Seafarer Work Permit
🇸🇪 Sweden visas · Work
What it is
Work permit to work as a seafarer for a Swedish shipping employer.
Key facts
- Category
- Work
- Duration
- Length per Migrationsverket.
- Processing time
- See Migrationsverket processing times.
- Maximum validity
- 2 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 (main)
- SEK 2,200
- Application fee (exempt: citizens of Japan pay no application fee)
- SEK 0
Key requirements
- Job offer as a seafarer
- Salary at least SEK 34,470/month
Working on this visa
Monthly salary at least SEK 34,470 (90% of the SCB median); listed exempt occupations 75%. The ship must be in the Swedish Register of Ships and in domestic traffic, and Transport Agency qualifications and certificates are required.
Bringing family
Spouse, registered/cohabiting partner and children under 21 may apply at the same time for the same period; children over 21 in special cases if financially dependent. Maintenance requirement applies. 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.