Migration

Residence permits, moving to family, asylum and citizenship.

• Extending a Swedish work permit: when to apply and what to checkGuide · 9 NovemberYour employer starts the process, but you must finish your application before your permit expires. Salary rules and the right to keep working need separate checks.
• Moving to Sweden for work: registering your moveGuide · 9 NovemberMoving for an employed job and planning to stay at least a year? Check your registration route, prepare your documents and book an identity visit after arrival.
• Iran and Lebanon: pause on negative asylum decisions continues9 NovemberMigrationsverket’s 15 October notice extends its recommendation, at most until 12 February 2027. It may be revised earlier.