About Sweden
Sweden’s economic freedom score is 77.5, making its economy the 10th freest in the 2023 Index. Its score is about the same as last year. Sweden is ranked 7th out of 44 countries in the Europe region, and its overall score is above the world and regional averages. Sweden occupies the greater part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, which it shares with Norway. The country has a 1,000-year-long continuous history as a sovereign state, but its territorial expanse changed often until 1809. Sweden lies to the southwest of Finland. The country is traditionally divided into three regions: to the north is Norrland, the vast mountain and forest region; in central Sweden is Svealand, an expanse of lowland in the east and highland in the west.
Sweden Job seeker visa from India
Sweden job seeker visa has been launched in April 2022 by the government of Sweden, this visa is a gateway to Sweden Resident permit for skilled workers. This visa permits all the professionals who want to do job or business in Sweden. All foreign workers who wish to work or settle in Sweden can apply for Sweden job seeker visa and come to Sweden to search for job. After Germany, Austria, Portugal, Sweden is the fourth country who launches Job seeker visa. There are many cities in Sweden where there is huge requirements are going on for skilled and semi-skilled workers. There are many opportunities in Hospitality, Medical and Engineering field. Once they find employment here can convert this to Sweden work visa.
- What are the requirements for a Sweden Job Seeker visa?
- Valid Passport.
- No Age limits.
- Letter of Consent allowing the Swedish Council for Higher Education to verify your educational documents
- IELTs is not required.
- Birth Certificate
- Degree certificates & official transcripts
- Proof of health insurance
- Bank statements
Sweden Skilled shortage (Occupation List)
- Midwives
- Nanny
- Bartenders/ waiters and other Hospitality profiles etc.
- Physiotherapists
- Social work professionals
- Concrete workers
- Biomedical analysts
- Social aid assessor
- Bus and tram drivers
- Construction workers
- Construction machine operator
- Pharmacist/ other medical profiles etc.
- Occupational therapists
- Architects and surveyors
- Bakers and confectioners
- University and college teachers
- Breeders and caretakers of farm animals
- Veterinarians
- Plumbers
- Caregivers and housing supporters
- Nursing assistant
- Guards and security guards
- Plant breeders and animal breeders with mixed operation
- Transport manager and transport coordinator
- Truck driver
- Woodworkers and carpenters
- Gardeners
- Sheet metal worker
- Train hosts and onboard managers
- Maintenance mechanics and machine repairers
- Assistant nurses, home care and nursing homes
- Nurses
- Nurses, ward and receptionist (healthcare)
- Security inspectors
- Ceiling fitters
- Dental hygienists
- Dentist
- Dental nurses
- Dental technicians and orthopaedic engineers
- Taxi driver
- Telephone salesman
- Interpreters
- counsellors
- Cleaners
- Scaffold builder
- Support technician, IT
- Welders
- Systems analysts and IT architects
- System administrator
- System tester and test leader
- Caretaker
- Butchers
- Blacksmiths
- Social insurance administrator
- Social Secretary
- Specialist nurses in emergency health care
- Specialist nurses in general health care
- Special needs teachers and educators
- Freight forwarders and transport brokers
- Process operators, wood and paper industry
- Process supervisor in the chemical industry
- Psychologists
- Recipients
- Accounting economists
- Auditors
- X-ray nurses
- Sanitation workers
- Forest workers
- Software and system developer
- Installers of electrical and electronic equipment
- Motor vehicle mechanics and vehicle repairers
- Bricklayer
- Painter
- Network and system technicians
- Farmer (agricultural plants, fruits and berries)
- Personal Assistants
- Doctor
- Teachers in vocational subjects
- processing professions and well drillers
- Machine operators, rubber, plastics and stationery industry
- Machine operators, chemical and pharmaceutical products
- Carpenters and machine operators in the wood industry
- Machine installers and machine operators in metal work
- Medical secretaries and care administrators
- Environmental and health inspectors
- Buyers and purchasers
- Installation and service electrician
- Lawyers
- Chefs and servers
- Prison and probation officers
- Curators
- Cooling and heat pump techniques
- Laboratory engineers
- Industrial electrician
- Engineers and technicians in construction
- Technicians in electrical engineering
- Engineers and technicians in industry, logistics and
- production planner
- Engineers and technicians in chemistry and chemical engineering
- Mechanical engineers
Type of Visas for Indians in Sweden
- Job Seeker visa
- Study visa
- Work Visa
- Tourist (Schengen Visa)
- Business Visa
- Transit Visa
Sweden Work Permit visa
All foreigners should first secure a job offer and a work permit, before entering Sweden, an employee cannot reside or work in Sweden unless he or she has a valid work visa.
Step by step process for Sweden work visa
- Relevant Education: Must have completed education relevant to your field.
- Documents Validation: Candidate must include letter of consent that gives Swedish council for Higher Education the right to contact higher educational authorities in your home country to verify your documents.
- Get an Offer letter: you must have a job offer letter and make sure the offer specifies the period of employment, Salary and benefits.
- Online Application: Employers must apply for a visa through the Swedish Migration Agency’s online system. The employee’s date of birth, citizenship details, education, and email address will be required.
- Submission of Documents: Employees has to submit a passport copy, a job offers, and a declaration.
- Application Fee: Work permits cost roughly 2,000 SEK (16,739 INR).
- Waiting for the Permit to be Issued: The majority of expats working for a Swedish company must wait one to three months for their work visa to be issued. However, the length of the wait depends on the industry they work in, whether they applied online or in person, and if they are self-employed or hired by a corporation.
Validity of Sweden Work Permit
Work permits will be issued for two years, having an option to renew for another two years. Individuals who want to settle in Sweden can apply for permanent residency after completing four years of working there. If the Candidate finds a job with a new employer in Sweden during the two years that the work permit is valid, he should apply for a new permit. He can change jobs and request an extension once the work permit’s validity expires.
Process time Sweden Work Permit
The application may take 60 to 90 working days to be processed by the Migration Agency.