British Withdrawal Agreement frontier-worker certificate

You are a British citizen who lives in another country, but works in Sweden, and want to apply for proof that you are a frontier worker.

As a British citizen, you are considered a frontier worker if you work or run your own business in Sweden but reside in another country. In that case, according to the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, you can apply for a certificate verifying that you are a frontier worker in Sweden and have the right to be here.

You must work or run your own business in Sweden

proof of employment, with information about your employer’s name, contact details, and company registration number, your wages/salary, the duration and scope of your employment (the latter calculated in hours per week), and when the employment commenced. your most recent pay slip (from the previous month).

documents showing that you are self-employed, such as your F-tax certificate and accounting certificate, your latest VAT report to the Swedish Tax Agency, or tax account statements.

You must be resident in another country

You resided in another country and worked in Sweden before 31 December 2020

Proof that you live in another country For example, a housing contract or equivalent population registration.

Documents showing how often you travel to and from Sweden

You will receive a card as proof that you are a frontier worker. The card is valid for five years and can be renewed.

If the period of validity of your card is about to expire and you want to work in Sweden, you must renew the card. To do so, you must book an appointment via My page in order to be photographed and fingerprinted for a new card.

About three months before the period of validity of your card expires, you will get a message on My page that you can book an appointment to be photographed and fingerprinted.