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Swiss residence permit — employee, self-employed or own funds

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Which citizenship, status or regional agreement creates the person's right to move/reside?

The right comes from Swiss citizenship: a citizen of Switzerland can move to Sweden to work, study, start their own business or live on their own funds, and has the right to start working or studying on arrival without waiting for the residence-permit decision.

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  • The captured page does not name the underlying legal instrument (the EU–Swiss agreement on free movement of persons).

Under which circumstances can the person reside: worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded person or another recognised basis?

A Swiss citizen may reside as an employee, as a self-employed person running their own business, as a person with sufficient funds to support themselves, or as a provider/recipient of a service; they must work, run a business, study or have sufficient funds, and be able to support themselves.

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What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the entry, registration and residence-document formalities.

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  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

Which non-member-country family members can accompany or join, and what broad rights do they receive?

For workers, self-employed persons, self-funded persons and service providers/recipients, family members are the partner (spouse, cohabiting or registered partner), their or the partner’s unmarried children under 21, children over 21 and ascendants to whom they have a maintenance obligation; other relatives may get a permit for the same period if there is a maintenance obligation or shared household. Family can apply at the same time and can start working or studying on arrival without waiting for a decision. Family members who need an entry visa must obtain it before entering.

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  • Recorded source · www.migrationsverket.se
    The following are considered family members: your partner (spouse, cohabiting partner, or registered partner) Your or your partner’s unmarried children under the age of 21 your or your partner’s children over the age of 21 to whom you or your partner have a maintenance obligation your or your partner’s ascendants (older relatives, such as parents) to whom you or your partner have a maintenance obligation.
  • Recorded source · www.migrationsverket.se
    Other family members not mentioned above may also be granted a residence permit for the same period as you, if any of the following apply to you: you have a maintenance obligation to them you are part of the same household.
  • Recorded source · www.migrationsverket.se
    If any of your family members also want to apply for a residence permit, they can do so at the same time as you.
  • Recorded source · www.migrationsverket.se
    Your family members can start working or studying as soon as they arrive in Sweden. They do not need to wait for a decision regarding their residence permit application.
  • Recorded source · www.migrationsverket.se
    Citizens from Switzerland do not need an entry visa to travel to Sweden, but if any of your family members need one, they must apply before entering the country.

When do permanent/long-term rights arise and what continuity, absence or retention conditions matter?

Employed, self-employed or self-funded Swiss citizens can be granted a residence permit for a maximum of five years, and the permit can be extended. The official source does not state when permanent or long-term rights arise or any continuity, absence or retention conditions.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured page does not state when permanent or long-term rights arise, nor any continuity, absence or retention conditions.

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

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