Comment demander un permis de travail

La règle principale est que vous devez demander et obtenir un permis de

travail avant d'entrer en Suède. Lorsque vous postulez en ligne, vous
recevez des instructions claires sur la manière de remplir votre candidature
et sur ce que vous devez envoyer avec votre candidature. Cela vous permet
de postuler correctement plus facilement et augmente vos chances d'obtenir
une décision rapide.
Informations pour les titulaires de permis de travail qui souhaitent
demander une prolongation ou un permis de séjour permanent
Lorsque vous demandez une prolongation de votre permis de travail, l'Office des
migrations vérifie que les conditions d'obtention d'un permis de travail sont remplies
pendant les périodes de validité de chacune de vos précédentes périodes de permis de
travail. Pour que les demandes soient complètes, vous devez soumettre des documents
prouvant que les conditions de salaire et d'assurance ont été remplies pour chaque mois
pendant lequel vous avez détenu un permis de travail en Suède.

En savoir plus sur la prolongation de votre permis de travail

Parfois d'autres règles s'appliquent

Des règles spéciales concernant les demandes de permis de travail existent pour certaines
professions et certains pays. D'autres règles s'appliquent également à ceux qui ont été
demandeurs d'asile et demandent désormais un permis de travail, ou aux personnes
visitant un employeur en Suède.

Demande de permis de travail pour certaines professions et pays

Demande de permis de travail pour les personnes ayant été demandeurs d'asile

Demande de permis de travail pour les personnes visitant un employeur en Suède

Demande de prolongation de votre permis de travail

1 Contrat de travail
Pour obtenir un permis de travail, vous devez avoir un emploi en Suède. Vous devez
disposer d'un contrat de travail que vous devez joindre à votre candidature. Votre
employeur doit avoir publié l'offre d'emploi en Suède, dans l'UE/EEE et en Suisse pendant
au moins dix jours avant la conclusion du contrat de travail.
En savoir plus sur la manière dont votre employeur doit avoir annoncé votre nouvel
emploi

2 L'employeur initie la demande

Votre employeur en Suède lance la demande de permis de travail en fournissant des
informations sur l'emploi. Votre employeur a besoin d'informations sur votre nom, votre
date de naissance, votre citoyenneté, votre scolarité et votre adresse e-mail.

Il est important que vous ayez accès à l'adresse e-mail que vous communiquez à votre
employeur jusqu'à ce que vous ayez reçu une décision concernant votre candidature.
L'Agence suédoise des migrations utilisera cette adresse e-mail pour communiquer avec
vous tout au long de la période de candidature.

Informations à l'employeur

3 Vous recevez un email

Lorsque votre employeur a fourni des informations sur l'emploi, vous recevrez un e-mail
contenant des informations sur la manière de demander un permis de travail.

Dans l'application, vous fournissez des informations vous concernant. Vous devez
également vérifier que les informations sur vos conditions d'emploi dans les informations
fournies sur l'emploi correspondent à ce dont vous et votre employeur avez convenu.

Si votre famille vient avec vous en Suède, vous demandez en même temps un permis pour
elle. Vous êtes soumis à une obligation alimentaire si votre famille vient avec vous en
Suède.

En savoir plus sur les exigences d'entretien pour les employés

4 Attach docu­ments
The following documents are to be scanned or photographed and sent with your
application

your employment contract

copies of the pages in your passport which show your personal information,
photograph, signature, passport number, passport issuing country, the passport's
period of validity, bar code on the identification page and whether you have
permission to live in countries other than your country of origin. It is important
that the passport is signed.
a power of attorney in the event you are representing the applicant.

If your passport is about to expire, you should extend it because you are not able to get a
permit for longer than your passport is valid.
If you are applying for an extension of work permit, you will need to attach additional
documents to your application.

Read more about extending your work permit

Employment as a personal assi­stant

If you are applying for a work permit as a personal assistant you must attach a copy of the
decision issued by the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan) regarding
assistance benefits. This decision shows that you have somebody that you will be working
with and that this person is entitled to an assistance benefit.

What is a power of attorney?

A power of attorney can be a signed letter in which the person applying for a permit allows
another person to represent them. A power of attorney can, for example, give someone the
right to apply, be informed of the reasons for a decision, or lodge an appeal for someone
else. The power of attorney must be signed by the person who gives their power of attorney
to another person, and must be presented in the original if required by the Swedish
Migration Agency.

In order to give another person power of attorney, you will need to send a letter to the
Swedish Migration Agency stating

that it is a power of attorney

the name, date of birth and address of the person giving someone else the power
of attorney
what the person who has the power of attorney has to do
the name, personal identity number and address of the person who is given the
power of attorney
the signature of the person giving someone else the power of attorney
the date and place where the power of attorney is signed.

Power of Attorney, form 107011

If your family will accom­pany you and you are applying for them at the same time,
you will also be required to submit the following:
copies of the pages in their passports which show their personal information,
photograph, signature, passport number, passport issuing country, the period of
the passport's validity, bar code on the identification page and whether they have
permission to live in countries other than their country of origin.
copies of marriage certificates or the equivalent (applies to married couples or
registered partners)
documents showing that you have lived together in your country of origin
(applies to cohabiting partners)
birth certificates for children
consent from the other custodial parent, if they are not also coming to Sweden,
stating that the child is allowed to move to Sweden
 documents showing that children above the age of 21 are financially dependent
on their parents
adoption documents if the child was adopted
power of attorney if you are representing all members of the family who are
over 18 years and who are co-applicants.

