03-12
New law on seasonal employment
On 1 June 2018, a new law on seasonal employment will take effect in Sweden: the so-called Seasonal Employment Directive. The Directive applies to people from countries outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland who intend to work in Sweden as seasonal workers.
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2018-03-08
The Swedish Migration Agency performs overall assessments for extended work permits
Two new judgements of the Migration Court of Appeal (MiÖD) from December 2017 enable the Swedish Migration Agency to make overall assessments of whether the conditions for a work permit have been fulfilled. In this way, it should be possible to compensate for minor errors.
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2018-03-01
New law on intra-corporate transfer
On 1 March 2018, the new law on intra-corporate transfer, the so-called ICT Directive (Intra-Corporate Transfer), comes into force in Sweden. The directive applies to persons from a country outside the EEA and Switzerland, who will work as a manager, specialist or intern at the host company in Sweden.
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2018-02-05
New judgement from the Migration Court of Appeal regarding the advertising of jobs
The Migration Court of Appeal has recently decided a case which dealt with the advertising of jobs when applying for a work permit.