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People who apply for a residence permit or work permit to travel to Sweden will now have to show their passport in person at a Swedish embassy or consulate-general before a decision on a residence permit can be made. In July 2023, students and work permit applicants, who do not need a visa, can have their passports checked at five different locations in the USA and Canada.

For you who is planning to move to Sweden to study or to work at a Swedish university. Skatteverket will provide you with information that you need to know when you move to Sweden, live in Sweden and if you choose to move from Sweden. Skatteverket will also give you a basic introduction to Swedish tax. 

The Stockholm Dual Career Network (SDCN) is a non-profit network for partners and spouses of international talent in Stockholm. SDCN supports expat partners with professional events, career-related advice and by building a social network in their new hometown.

The changes mean, among other things, that new requirements are placed on everyone who applies for a permanent residence permit. The support requirement means that the applicant must have a permanent job, or a fixed-term employment for at least 18 months from the day the application is examined.

The new rules come into force on 1 June 2022 and mean, among other things, that an employment contract is required to obtain a work permit. Researchers and doctoral students have other types of residence permits and are not directly affected. 

According to the Aliens Act, a researcher’s family member must have applied for a residence permit before entering Sweden, which is stated in Chapter 5b, Section 20. Foreign researchers with permits to live and work in Sweden are told that they must travel abroad to be able to apply for a residence permit for their newborn children.