ICT permit — trainee or intern

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This route is for employees of a business outside the EU/EEA who are going to work for that business in Sweden as a trainee: a person with a university degree or higher education qualification transferred internally for career development or to acquire training in business technology or practices, paid a salary during the transfer.

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https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/ict-permits.html
You want to apply for an ICT permit, because you are employed by a business outside the EU/EEA and are now going to work for the business in Sweden.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/ict-permits.html
A trainee is a person who has a university degree or higher education qualification and who is transferred internally for career development purposes or to acquire training in business technology or business practises and receives a salary/wages during the period of their transfer.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

Beyond the employment contract from the employer outside the EU/EEA, a trainee or intern must also hold a traineeship/internship agreement for the traineeship in Sweden. The Swedish business hosting the traineeship must be established in Sweden and be a subsidiary of that foreign employer, or a subsidiary of a business within the same group.

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Swedish Migration Agency, ICT permit page, requirements
If you are a trainee/intern, you must also have an traineeship/internship agreement
Swedish Migration Agency, ICT permit page
are going to work as a manager, specialist, or trainee/intern at a business in Sweden that is established in Sweden and is a subsidiary of the business you are employed by outside the EU/EEA, or a subsidiary of a business within the same group

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The trainee must have the education required for the traineeship and supply a degree certificate or register extract from their university, must have been employed for at least three months without interruption at the time of the transfer, must work for the business in Sweden for more than 90 days, and must receive salary and other terms at least at the level for employees posted to Sweden.

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https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/ict-permits.html
You must have the professional qualifications and experience required for your assignment as a manager or specialist, or have the education required for a traineeship/internship.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/ict-permits.html
Degree certificate/register extract from your university, if you are a trainee/intern
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/ict-permits.html
You must have been employed for at least three months, without interruption
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/ict-permits.html
At the time of the intra-business/group transfer.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/ict-permits.html
You must work for the business in Sweden as a manager, specialist, or trainee/intern for more than 90 days
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/ict-permits.html
Your salary/wages and other terms and conditions of employment must be at least at the same level as for employees posted to Sweden.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

A granted permit gives the right to live and work in Sweden as long as it is valid. Family members (spouses, registered partners, cohabiting partners and children under 18) can apply at the same time; if granted, adult family members and children who turn at least 16 during the current year may work. The official source does not state whether the trainee may change employer or work outside the traineeship.

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Limits of the record

The page does not state explicitly whether the trainee may change employer or work outside the traineeship.

https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/ict-permits.html
If you are granted a residence permit, you have the right to live and work in Sweden as long as the permit is valid.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/ict-permits.html
If any of your family members also want to apply for a residence permit, they can do so at the same time as you.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/ict-permits.html
“Family members” are considered to include spouses, registered partners, cohabiting partners, and children under the age of 18.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/ict-permits.html
If your family is granted residence permits, your adult family members and children who will turn at least 16 during the current year are permitted to work.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The maximum intra-corporate transfer period for trainees/interns is one year; no ICT permit can be granted once it has been reached, and the person must then leave the EU/EEA area and apply for a new ICT permit. A permit is never granted for longer than the passport is valid. The official source does not state a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record

The page does not describe any longer-term or permanent residence direction from a trainee ICT permit.

https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/ict-permits.html
You cannot be granted an ICT permit or an ICT permit for long-term mobility if you have reached the maximum allowed period of intra-corporate transfer. The maximum period is three years for managers or specialists and one year for trainees/interns.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/ict-permits.html
If you have reached the maximum period for an ICT permit, you must leave the EU/EEA area and apply for a new ICT permit.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/ict-permits.html
You can never be granted a permit for longer than your passport is valid.

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ICT permit — trainee or intern

What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

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