guys this is good news

on the 4th of july the swedish

government announced job seekers visa in

sweden so if you’re a job seeker you’re

interested in working in sweden this

would be a good opportunity for you

you can apply for this visa category

then travel to sweden in search of a job

by the way if you’re just seeing my face

for the first time if you’re joining me

here for the first time you’re welcome countries that are

having shortages in labor are now

embracing and launching job seekers

visas mostly in europe just like the one

that was announced in portugal which is

yet to start i know a lot of you are

waiting patiently for that visa

application to start in portugal

job seekers visa is not only for those

in search of jobs but also for business

people you know those looking for

business opportunities so let’s take a

look at who can apply for this job

seekers visa in sweden

if you have a university degree you can

apply for this job seekers visa or

you’re a business personnel you want to

explore the possibilities of starting

your business in sweden then you can

apply for this visa category

also keep in mind that after you’ve

secured a job in sweden you can apply

for sweden work payment you don’t have

to travel back to your home country or

your country of residence to apply for

this work payment you can apply for it

right there in sweden

also keep in mind that the duration for

this visa application takes at least

from three months up to nine months yes

this is the process of the visa

application so for those of you who will

be wondering if your family can move

with you or if your family can join you

while you’re on this job seekers visa

the answer is no

it was stated on swedish government

website that your family are not allowed

to join you while you’re on this job

seekers visa so let’s take a look at the

requirement before one can apply for

this job seekers visa in sweden the

first one is you must be someone looking

for a job you must be an applicant

searching for a job or an entrepreneur

looking for business opportunities

the second requirement is your

educational qualification just like i

said earlier in this article you must have

a university degree before you can apply

for this job seekers visa in sweden

whether you’re going there in search of

a job or you’re going as an entrepreneur

looking for business opportunities

the third requirement is your passport

your passport must be valid therefore if

your passport is close to the expiring

date i would encourage you to renew it

before making this application

the fourth requirement is you must have

some money to support yourself

financially for the period you will be

in sweden it should also cover the cost

of your journey and the rest of your

stay in sweden

the fifth requirement is health

insurance comprehensive health insurance

will be needed as well

insurance must cover the period for

which you are applying for a work permit

also ensure that it covers the cost of

emergency and other medical care if

you’re already residing in sweden please

keep in mind that you are not eligible

to apply for this job seekers visa maybe

you are in sweden as a student or you

are on another work permit you are not

eligible to apply for this visa

there is no experience needed before you

can apply for this work visa there is no

language requirement

so you don’t have to speak swedish

before you can apply for this job

seekers visa in sweden

also keep in mind that you can apply for

this job seeker visa in any of the

swedish embassy in your home country or

the country where you live

if there’s no swedish embassy in your

home country you can use any of the

swedish embassy closer to the country

where you live however if you’re someone

with higher professional experience you

can also go ahead and apply for this

work visa

if you’re also wondering how much the

visa application would cost well it

wasn’t stated on their website but i

sincerely believe there will be some fee

attached to the application anyway you

will get to find out when you make your

application

also keep in mind that the swedish

government would have to verify your

credentials you would have to give a

consent like write a consent letter so

they can verify your credential at the

ministry of foreign affairs and ministry

of education in your home country you

would also have to submit some copies of

your

passport data page and if any of your

credentials are in any language than

swedish or english then you would have

to translate them to english language or

swedish before you can make this

application i’ll be taking you to the

website so you can see what the website

looks like that you can read off for

other requirements and other necessary

things you need to do before making this

visa application

you can also get to download the form

everything is there on the website for

you the link will be showing on my

screen and i’ll also leave it in my

description box so you can go through it

make more research about them and if

you’re interested in applying for this

job seekers visa in sweden then you can

go ahead and apply for it so this is

swedish immigration website where you

can find out about all details regarding

job seekers visa application in sweden

residence permit for highly qualified

persons to look for work or start a

business all information you need is on

this website the link will be in my

description box it is also showing on my

screen right away so you can make more

research about them and apply if you’re

interested if you have completed studies

in sweden and now want to seek

employment just like i said earlier in

my article you are not allowed or

permitted or eligible to apply for this

job seekers visa if you’re already

residing in sweden

if you want to know more about the

requirement for a residence payment they

can be found here on this page you can

also find out what counts as an advanced

level degree everything can be found

on this website the link will be on my

description box

remember i also talked about translating

some of your documents that are in

another language other than swedish or

english you would have to do that

translation you can also find out what

you need to do before you complete your

application

guys you have to visit this website

there’s a lot to read regarding this

visa application you must also have a

valid passport just like i stated

earlier in this article you must be able

to support yourself financially just

like i stated earlier in my article it

says you must show that you have secured

your financial support for the time for

which you are applying for a residence

permit

this means that you must demonstrate

that you have bank asset equivalent to

at least

sek 30 000 okay i think it’s sweden they

use another currency that is called sek

so you must have up to 13 000 for each

month for which you are applying for a

residence permit in addition to this you

should also have money to be able to pay

your travel

back to your home country

for more information regarding their

comprehensive health insurance it can be

found here on this page you can also

find out about how to apply a e-service

all information are on this website you

can also get to know about you know what

happens after you have received your

application

the decision if you get a job in sweden

or start your own business

all information are on this website

i hope you find this article very

informative and i wish you all the best

in your job seekers visa application in

sweden