About the Swedish Migration Agency Work
Here you find statistics and overviews about residence permit due to work. The statistics are updated every month.
Monthly statistics
The monthly statistics show first-time applications, decisions and granted in first instance (the Swedish Migration Agency).
Monthly statistics work permit | Total 2025 | February 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Received applications | 5722 | 2763 |
Decisions | 6434 | 3596 |
Granted permits | 4294 | 2487 |
Pending cases** | 13447 |
**Pending cases are received applications/cases which have not yet got a decision.
Statistics from previous years
More statistics about work permits are available in Swedish.