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EU citizens working, studying or living in Sweden
As an EU citizen you have the right to work, study or live in Sweden without a residence
permit. You also have the right to start and operate a private business. If you can support
yourself, you automatically have right of residence in Sweden and do not need to contact the
Swedish Migration Board.
When entering Sweden, you need a valid passport or ID card showing your citizenship. To
register yourself in the Swedish population register, you contact the Swedish Tax Agency.
You can move to Sweden without applying for any permit, but if you have family who are
citizens of a country outside of the EU, they need to apply for a residence card. In order for
your family to be granted residence cards you must be able to demonstrate that you can
support yourself in Sweden through work, studies or with sufficient means.
As an EU citizen you have the right to start working or studying directly after arriving in
Sweden.
However, if you are going to start a private business, you have to submit a tax and fee
registration to the Swedish Tax Agency and you may need to register your company with
the Swedish Companies Registration Office before beginning your company operations.
Useful links if you have recently moved to Sweden
To register yourself as living in Sweden and to obtain a Swedish social security number, you
should contact the Swedish Tax Agency .
In order to be enrolled in the social security system, you should contact your Swedish Social
Insurance Agency .
For questions about healthcare contact the County Council .
For questions about learning Swedish for Immigrants (SFI), contact the municipality you live
in. See also the website of the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions .
If you are looking for a job, you can register with the Swedish Public Employment Service .
Information about studying at colleges or universities, Universityadmissions.se
studera.nu .
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For questions concerning driving licenses visit The Driving License Portal .
Information on society in Sweden for new arrivals can be found on informationsverige.se
For more information on society in Sweden visit the website of Swedish Institute.
http://www.informationsverige.se/Engelska/Pages/Start.aspxThe labour market
http://www.informationsverige.se/Engelska/Arbete-ochutbildning/Pages/Arbetsmarknaden.aspx
There are a large number of laws and agreements that regulate how people work in Sweden.
The laws and regulations that apply between employers and employees are called labour law.
The labour market is divided up into two sides: employers and national trade unions. A
national trade union is an organisation of all the trade unions in the same industry.
Employers
There are employer organisations for central government, local government and private
employers. An employer organisation is an organisation in which several employers have
come together to work on matters of common interest.
The largest private employer organisation is Sweden is the Confederation of Swedish
Enterprise. The Swedish Agency for Government Employers is for central government
employers, such as Försäkringskassan (the Swedish Social Insurance Agency) and the
Swedish Tax Agency. The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR)
organises employers in local government.
A company can choose if it wants to be a member of an employer organisation.
Trade unions
A trade union is an organisation that negotiates with an employer about its members’ wages.
Trade unions work to improve the situation of their members at work. Most workplaces have
a trade union branch or a workplace representative.
Most workplaces have a trade union branch or a workplace representative. A trade union
branch is a group of members of a union at a workplace. A workplace representative is a
person who speaks for a union’s members at a workplace.
Trade union branches and workplace representatives are members of national trade unions.
These national bodies are themselves members of an even larger organisation such as LO, the
Swedish Trade Union Confederation. It is not uncommon to be a member of both a trade
union and an unemployment insurance fund, A-kassa. An unemployment insurance fund is an
economic association that gives money to its unemployed members.
Collective agreements
A collective agreement is a written agreement between an employer and a trade union. A
collective agreement contains rules about working hours, leave and wages, for example. It is
often a collective agreement that governs your wage. But not all organisations or companies
have a collective agreement.
A collective agreement decides the size of the minimum wage for employees. The agreement
also applies to employees who are not members of a trade union but work in a workplace that
has a collective agreement. In Sweden there is no law saying how low minimum wages may
be.
http://www.arbetsformedlingen.se/Globalmeny/Other-languages/Do-you-want-to-work-inSweden.html
Do you want to work in Sweden?
Sweden is the third largest country in western Europe. Half of the country is covered in forests, with
some 100,000 lakes. The population is 9 million, 85% living in the south and 1.9 million in Stockholm,
the capital. In recent decades, a high level of immigration, primarily refugees from various parts of
the world, has transformed Sweden into a multi-cultural society.
Nordic citizens need no permit or special registration to live and work in Sweden.
EU/EEA citizens can freely reside in Sweden for up to three months and may start working
prior to registration with the Swedish Migration Board. Work permits are not required. Those
wishing to stay longer than three months in Sweden must apply to register their right of
residence. A residence certificate is issued to those who are employees, self-employed,
service providers, students and those with sufficient funds to support themselves. Residence
certificates will also be issued to family members who are EU/EEA citizens. Family members
who are not EU/EEA citizens apply for a residence card. Family members who require a visa
to enter Sweden must apply for a residence card before coming to Sweden.
In some cases, family members do not have right of residence. In such cases, if intending to
stay longer than three months, you must apply for a residence permit under Swedish law. As
an EU/EEA citizen you can submit an application after entering Sweden.
All applications for residence certificates, cards and permits must be received by the Swedish
Migration Board no later than three months after entering the country.
Non-EU citizens who have acquired the status of long-term resident in another EU Member
State, and citizens of Switzerland, have similar rights to EU/EEA citizens. Those wishing to
remain longer than three months in Sweden must apply for a residence permit within this
period. Citizens from non-EU/EEA countries other than those mentioned above must apply
for work and residence permits before entering the country.
Eures
Information about work, working conditions and living conditions in Sweden and in other
countries in the EU/EEA for job-seekers and employers is available in English and several
other languages by clicking on the Eures link.
http://www.arbetsformedlingen.se/Globalmeny/Other-languages/Your-first-EURES-job.html
Your first EURES job
is making it easier to move and work
and to recruit young people in Europe.