The above-mentioned documents should be translated into Swedish or English by an

authorized translator. You should always submit both a copy of the original document a
copy of the translation.

Consent
A statement of consent is a signed letter from the parent who has custody but will not be
accompanying the child to Sweden, in which he or she agrees that your child should be
granted a residence permit to settle in Sweden. The statement of consent should contain

the name, date of birth and address of the parent who consents
the name and date of birth of the child to which the statement of consent relates
a statement that the parent agrees that the child should be granted a residence
permit to settle in Sweden
the signature of the parent consenting, along with his or her name in printed
letters.

Read more about permits for family members

5 Pay and submit your application

In most cases you must pay a fee. The Swedish Migration Agency receives your application
when it has been paid for and submitted by you who are applying for a permit. You can pay
using Visa or Mastercard. When the fee is paid you submit your application. You and your
employer will receive an email confirming that your application has been submitted. The
Migration Agency will contact you if it needs more information.

Application fees for work permits

6 The Migration Agency processes the application

For the Swedish Migration Agency to make a decision about your application, all the details
need to be filled in and all necessary documents attached. This means that the processing
time will be shorter if all the necessary information is included from the start than if
information is added afterwards. Note that the Migration Agency may in some cases need to
further examine your application even if you have included all the required information
and documents.

Waiting times for work permits

If you change your mind and no longer want to apply

If you want to withdraw your application, you must say so in a written letter to the Swedish
Migration Agency. In the letter, you must state your name, date of birth, personal identity
number (if you have one) and your case number. Also state your telephone number and
address so that the Swedish Migration Agency can reach you if we have any questions. You
must sign the letter. If you have given a power of attorney to someone, that person can
withdraw the application on your behalf.

7 Show your passport

The Swedish Migration Agency must check your passport before a decision can be made.
You may therefore need to show your passport at a Swedish embassy or consulate-general
if you are outside Sweden, or one of the Migration Agency's service centres if you are in
Sweden.

Find out which embassy or consulate-general you should contact on the page Embassies
responsible for migration matters

In some cases, you will not be required to show your passport, for example, if we have
already checked your passport during a previous visit.

If you need to show your passport, we will contact you with information on how and when
to do so.

If you need an entry visa or residence permit card to travel to Sweden, you will in most
cases have your fingerprints taken and be photographed when you show your passport at
an embassy or consulate-general.

If your family also applies for a residence permit, the Swedish Migration Agency must
check their passports as well. The requirement to show your passport in person does not
apply to children under the age of five, it is sufficient that the parent brings the child's
passport to the visit. However, if the child needs a residence permit card, they must come
along to be photographed for it.

8 Information needed for residence permit card

If you are granted a permit for more than three months you will receive a residence permit
card. The card proves that you have permission to reside in Sweden and contains
information such as your fingerprints and photograph.

If you need an entry visa for travel to Sweden you should therefore visit the Swedish
embassy or consulate-general as soon as possible to be photographed and have your
fingerprints taken, if you did not do this in connection with showing your passport. You
need to do this even if you have previously had a residence permit card, as the information
is not saved. If your family is also applying for permits, the family members also need to be
photographed and have their fingerprints taken at the embassy or consulate-general.
Always contact the embassy or consulate-general prior to your visit.

If you do not need an entry visa for travel to Sweden you can submit information for the
residence permit card at the Migration Agency after arriving in Sweden. However, you
must request and have your work permit issued before you travel to Sweden.

Swedish embassies and consulates-general

Read more about residence permit cards

Countries whose citizens need a visa to enter Sweden

9 Receiving the decision

You will receive an email confirming that a decision has been made. You are given the
actual decision by the embassy or consulate-general that you have specified in your
application. Your employer will also receive a notification about the decision by mail.

Vous devez apporter votre passeport lors du retrait de votre décision. Si vous avez obtenu
un permis de travail, vous recevrez la carte de permis de séjour dans les quatre semaines
après avoir été photographié et pris vos empreintes digitales à l'ambassade ou au consulat
général.

La carte de séjour sera présentée au moment de la décision, mais au plus tôt trois mois
avant la validité du titre de séjour.

Nous ne pouvons pas accélérer la production ou la livraison de la carte.

En savoir plus sur ce qui se passe une fois la décision prise

Prenez rendez-vous à l'Office des migrations pour prendre vos empreintes digitales et
photographier si vous pouvez voyager sans carte de séjour

Si vous ne postulez pas en ligne

Si vous ne parvenez pas à postuler en ligne, remplissez la demande de permis de travail
suédois, numéro 149011, et remettez-la à l'ambassade ou au consulat général de Suède dans
le pays où vous vivez. Le formulaire de candidature indique les documents à joindre.

S'il n'est pas possible de postuler dans votre pays, vous devez en faire la demande auprès de
l'ambassade ou du consulat général le plus proche du pays où vous résidez. Avant de
soumettre votre demande, vous devez contacter l'ambassade ou le consulat général.

Découvrez à quelle ambassade ou consulat général vous adresser sur la page Ambassades
chargées des questions de migration

Chaque membre de votre famille qui envisage de vous accompagner en Suède doit déposer
sa propre demande auprès de l'ambassade ou du consulat général de Suède.

Demande de permis de travail suédois, formulaire 149011

Demande de permis pour les membres de la famille des travailleurs, chercheurs, sportifs ou
entraîneurs et personnes dirigeant leur propre entreprise, formulaire 133011

Ambassades et consulats généraux de Suède