You are offered a traineeship/internship and sign an agreement
If you want to continue your traineeship/internship in Sweden after your residence permit expires, you need to extend it. You must apply before your current permit expires.
Before you apply for an extended residence permit, you need to have a traineeship/internship agreement signed by you and your employer.
The employer starts the extension application
It is the employer who starts the extension application in the e-service.
You fill in your part of the application
Once the employer has completed their part, you will receive an email with a link to the e-service, where you must fill in your part of the application. You fill in the application and attach the necessary documents.
It is important that you submit your extension application before your current permit expires. That way, you will have the right to stay in Sweden until we make a decision, even if your current permit expires.
The Swedish Migration Agency processes the application
The Swedish Migration Agency will review all the information about your application and determine whether you can be granted an extended permit. We will contact you if we need more information. In some cases, we will contact your employer for further information.
You need to be photographed and fingerprinted
To get a new residence permit card, you need to be photographed and fingerprinted. If you did not do this when you submitted your application, you must book an appointment to do so at one of the Swedish Migration Agency’s service centres.
You may need to present your passport
You may need to present your passport before we can make a decision. You only need to do this if we have not already checked it on a previous visit, or if you have received a new passport since you last presented it.
Certain applicants will be offered the option of presenting their passport in a digital passport check conducted via an app.
If you need to present your passport, we will contact you with information about how and when you can do so.
You are waiting for a decision – You have applied for an extension
You receive our decision
As soon as we have made a decision, you will receive an email or letter stating whether you have been granted a work permit or if your application has been rejected. When you receive the decision, you can find out the reasons on which we based it. If your application is rejected and you are currently in Sweden, you must prepare to leave the country.