Internship in connection with higher education
If you are a citizen in a country outside the EU and have been offered an internship in Sweden at a company, university, authority or organisation, you need a residence permit for an internship. The internship must have ties to your education.
Requirements for residence permit
To be eligible for a residence permit as a trainee, you must
- have received a degree from higher education within two years before the application or be pursuing an educational programme that leads to such a degree
- have a valid passport (if your passport will expire soon, you should renew it since you cannot get a permit for longer than the validity of your passport)
- have received a written internship agreement that presents the conditions for your internship
- have, or have applied for, comprehensive health insurance (if you will be in Sweden for a maximum of one year)
- have enough money for your stay in Sweden and to be able to pay your travel home.
The internship must have ties to your education. This means that the internship must be done in the same field and at the same level of qualification as the educational programme you are attending or have completed.
Read more about the requirements that apply to your employer
Requirements for using the e-service
In order to use the e-service you need
- to get an e-mail from the employer with a link that leads you to the e-service
- copies of the pages in your passport that show personal data, photo, signature, passport number, issuing country, period of validity and if you have permission to live in countries other than your home country (if your passport will expire soon, you should renew it since you cannot get a permit for longer than the validity of your passport)
- to be able to pay the application fee by card
- certificate(s) on on-going education or a degree in higher education
- to have, or have applied for, comprehensive health insurance (if you will be in Sweden for a maximum of one year)
- an internship agreement.