We will continue the project
The Public Employment Service of Sweden/EURES Sweden has been granted to continue to
administer the EU project Your first EURES job for an additional year. We will start to
implement the project and accept applications latest by the end of August. The information on
this page will be updated in August.
But for now, you can apply through other organizations currently running the project by
registering on their websites. The up-and-running projects are for example GI Group in
Germany and Werkcenter in the Netherlands. You´ll find their websites under the flags on:
http://ec.europa.eu/social/yourfirsteuresjob
Jobseeker
Your first EURES job can make it easier for you to move to and to start working in another
EU country. You can get payed for your interview trip and get relocation support.
You have to be:
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aged 18-30
citizen of an EU country
legally resident in an EU country.
Applicable for all EU countries except for Croatia.
Employer
You can apply for financial support when you employ a young person 18-30 years of age
from another EU country. The financial support is given for language training, job
introduction or in-house training.
Your company/organisation:
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is either small or medium sized (maximum 250 employees)
is legally registered in an EU country
offers employment for a minimum of six months
offers wages and work conditions in accordance with national labour market law and praxis,
such as collective agreements or minimum wage.
Applicable for all EU countries except for Croatia.
http://www.arbetsformedlingen.se/Globalmeny/Other-languages/Your-first-EURESjob/Employer.html
Your first EURES job - employer
We will continue the project
The Public Employment Service of Sweden/EURES Sweden has been granted to continue to
administer the EU project Your first EURES job for an additional year. We will start to
implement the project and accept applications latest by the end of August. The information on
this page will be updated in August.
But for now, you can apply through other organizations currently running the project by
registering on their websites. The up-and-running projects are for example GI Group in
Germany and Werkcenter in the Netherlands. You´ll find their websites under the flags on:
http://ec.europa.eu/social/yourfirsteuresjob
You can apply for financial support when you employ a young person 18-30 years of age
from another EU country.
The financial support is given for language training, job introduction or in-house training.
The amount of the financial support is depending on in which country you offer employment.
For more information read All about Your first EURES job, terms and conditions to the right.
Conditions to fulfil:
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you are a small or medium sized company/organisation with a maximum of 250 employees
you are legally registered in an EU country
the person you offer employment to is between the age of 18-30 and a citizen in another EU
country
you offer employment for a minimum of six months
you offer wages and work conditions in accordance with national labour market law and
praxis, such as collective agreements or minimum wage
the working hours you offer must be at least 50 percent of a normal working week
you do not offer work in one EU country and thereafter send out your employee to work in
another EU country, so called posted worker
the introduction must start during the new employee´s initial three weeks of work.
How to apply:
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apply by filling in, printing out and signing the application form
either post the application or scan and send it by e-mail, see address to the right.
The application must be submitted to Your first EURES job Sweden latest the day before the
start of the employment and introduction.
http://www.arbetsformedlingen.se/Globalmeny/Other-languages/Your-first-EURESjob/Jobseeker.html
Your first EURES job - jobseeker
We will continue the project
The Public Employment Service of Sweden/EURES Sweden has been granted to continue to
administer the EU project Your first EURES job for an additional year. We will start to
implement the project and accept applications latest by the end of August. The information on
this page will be updated in August.
But for now, you can apply through other organizations currently running the project by
registering on their websites. The up-and-running projects are for example GI Group in
Germany and Werkcenter in the Netherlands. You´ll find their websites under the flags on:
http://ec.europa.eu/social/yourfirsteuresjob
As a jobseeker you have the opportunity to apply for financial support if you are going for a
job interview in another EU country. If you get a job and move to another EU country, you
can also apply for financial support to get settled in your new country.
Financial support for travelling to a job interview
Through Your first EURES job you can apply for financial support for one job interview in
another EU country. If the interview is less then 500 kilometers from where you live you
receive 200 Euro, if the interview is more than 500 kilometers away you receive 300 Euro.
Conditions to fulfil:
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you are between 18-30 years of age
you are a citizen of an EU country
you are a legal resident in an EU country
you must apply for the financial support before the date of the job interview, the financial
support cannot be provided retroactively
the job applied for must have a duration of at least 6 months
the working hours must be at least 50 percent of a normal working week
you do not receive financial support from any other project, authority or employer (including
the new employer)
How to apply:
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apply by filling in, printing out and signing the application form
attach a document confirming the invitation to the job interview from the employer
either post the application or scan and send it by e-mail, see address to the right
after attending the interview send us the confirmation of attendance form, see form to the
right.
The application must be submitted to Your first EURES job Sweden latest the day before the
interview takes place.
When you have got a job, apply for relocation support
You can apply for financial support if you relocate to another EU country to start a new job.
The financial support is given in a flat-rate amount depending on which country you start
working in. For more information read All about Your first EURES job, terms and conditions
to the right.
Conditions to fulfil:
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you are between 18-30 years of age
you are a citizen of an EU country
you are a legal resident in an EU country
you must apply for financial support before you leave your country and before the starting
date of the new job. The financial support cannot be paid retroactively and you cannot apply
after you have moved to your new country
the job applied for must have a duration of at least 6 months
the working hours must be at least 50 percent of a normal working week
wages and work conditions must be in accordance with national labour market law and
praxis, such as collective agreements or minimum wage
you do not receive financial support from any other project, authority or employer (including
the new employer)
you do not apply for or accept a job which entails that you are employed in one country and
posted in another country.
How to apply:
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apply by filling in, printing out and signing the application form
attach the confirmation of employment document
either post the application or scan and send it by e-mail, see address to the right.
You can send in your application even if you have not yet received the employment
confirmation document. But it is important that you send it to us as soon as you get it. You
will not receive any financial support until the employment confirmation has been sent to us.
The application must be submitted to Your first EURES job Sweden latest the day before the
start of the job.