In-country work permit after visiting an employer

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

This route is for people who are in Sweden, have visited an employer there and been hired to a job in a profession with a labour shortage, and want a work permit without leaving Sweden.

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https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/apply-for-a-work-permit-after-visiting-an-employer.html
You want to apply for a work permit because you have visited an employer in Sweden and been hired to a job in a profession in which there is labour shortage.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/apply-for-a-work-permit-after-visiting-an-employer.html
If you have visited an employer in Sweden and found employment, you can apply for a work permit without needing to leave Sweden.

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

Yes. The applicant needs an employment contract signed by both the applicant and the employer; the employer must have an urgent need for the applicant's skills, meaning the business cannot be fully functional if the applicant must travel back to apply; and the reason for being in Sweden must be to meet an employer (not tourism or visiting friends or relatives, even if a job offer is received during the visit).

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https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/apply-for-a-work-permit-after-visiting-an-employer.html
You must have an employment contract
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/apply-for-a-work-permit-after-visiting-an-employer.html
It must be signed by both you and your employer.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/apply-for-a-work-permit-after-visiting-an-employer.html
Your employer must have an urgent need for your skills
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/apply-for-a-work-permit-after-visiting-an-employer.html
This means that the business cannot be fully functional if you are forced to travel back to your country of origin to apply for a work permit.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/apply-for-a-work-permit-after-visiting-an-employer.html
The reason you are in Sweden must be to meet an employer
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/apply-for-a-work-permit-after-visiting-an-employer.html
You cannot apply for a work permit from within Sweden if you have come here as a tourist or to visit a friend or relative, even if you have received an offer of work during the visit.

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

There must be high demand for labour in the profession, and the applicant must earn a monthly salary of at least SEK 34,470, corresponding to 90 per cent of the current median salary published by Statistics Sweden.

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https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/apply-for-a-work-permit-after-visiting-an-employer.html
There must be a high demand for labour in your profession
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/apply-for-a-work-permit-after-visiting-an-employer.html
To meet the salary requirement, you must have a monthly salary/wages of at least SEK 34,470. This corresponds to 90 percent of the current median salary that Statistics Sweden publishes in June of each year.

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

Family members who will be moving to Sweden to live with the worker can apply at the same time as the work-permit application made after visiting an employer. The official source does not state the scope of work allowed or whether the holder is tied to the employer.

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Limits of the record

The captured page does not state the scope of work the permit authorises, whether the holder is tied to the visited employer, or whether accompanying family members may work.

Migrationsverket, work permit after visiting an employer — family applying at the same time
If your family will be moving to Sweden to live with you here, they can apply at the same time.

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

The work permit can be granted for a maximum of two years, not longer than the employment contract and never longer than the passport is valid. It can be extended. 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.

https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/apply-for-a-work-permit-after-visiting-an-employer.html
You can be granted a work permit for a maximum of two years, but not for longer than the term of your employment contract. You can never be granted a work permit for longer than your passport is valid.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/apply-for-a-work-permit-after-visiting-an-employer.html
The work permit can be extended.

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

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In-country work permit after visiting an employer

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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