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5 programs for Sweden. Explore the options and get a free expert assessment.
Residence-and-work permit for highly qualified employment in Sweden, issued by Migrationsverket. It requires a job offer in a qualified role, a salary above the Blue Card threshold and (normally) a completed higher-education qualification. The Blue Card offers favourable family rules and a faster path to permanent residence and EU mobility than the standard work permit.
Permit for managers, specialists and trainees transferred from a company outside the EU to a group company in Sweden, issued by Migrationsverket under the EU ICT Directive. It allows short- and long-term mobility to group entities in other EU member states.
Residence permit allowing graduates with an advanced (second-cycle) qualification to come to Sweden to seek qualified employment or explore starting a business. It is aimed at attracting highly educated talent who do not yet have a Swedish job offer.
Residence permit for non-EU researchers who have a hosting agreement with an approved research organisation in Sweden, issued by Migrationsverket. It allows research work and offers mobility to carry out research in other EU member states.
Sweden's main employment route. It is employer-driven: you must already hold a concrete job offer before applying, and the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) issues a combined work-and-residence permit. Pay, insurance and other terms must be at least at the level of Swedish collective agreements or what is customary for the occupation, and must meet the agency's minimum salary requirement.
This permit is for non-EU researchers who hold a hosting agreement with an approved research organisation in Sweden; it allows research work and offers mobility to carry out research in other EU member states.
This permit is for non-EU nationals running their own business in Sweden; you must show significant experience, decisive control of the company, and that the business can support you (and any family) from its profits, usually within the first two years.
Sweden's main work permit is employer-driven: you need a concrete job offer before applying, and the Migration Agency issues a combined work-and-residence permit, with pay and terms at least matching Swedish collective agreements and above its minimum salary level.
Sweden's EU Blue Card is for highly qualified employment: it needs a qualified job offer, a salary above the Blue Card threshold and normally a completed higher-education qualification, and it offers favourable family rules and a faster path to permanent residence and EU mobility.
The ICT permit, issued under the EU ICT Directive, is for managers, specialists and trainees transferred from a company outside the EU to a group company in Sweden; it allows short- and long-term mobility to group entities in other EU states.
This permit lets graduates with an advanced (second-cycle) qualification come to Sweden to seek qualified employment or explore starting a business, even without a Swedish job offer yet.
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