EU Blue Card
🇸🇪 Sweden visas · Work
What it is
Residence and work permit for highly qualified employment in Sweden, for non-EU citizens with a qualifying job offer.
Key facts
- Category
- Work
- Duration
- Renewable; length per Migrationsverket.
- Processing time
- See Migrationsverket processing times.
- Maximum validity
- 4 years
- Extendable
- Yes
- Path to permanent residence
- Indirect route
- Dependants
- Yes
- How to apply
- Mixed
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all, so confirm your own case on the official page.
Fees
- Application fee (employee)
- SEK 2,000
- Application fee (exempt: citizens of Japan pay no application fee)
- SEK 0
Key requirements
- Job offer for highly qualified employment
- Gross monthly salary at least SEK 52,000
- Comprehensive health insurance
Working on this visa
Salary threshold SEK 53,625 per month since 15 July 2026 (1.25x the average gross salary). The card allows work only for the employer and in the profession stated in the application; employment must be at least six months.
Bringing family
Spouse, registered/cohabiting partner and children under 18 may apply together for the same period. Maintenance requirement applies (UtlL 6 a kap. 9 §). Adults and children turning 16 that year may work. Citizens of Japan pay no fee.
Money you must show
2025 monthly sum left after rent; only if family applies
Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 27 July 2026.