Residence permit

EU citizens:

As an EU/EEA citizen, you have the right to work in Sweden without a work or residence permit. The same applies to your family members if they join you. You and your family members are entitled to begin working immediately. If you stay longer than three months, you have to register with the Swedish Migration Board

• Swedish Migration Board

Non-EU citizens:

A visa is required for researchers from certain countries and regions. It is issued for short-term visits and must be applied for before entering the Schengen area (including Sweden). Visiting researchers do not need a work permit. Note that if you are a visiting researcher, you still need a residence permit if your stay is expected to last longer than three months. Also note that the permit must be valid and included in the passport before you travel to Sweden. To receive a residence permit, you need to have a hosting agreement with the host university.

To be used by non-EU/EEA citizens when applying for a permit to work as a visiting researcher. Attach a Hosting Agreement if you wish to work for more than 3 months. (Note: There are special forms for EU/EEA and Swiss nationals and their relatives.)

Hosting agreement

A hosting agreement shows that the visiting researcher has undertaken to conduct a research assignment and that the research organization hosts the visiting researcher. It must be signed by both parties.

•  Hosting Agreement form

 The hosting agreement must contain details of: 

• Purpose, duration and funding of the research project
• The visiting researcher's qualifications to complete the assignment
• The visiting researcher's terms of employment
• Comprehensive health insurance if the researcher will stay for less than one year in Sweden
• Sufficient funds for maintenance of the visiting researcher during the stay in Sweden and for the return journey