Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Swedish embassy is required - allow up to eight months for this process. Foreign students
are granted residence permits if they can prove acceptance by a Swedish educational insti-
tution and are able to guarantee that they can support themselves financially.
Citizens of South Africa and many other African, Asian and some eastern European
countries require tourist visas for entry to Sweden (and any other Schengen country).
These are only available in advance from Swedish embassies (allow two months); there's a
nonrefundable application fee of €60 for most applicants. Visas are good for any 90 days
within a six-month period; extensions aren't easily obtainable.
board and handles all applications for visas and work or residency permits.
Work
Non-EU citizens require an offer of paid employment prior to their arrival in Sweden. They
need to apply for a work permit (and residence permit for stays over three months), enclos-
ing confirmation of the job offer, completed forms (available from Swedish diplomatic posts
or over the internet), two passport photos and their passport. Processing takes six to eight
weeks, and there's a nonrefundable application fee of Skr2000 (Skr1000 for athletes, per-
formers and a few other job categories).
Australians and New Zealanders aged 18 to 30 years can qualify for a one-year working-
holiday visa. Full application details are available online through
Migrationsverket
.
Work permits are only granted if there's a shortage of Swedish workers (or citizens from
EU countries) with certain in-demand skills; speaking Swedish may be essential for the job.
Students enrolled in Sweden can take summer jobs, but these can be hard to find and such
work isn't offered to travelling students.
Plenty of helpful information can be found online from the
Arbetsförmedlinga.
(AMV |
Swedish National Labour Market Administration;
www.arbetsformedlingen.se
)
