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Highly qualified job-seeker or business-exploration permit

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Which exceptional-talent, academic, scientific, artistic, technological, cultural or other profiles does the pathway target?

It targets people who have completed studies equivalent to a second-cycle qualification and want to come to Sweden to look for work or explore starting their own business.

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What achievements, recognition, awards, publications, reputation or other evidence establishes the required level?

The required level is a second-cycle qualification: a 60- or 120-credit Master’s degree, a professional degree of 60–330 credits, or a postgraduate/PhD-level degree, evidenced by the degree certificate and list of subjects; a power of attorney lets the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) verify the study documents.

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Is an employer, nominator, recognised body, peer group or government endorsement required?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether an employer, nominator or official endorsement is required.

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  • Searched 368bf39827332863.txt for employer, sponsor, nominator or endorsement; none is stated (the UHR power of attorney only verifies study documents and is used in R2). Not explicit_none because the page does not say no endorsement is needed.

Can the holder change employer, work independently, establish a business or conduct other professional activity? What is the family position?

If the holder gets a job in Sweden during the permit period, they can apply for a work permit from within Sweden, but may not start working before applying for the new permit; once they have applied, they may work while the application is processed, only for the employer and within the profession applied for. If they decide to start a business, they can apply for a residence permit as a self-employed person and run the business while the application is processed. The official source does not state the family position.

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  • The captured page states nothing about the family position (whether family members may accompany or work).

What duration, renewal and accelerated or normal longer-term residence pathway is officially stated?

The permit can be granted for a maximum of nine months, and never for longer than the passport is valid. The official source does not state whether the permit can be extended or any longer-term residence pathway from it.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not state whether the permit can be extended, nor any permanent-residence pathway from it; the switch to a work or self-employed permit is covered under R4.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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