ICT Permit (Intra-Corporate Transfer)
🇸🇪 Sweden visas · Work
What it is
Permit for a manager, specialist or trainee transferred from a non-EU group company to its Swedish branch.
Key facts
- Category
- Work
- Duration
- Renewable; length per Migrationsverket.
- Processing time
- See Migrationsverket processing times.
- Maximum validity
- 3 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
- Employed by a group company outside the EU/EEA
- Transfer to a Swedish branch as manager, specialist or trainee
- Salary at least SEK 34,470/month
Working on this visa
No fixed salary floor: pay must at least match the lowest full-time compensation under Swedish collective agreements or practice, and terms no worse than for posted workers. Work as manager, specialist or trainee at the host company.
Bringing family
Spouse, registered/cohabiting partner and children under 18 may apply at the same time; their permit runs for the same period. Maintenance requirement applies. Adults and children turning 16 that year may work. Japanese citizens 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.