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Getting, keeping and renewing a work permit, and what changes when you change job.
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Losing your job on a work permit: the three-month rule
The count starts on your last day of employment, not on the day you were told, and it stops early if the permit expires first. What the next contract has to pay, and the four things to do in week one.
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Starting a business in Sweden on a residence permit
Which permit your plan needs, the 200 000 kr you must be able to show, what Bolagsverket and Skatteverket cost, and the extension where Migrationsverket checks whether the business actually ran.
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EU Blue Card in Sweden 2026: 53 625 kr and permanent residence in 3 years
The salary threshold since 15 July 2026, the education or experience you must show, how long the first card runs, what it costs for you and your family, and the 36-month road to permanent residence that an ordinary work permit does not offer.
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Self-employed permit in Sweden: 200 000 kr and a two-year test
The money you must already have, the eight things Migrationsverket checks, the documents that decide the case, why the first application has to be filed from outside Sweden, and what the agency looks at two years later when you ask for permanent residence.
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Changing employer on a work permit in 2026: what to file first
The 24-month rule, the new application you always need, the three-month window if you are let go, and the order of operations that lets you start the new job the day after you resign.
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Work permit in Sweden 2026: the basics, and how renewal works
What Migrationsverket checks, the new 90 per cent salary rule from 1 June 2026, what your employer has to do, and the renewal timeline that keeps you legally working while you wait.
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