Sweden - Obtain an EU Blue Card

ProcedureEdit

Complete the form Application for an EU Blue Card for work in Sweden for applicants currently outside Sweden, no. 181011, and hand it in to a Swedish Embassy or Consulate General in your country of residence. Get in touch with your embassy or consulate-general before you go to their office.
If you have a valid EU Blue Card issued in another EU country, you may submit your application in Sweden. In that case, use the form Application for an EU Blue Card for work in Sweden for applicants currently in Sweden, no. 183011, and submit it to one of the Swedish Migration Board Permit Units.
In most cases applicants will be asked to pay a fee.
If your application is granted you will receive a residence permit card with 'EU-blkort/EU Blue Card' printed on it. This card is your proof that you are permitted to stay in Sweden, and it has your fingerprints and photograph.

Required DocumentsEdit

Submit the following documents:

offer of employment and a trade union statement regarding your terms of employment. Your employer should provide you with this
copies of the pages in your passport which show your personal information, photograph, signature, passport number, passport issuing country, the period of the passport's validity and whether you have permission to live in countries other than your country of origin.
diploma/transcript from your university, or an employment certificate from previous, relevant employment
copy of your current EU Blue Card, if you have previously been issued with one in another EU country.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

The Swedish Migration Board
Addresses and opening hours
Telephone number: +46 771-235 235
Fax: 011-10 81 55
From Sweden: 0771-235 235
Telephone hours: MondayFriday 08.0016.00
Email
Website

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EligibilityEdit

For non-EU nationals with a university degree or five years' professional experience and a salary equivalent to one and a half times the average gross salary in Sweden.

In order to obtain an EU Blue Card, you must have:

a valid passport
a university degree or five years' professional experience
taken out or applied for a comprehensive health insurance
an employment contract or offer of highly qualified employment lasting at least one year
no less than one and a half times the average gross salary in Sweden, before taxes

Salary threshold: There is a salary threshold set by the Swedish Migration Board that applicants need to exceed in order to be eligible for an EU Blue Card. The salary threshold is the equivalent of one and a half times the average gross salary and this amount is calculated in cooperation with the Swedish National Mediation Office, the authority in charge of Sweden's official salary statistics.

The salary threshold changes varies every year, for 2014, the salary threshold is SEK 45,900/month.

FeesEdit

Work Permit Application Fees:

Work permit: SEK 2,000
Extension of work permit within the same occupation or with the same employer: SEK 1,000
Extension of work permit within another occupation or with another employer: SEK 2,000
Special fees for certain occupations:
- Performer: SEK 1,000
- Au pair: SEK 1,000
- Athlete or coach: SEK 1,000
- Youth exchange (citizens of Australia, Canada, New Zeeland and South Korea): SEK 1,000
- Visiting researcher: SEK 1,000
- Self-employed: SEK 2,000
- Trainee (through international exchange programme or agreement): SEK 1,000
- EU Blue Card: SEK 2,000
Application for family members of persons applying for or holding a work permit:
- Adult: SEK 1,000
- Child under 18 years of age: SEK 500

Fees paid will not be refunded if your application is refused.

Notes:

Paying online: Use a credit or debit card to pay for the fee when you apply for or extend your permit.
Paying at an embassy or consulate-general: If you are applying at an embassy or consulate-general, you pay the fee when you hand in your application. For more information about the fee, contact the embassy or consulate-general where you are applying, as they do not have the same fees and terms of payment as the Migration Board.
Extension: When you apply online to extend your permit, you pay the fee with a credit or debit card in connection with the application. If you are not applying online, you pay the fee to bankgiro number 5223-7005. The IBAN for the account is SE6912000000012810106908 and the BIC/SWIFT code is DABASESX (Danske Bank).

In the box for messages to the recipient, you write the name and surname of the person the application fee is for, as well as their personal identity number and/or case number. If you are paying the fees of several people at the same time, write the personal identity number and/or case number for each of them. Also write on the application form when and how you paid the fee.

Exceptions: Japanese citizens may apply for work permits without paying an application fee.

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External LinksEdit

The Swedish Migration Board - Website:

http://www.migrationsverket.se/English/Private-individuals/Working-in-Sweden/Employed/Special-rules-for-certain-occupations-and-citizens-of-certain-countries/EU-Blue-Card.html

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