The possibility of changing tracks ends on 1 April
On 1 April, the Swedish Parliaments decision to remove the possibility of changing tracks will come into force. This affects people who have been granted, or applied for, a residence permit on the basis of work after their asylum application has been rejected through a so-called change of track.
The removal of the possibility to change tracks does not only affect people who apply for a residence permit on the basis of work through a so-called track change for the first time. It also affects employees who were previously asylum seekers and who were granted a work permit through track change after their asylum application was rejected. They will be allowed to continue working as long as their work permit is valid, but they will not be able to get an extension of their work permit.
When their work permit expires, the Migration Agency can examine whether they have other grounds for a residence permit, or whether there are grounds to stop a deportation. However, the main rule is that these people must leave Sweden in accordance with their deportation decision. If they do not do so, they may be issued a re-entry ban.
New application for work permit
If you as an employer have an employee who is affected by the change in the law, you can start a new application for a residence permit on the basis of work. This requires the employee to leave Sweden, apply for a work permit and await a decision from their home country or another country where they have the right to stay.
Read more about employing citizens of a non EU/EEA country to work in Sweden