The employee and the employer are responsible for different steps in the process of applying to the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) for a work permit.

To obtain a work permit, you must have an offer of employment in Sweden. Your employer must have advertised the job in Sweden and the EU/EEA and Switzerland for at least ten days before the offer of employment was made.

Your employer in Sweden initiates the work permit application by completing an offer of employment. Your employer needs information about your name, date of birth, citizenship, education and your email address.

When your employer has completed an offer of employment you will receive an email with information about how to apply for a work permit.

Read more on how to apply for a work permit on the website of Swedish Migration Agency: How to apply for a work permit External link, opens in new window.

Information on extending of work permit is available here.