You want to continue working in Sweden
If you want to continue working in Sweden after your EU Blue Card expires, you need to extend it. You must apply for an extension of your EU Blue Card before your current permit expires. Before you apply for an extended EU Blue Card, you need to be offered a job in Sweden.
The employer starts the extension application
It is the employer who starts the extension application in the e-service.
The trade union is given the opportunity to comment
The employer sends information about the employment to the relevant trade union for the industry to which the employment relates. The trade union is given the opportunity to comment on the terms and conditions of employment.
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. You must then fill in your part of the application. You fill in the application and attach the necessary documents.
If you applied before your current EU Blue Card expired, you have the right to continue working for your employer while you wait for a decision.
However, you are not allowed to work while you wait if your previous employment has ended and you have now applied for an EU Blue Card based on your job with a new employer.
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 EU Blue Card.
We will contact you if we need more information.
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 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 you are granted an EU Blue Card, you have the right to live and work in Sweden as long as the permit is valid. If your application is rejected and you are currently in Sweden, you must prepare to leave the country.