Hanoi

Facts

Who decides my case?
The Swedish Migration Board decides your case. The Embassy sends your application to the Migration Board.

The work permit must be entered in your passport before your arrival in Sweden. You cannot travel to Sweden and wait for a decision here.

You will be notified by the Embassy or Consulate where you submitted your application (or which you stated when you applied via the Internet).

How long will I have to wait for a decision?
You must submit your application at least six weeks before your estimated date of arrival in Sweden.

May my family come with me?
Your family, i.e. spouse/cohabitant and children under 18, can obtain residence permits for the same period as you. If you have a work permit valid for at least six months, your spouse/cohabitant can also obtain one for the same period.

Remember!
The Embassy can not help you find a job in Sweden. You will be expected to contact potential employers yourself.

You will stay in Sweden for a limited time and will not be entitled to the same social benefits as permanent residents. Therefore, it is important that you beforehand find out what insurance cover you have.

Rejection of an application for a work permit cannot be appealed. 
Arbeta & bo i Sverige / Work & Live in Sweden

Work permit for 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. Swedes, foreign citizens already living in Sweden and EU/EEA citizens have preference over others in obtaining work in Sweden. If the offer of work is for more than three months you will also require a Swedish residence permit. If you will be in Sweden for less than three months, you will not require a residence permit. You may, however, require an entry visa.

IMPORTANT: Please note that as of June 2011 all applicants have to make an appointment with the Embassy before visiting. More information regarding this can be found under the following link: Appointment system for the Embassy


The application should be handed in by the applicant to the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi or to the Honorary Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City. If you chose to hand in your application at the Consulate in HCMC, and is granted residence in Sweden by the Migration Board, you will be asked to visit the Embassy in Hanoi in order to leave your biometric data before the Embassy can issue you a Residence Card. This will cause a delay in your departure for up to 3 weeks. If applying at the Embassy, the biometric data will be collected in connection with the application procedure.

On May 2011 an EU Regulation enters into force in Sweden which means that a residence permit card will replace the sticker in passports. For more information about this, please click on the following link: Introduction of reisdence cards and biometric data

Before handing in the application to the Embassy the application fee must have been paid in Vietnamese Dong to the Embassy's account at the ANZ Bank or its branches in Vietnam.

(The fee is non-refundable and can be checked in the Application fees list).

You need to submit the following documents to the Embassy or Honorary Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City:

1. two application forms for a work and residence permit.

2. two [2] photographs of passport style and size [35 x 45 mm] for all applicants, including minors.

3. the Work Offer(anställningserbjudande) from your future employer in Sweden (original plus one copy). Information about registration of offer of employment is found on the website of the Swedish Public Employment Service.

Your employer shall guarantee your salary, insurance coverage and other terms of employment equal to at least the collective agreement or Swedish practice in the profession or the branch of trade.

Accommodation must have been arranged for you in Sweden and you must be fully prepared to leave Sweden when your term of employment is over.

Your residence permit must be entered in your passport before your arrival in Sweden.
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