About Sweden

Whether you’re looking to visit, live or work in Sweden—we can support your immigration needs at every stage of your journey.

Sweden is a member of the European Union and the Schengen Area. If you’re a foreign national looking to visit, live, and/or work in Sweden, several options are available.

• Business Visits: As a business visitor and depending on your citizenship, you'll generally enter Sweden without a visa, or need to secure a Schengen C Visa from a Swedish consular post before your travel. The Schengen Area limits stays to 90 days in a 180-day period.
• Work Authorization: The main work authorization types are (1) the Work and Residence Permit (Category A and Category C), available to a broad range of professionals; (2) the EU Intra-Company Transferee (ICT) Permit (Category B), suitable for transfers of managers, specialists and graduate trainees; and (3) the Residence Permit for Visiting Researchers (Category B), suitable for foreign nationals invited to research at a Swedish research institution. You will need to be outside of Sweden for the duration of the application process for all categories.
• Internships/Traineeships: If you're traveling to Sweden as an intracompany trainee, the EU Intracompany Transferee (ICT) Permit (Category B) may be suitable. It generally authorizes traineeships of up to one year. To qualify, you will need to hold a higher education degree, have been continuously employed as part of the same corporate group for at least three months, and have a trainee assignment agreement in place. If you're a trainee under an international exchange, you will require a work permit, sponsored by the host company.
  
  If you're an intern or undertaking training as part of your higher education, you may be eligible for an internship residence permit, provided the internship is relevant to your education program. To qualify, you must have graduated no more than two years before the application date or still be enrolled in the education program.
• Self-employment: If you have significant experience in your field and experience running your own business, a residence permit as self-employed may be an option. To qualify, you must own at least half of the business in Sweden, demonstrate you are running the business, and meet minimum annual earnings, among other requirements.​

Fragomen can also consult on citizenship matters and, as permitted within the confines of local law, may be able to offer citizenship assistance.