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.
You have a permit in Sweden – Work You are exploited at work or subjected to human trafficking
You have a work permit and are exploited at work or subjected to human trafficking.
Are you being exploited at work?Contact the Swedish Migration Agency if you believe that it is a case of crime in working life. If you are the victim of a crime, you should contact the Swedish Police.
To get a work permit, you must meet a number of requirements. For example, you must have a sufficiently high salary/wages, and your employer must have taken out insurance for you. If you no longer meet the requirements and feel that you are being exploited at work, you should contact the Swedish Migration Agency.
Examples of situations that may constitute crime in working life:
- You receive a much lower salary/wages than what is stated in your employment contract.
- You have worse working conditions than those stated in your employment contract, for example extremely long working hours.
- Your employer subjects you to unavoidable coercion or threats.
- You are being sexually exploited.
News
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.
2025-02-07
Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania are now part of the Schengen area. Legal residents of these countries shall, from 24 February 2025 turn to one of the five Schengen hubs for migration related matters.