whereTOemigrate
Get your free results
SE country scene

Working Holiday residence permit

SwedenYouth mobility

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

Official link

Get your free results Read the five questions ↓

Which nationalities and age range can participate?

Applicants must be citizens of Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand or South Korea and aged between 18 and 30. Sweden has concluded youth exchange agreements with several countries and currently has agreements with these six.

See recorded sources

What combination of travel, work, study or training does the programme permit?

The permit exists to let young people experience Swedish life and culture. The holder is allowed to work in Sweden, but the work must not be the main purpose of the trip and must end when the permit expires. The official source does not state whether study or training is permitted.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The captured page does not say whether study or training is permitted during the stay.

What are the defining limitations: quota, ballot, previous participation, employer limits, study limits or equivalent?

The official source sets out no quota, ballot, employer limit, study limit or previous-participation rule. The limits it does state are structural: the permit cannot be extended, it can never be granted for longer than the passport is valid, and a first application must be made from outside Sweden or it may be rejected.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The captured page states no quota, ballot, employer limit or previous-participation rule; only the non-extension, passport-validity and apply-from-outside conditions are given.

What funds, insurance, onward travel or similar preparation is particularly important?

Applicants must have at least SEK 15,000 to support themselves on first arrival, evidenced by a bank statement no more than six months old, and a return ticket or the money to buy one. They must also have comprehensive health insurance valid for the entire stay, covering urgent and other medical care, hospitalisation, emergency dental care and medical repatriation; this insurance requirement does not apply to Australian citizens.

See recorded sources

How long can the person stay, can the programme be extended or repeated, and what happens when it ends?

The permit can be granted for a maximum of one year, and never for longer than the passport is valid. It cannot be extended, and any work must end when the permit expires. The official source does not state whether participation can be repeated.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The captured page does not state what happens when the permit ends, or whether participation can be repeated later.

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

Explore more pathways in Sweden · All pathways

Your story.
Your next step.

Get your free results