Employees
You want to apply for a work permit because you have found employment in Sweden. If your family will be accompanying you, they can apply at the same time.
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You want to apply for a work permit or a residence permit to work as an employee or self-employed person in Sweden, or as an accompanying family member.
Self-employed people
You want to apply for a residence permit to run your own business in Sweden. If your family will be accompanying you, they can apply at the same time.
Family of an employee or self-employed person who apply afterwards
You are a family member of a person who has applied for or been granted a residence permit as an employee or self-employed person. You now want to apply for a residence permit to live with this person in Sweden.
Students who have found work
You have a residence permit to study at a university or university college in Sweden, have gotten a job, and now want to apply for a work permit. Your family can apply at the same time as you.
EU Blue Cards
You want to apply for an EU Blue Card because you have been offered highly qualified employment in Sweden. If your family will be accompanying you, they can apply at the same time.
ICT permits
You want to apply for an ICT permit, because you are employed by a business outside the EU/EEA and are now going to work for the business in Sweden. If your family will be accompanying you, they can apply at the same time.
Researchers
You want to apply for a residence permit to conduct research in Sweden. If your family will be accompanying you, they can apply at the same time.
Athletes and coaches
You want to apply for a work permit because you have been awarded a contract with a sports club or sports association in Sweden. If your family will be accompanying you, they can apply at the same time.
Apply for a work permit after visiting an employer
You want to apply for a work permit because you have visited an employer in Sweden and been hired to a job in a profession in which there is labour shortage. If your family will be moving to Sweden to live with you here, they can apply at the same time.
Artists
You want to apply for a work permit to work as an artist, technician or other tour staff in Sweden. If your family will be accompanying you, they can apply at the same time.
Seafarers
You want to apply for a work permit to work as a seafarer on board a Swedish ship in domestic traffic. If your family will be accompanying you, they can apply at the same time.
Long-term resident in another EU country
You have long-term resident status in another EU country and want to move to Sweden to work.
News
2025-07-23
Extended passports become invalid on 1 October
As of 1 October 2025, Swedish authorities will no longer accept passports that have had their period of validity extended by inserting a stamp or sticker into the passport. If you have such a national passport, you should apply for a new one.
2025-07-07
If you need to apply for a visa, you can now do so in Islamabad
As of 7 July, you can apply for a Schengen visa in Pakistan for short visits to Sweden by submitting your application in Islamabad.
2025-06-30
Payment to bankgiro is no longer possible
The bankgiro account that could previously be used to pay application and processing fees is closed from 30 June.
2025-06-23
What happens if the company you work for goes bankrupt?
If the company you work for goes bankrupt and you have a work permit to work for this employer, you will need to find a new job within three months to stay in Sweden.
2025-06-17
New median wage affects how high a salary you need to get a work permit
Statistics Sweden (SCB) has now updated the median salary in Sweden. As of 17 June, the median salary is SEK 37,100, which means that you must have a salary/wages of at least SEK 29,680 a month in order to be granted a work permit.
2025-06-02
Due to the bankruptcy of Northvolt, the Swedish Migration Agency will be on site in Skellefteå to answer your questions about residence and work permits in Sweden.
2025-05-20
Are you going to visit the National Government Service Centre?
From May onwards, there will be changes to which of the Government Service Centers offer the services of the Swedish Migration Agency.
2025-05-20
One of the requirements for being granted a work permit is that the salary must enable you to make a good living. A new ruling from the Migration Court of Appeal clarifies what counts as a salary.
2025-04-01
From 1 April, the possibility of changing tracks will end
On 1 April, the Swedish Parliament’s decision to remove the possibility of changing tracks will come into force. This affects those who have been granted, or applied for, a work permit after an asylum application has been rejected. Your co-applicant family members will also be affected.