Moscow

Facts

Embassy of Sweden
The Migration Office
Mosfilmovskaya str., 60
Moscow, Russia
Tel: +7-495-937 92 01
Operator from 10.00 to 11.00 and from 15.00 to 16.00, Moscow time.
Clock round answering machine.
Fax: +7-495-937 92 03
E-mail: visa.moscow
@foreign.ministry.se

Information about:
Visa for visiting Sweden
Application fees for visas
Residence permits
Application fees for residence/work permits
Application forms
List of countries whose citizens require a visa for entering Sweden
Information for citizens from the former republics of the USSR
The Swedish Migration Board

In order to read the forms you need to have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. If you do not have the programme you may download it, free of charge, from Adobe's website
www.adobe.com

Arbeta & bo i Sverige / Work & Live in Sweden

Working in Sweden

You must have a work permit in order to work in Sweden. Once you have been granted a permit, it must be entered into your passport before your arrival.

Application fees residence/work permits

This may be the case if you've been offered employment:

New regulations for labour immigration came into force from the 15th of December 2008.

For further information please refer to the web page of The Swedish Migration Board.

If you stay in Sweden for more than three months in order to start a company or enter into a company partnership you must have a residence permit. As a self-employed person, however, you do not require a work permit. For additional information - see page Self-employment. 

If you are planning to work for a period of time exceeding three months, you are required to apply for a residence permit and a work permit.

If you are planning to work for a period of time less than three months, you are required to apply for a visa and a work permit.

If it is a practical training within the process of the company in Sweden or to perform a work e.g. installation of software programs, you might also need a work permit.

The Embassy is entitled to take decisions regarding cases on practical training courses within the process of the company in Sweden.

For further information please contact the Embassy or Consulate. You may also contact-The Migration Board

Last update 01.04.09
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