How to verify a person’s right to work in Sweden?
As an employer, you must verify that the person you want to employ has the right to be in Sweden and work here. You must also notify the Swedish Tax Agency of their employment. You do not need to check the person’s right to be in Sweden or notify the Swedish Tax Agency when you employ people who are EU/EEA or Swiss citizens, nor do you need to do so for their accompanying family members.
Forms of proof that a person has the right to be in Sweden and work here may include
- a residence permit card
- a copy of the Swedish Migration Agency’s decision granting them a residence and work permit
- an Asylum Seeker card.
Residence permit cards
In order for the person to be able to work in Sweden, one of the following must be stated on their residence permit card:
- tidsbegränsat uppehålls- och arbetstillstånd (“temporary residence and work permit”)
- uppehållstillstånd (residence permit) with the text “Får arbeta” (“Permitted to work”)
- permanent uppehållstillstånd (permanent residence permit).
If the permit is temporary, check the period for which the permit is valid. Also check any restrictions on occupation and employers under the text “Anmärkningar” (“Notes”) on the card.
The residence permit card has a computer chip that contains the fingerprints and a photo of the cardholder. The fingerprints and photo are only stored on the card’s chip and are not stored anywhere else. For this reason, every time a person needs a new residence permit card, he/she needs to be photographed and fingerprinted again.
A residence permit card is not an official identity document or travel document. In other words, the cardholder cannot prove his/her identity with a residence permit card.
Copy of decision
If the employee cannot present a residence permit card, you should insist on seeing the Swedish Migration Agency’s decision granting them a residence or work permit. The decision contains information about the period of validity of the permit, restrictions, and whether the person is permitted to work.
Please note that anyone who has a residence permit has the right to receive a residence permit card. If the person has not picked up their card or has lost it, they should contact the Swedish Migration Agency for a new card.
Asylum seeker
An asylum seeker is a person who has arrived in Sweden and applied for asylum, but who has not yet received a final decision about their application.
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Notify the Swedish Tax Agency
You notify the Swedish Tax Agency via their form “SKV 1160”. Among other things, you must fill in information about the name, address and employment period of the person who will be working for you.
The Swedish Tax Agency’s notification form
External link.
Keep copies of documents that show that the person has the right to be in Sweden and work here. The documents must be archived throughout the employment period and for 12 months after the employment has ended.
Source: www.migrationsverket.se
