Make sure your residence permit is valid for at least one year. Then, when you are in Sweden, you only need to go to one of the offices of the Swedish Tax Agency to get it all done. Want to know more? It really does make things easier. And actually, you might struggle to get some things sorted like opening a bank account without a personal identity number. But there are times when having a Swedish ID makes things easier. This means that in no time your card can be invalid, void and completely useless.
However, you must apply for a residence permit if you are to stay in Sweden for more than three months. Swiss citizens cannot be granted special residence permits for studies or research, but you still have the right to study and conduct research in Sweden if you fulfil the requirements for a residence permit.
Please note that there are special rules that apply to citizens of Switzerland and their family members. For example, an application can be made free of charge. Contact the Swedish Migration Agency for more information. However, after five years, you can apply for long-term resident status. In some cases, the Migration Court has granted the applicant a PUT even though they did not have a residence permit for doctoral studies for four years. However, there is no guarantee that a PUT will be granted without an individual review.
We have seen that in some cases, the Migration Court has granted the applicant a PUT, despite having been admitted as a doctoral candidate for less than four years.
In these cases, the court has said that the doctoral degree comprises higher education credits, i. You can apply for a residence permit for 12 months if you fulfil certain criteria, but not for a longer or shorter period. This applies both if you have had a residence permit for studies, including doctoral studies, and if you have had a residence permit for research, often referred to as guest researcher.
In order to be granted a residence permit to seek employment, you must have completed your studies and obtained a degree or your research, be able to support yourself financially and have fully comprehensive health insurance. Please note that , unlike the requirements for a permanent residence permit, the financial support does not need to be from employment or an own company. This means, for example, that unemployment benefits can be sufficient to fulfil the self-support requirement.
The requirement for comprehensive health insurance is always met if you have been given have a complete Swedish personal identity number personnummer. If you believe that you meet the requirements for a permanent residence permit, we recommend that you apply for this instead, because it is a much better residence permit.
SULF recommends that you start preparing now for the introduction of a requirement of a certain level of knowledge of Swedish language and society in the future. There is already a proposal that such requirements be introduced for the acquisition of Swedish citizenship from 1 January We do not currently know when the requirement will be introduced for permanent residence or what knowledge will be required.
We recommend that you bring up with your manager the question of whether you can get support from your employer to attend training during working hours that will help you reach the requirements.
If you who have had a residence permit for studies including doctoral studies or research, you are able to apply for a one-year residence permit in order to be able to seek employment in Sweden. You can find more information about applying for work after studies or research here. Even if unemployment benefit cannot be counted toward fulfilling the self-support requirement for permanent residence, you can still receive unemployment benefit if the requirements that apply in order to receive it are met.
In the vast majority of cases, you can receive compensation while you are waiting for a decision regarding a residence permit. Also, unemployment benefit can be regarded as fulfilling the self-support requirement that applies for you to be granted a residence permit to seek employment for one year.
It may also be sufficient for you to meet the requirement for your family members to continue to have temporary residence. Perhaps most important reason of all is that unemployment benefit can be counted toward meeting the requirements for being granted long-term resident status, which in turn entitles you to a permanent residence permit. You can find out more about this elsewhere on this page. As a member of SULF, if you are a member of the unemployment insurance fund you also have income insurance that provides a higher level of higher compensation in the event of unemployment.
The qualification period is one year of membership of both SULF and the unemployment insurance fund, and this requirement must be met on the first day you become unemployed. The income insurance included in your SULF membership provides compensation for up to days, but you can also take out a supplementary insurance to cover a further days. This must also have been taken out at least one year before the first day you become unemployed.
To find out more, see. SULF has been very critical of the proposal, which also included language competence requirements, a requirement that has now been removed, but which will probably be introduced later.
We have expressed this in various ways, for example in consultation responses and in debate articles. The requirement regarding the ability to support oneself financially will create major problems for many, because it can be difficult to find a job that lasts for at least 18 months immediately after completion of doctoral studies or research, not least considering how common short fixed-term employment is within higher education.
Since the employment duration requirement is to be tested at the time of the decision, there will also be uncertainty as to whether the requirement is met depending on how long the decision process is. The new regulations may therefore result in fewer foreign citizens wanting to or being able to stay in Sweden and contribute to the Swedish economy.
There is a danger that we will lose many highly skilled people and that the internationalization of the higher education will become more difficult. Today, a large proportion of both doctoral candidates and people in career-development positions have a foreign background. SULF will continue to work with this issue in order to, we hope, be able to bring about changes. This, however, will require changes to the law or new legal precedents.
The Migrations Agency — check lists The Migrations Agency provides check lists for doctoral candidates: Checklist for a certificate for a first time permit for doctoral studies. The wait time for your work permit can vary greatly depending on several factors: whether you applied online or in person, whether you are self-employed or employed by a company, and the industry in which you will be working. For most expats who are employed by a Swedish company, the wait time is one to three months.
An EU Blue Card is a work and residence permit for highly skilled workers. To qualify, you must work in a profession and have a university degree or five years of professional work experience. Sweden sets an annual salary threshold that EU Blue Card holders must receive in order to qualify as a highly skilled worker.
Only non-EU residents need to apply. This permit only applies to employees in managerial or specialist positions. However, they will need to apply for their own residence permits. This can be done in tandem with your application or separately. If you plan to visit Sweden temporarily for business purposes, you will need a business visa. This will be a one-time entry Schengen visa, although there are still a few requirements that are Sweden-specific.
As a self-employed person you can work in Sweden for up to three months without a permit. After three months, you will need to obtain a self-employed visa. There are a couple of terms to know as a self-employed person in Sweden. To be a sole trader, you must start your own individual company the second term to know, Enskild Firma with personal liability. You will need to keep track of your accounts carefully, though if you have less than 10 employees you do not need an accountant.
Be aware that, when you become registered in Sweden, you are required to pay tax on your income from all other countries. Read more about Swedish taxes at our Banks and Taxes in Sweden guide. You can access the application form here. In addition to meeting the above requirements, you will also need to provide the following documents:. If you are applying for the visa for the first time, you will need to start the process by submitting everything to the Swedish embassy or consulate in your country of origin.
The wait time, however, will be about 10—15 months. Your self-employment visa should be valid for two years, unless you stated you needed a shorter duration.
After the two years, the migration agency will need to verify the following:. If you are granted a self-employed visa, you may use it to bring your family to Sweden with you. They must apply for their own visas and the duration of their stay will be the same as your self-employed permit. Learning how to become a permanent or temporary resident in Sweden differs depending on your country of origin. If you are an EU citizen, you have a right of residence and do not need a residence permit.
This will enable you to get a personnummer , which you need if you are living in Sweden long-term. Fellow Scandinavian citizens—nationals from Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland—do not need a permit of any kind and can come and go as they please, just like during the time of the Vikings.
As noted earlier, this requires securing a job and work permit before arriving in Sweden. In order to complete an application for a temporary residence permit as a non-EU citizen, you will need to present the following documents:. Temporary residence gives you the right to temporarily live and work in Sweden. You will be able to renew it every year depending on the conditions of your permit, but note that this is not guaranteed.
If you change jobs while in Sweden, you will need to update this status on your residence permit. To get permanent residency in Sweden, you must have been living in the country continuously for five years. If you have questions regarding the processing of a specific case or application, or other personal matters, please contact the relevant authority directly.
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