Send Employees to Sweden

Send your employees to Sweden.With or without a Swedish entity.

Specialist help to send employees to Sweden — for international companies that need work permits for staff moving to Sweden. Whether you have a Swedish entity, a subsidiary, or no presence at all, we have a path for you. Everything runs in English. EUR invoicing. No Swedish VAT.

Clients across 5 continents EUR invoicing, no Swedish VAT English throughout Pay-on-success available

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Send employees to Sweden — Swedworks Global handles the work permits

2,000+

Applications

95%

Success rate

15+

Years specialised

Continents

24h

Response time

The Challenge

Sending employees to Sweden is more complex than it looks.

Most international companies underestimate three things — until they’re stuck.

Send employees to Sweden without a local entity

Hiring from outside the EU/EEA

To send employees to Sweden, you need a clear, compliant employer setup. Without a Swedish entity, your options are limited — and choosing the wrong one delays everything.

Migration Agency rules are strict

Salary thresholds, collective agreement compliance, union dialogue, the new June 2026 rules — every detail matters when you send employees to Sweden. Over 30% of applications are not granted.

Language and time-zone barriers

Most Swedish service providers operate in Swedish only and on Stockholm business hours. Your HR team in Tokyo or Dublin shouldn’t have to deal with that.

Your Three Pathways

Three ways to send employees to Sweden.

Depending on whether you have a presence in Sweden, we run one of three setups for you. We handle every party involved.

Pathway 1

Hiring through your Swedish customer or partner

The Swedish workplace acts as employer.

Best when: The Swedish company where your staff will work agrees to act as the formal employer.

Swedish company handles salary, contract, and compliance
You retain the operational relationship
Most straightforward of the three pathways
Common for technical assignments and partnerships

From €1,290 per applicant

Standard work permit service fee. + Migrationsverket fee at cost.

Pathway 2

No Swedish presence? Employer of Record (EOR)

A Swedish EOR partner becomes the legal employer.

Best when: You have no Swedish entity and don’t want to set one up.

Our Swedish EOR partner becomes legal employer
EOR pays salaries with full Swedish compliance
You retain the working relationship and direction
Cross-border invoicing handled cleanly
We work as the work-permit specialist within the engagement

Quoted per case

EOR partner pricing + our service fee. Free evaluation first.

Pathway 3

Swedish subsidiary — Intra-Corporate Transfer

Move staff between offices in your group.

Best when: You have a Swedish subsidiary or branch and want to transfer existing employees.

Salary often paid in parent-company currency
More complex compliance documentation — we handle it
Family co-applicants seamlessly added
ICT-specific permit category, separate rules

From €1,690 per applicant

Includes ICT-specific compliance work. + Migrationsverket fee at cost.

Not sure which pathway fits? Get a free assessment

Why Swedworks for International Companies

Built to send employees to Sweden — from anywhere.

Single point of contact in Sweden

One specialist, one email thread, one bill — not five vendors and three time zones to coordinate.

English throughout

Every email, every document, every call. Swedish authorities communicated to in Swedish — by us.

EUR invoicing from Dubai

Clean cross-border invoicing through Iconic Digital Solutions LLC. No Swedish VAT registration headaches.

Time-zone flexibility

We work with clients from Tokyo to Dublin. Discovery calls scheduled to your business hours, not ours.

Cultural translation, both ways

We understand Swedish bureaucracy and explain it in plain terms. We bridge foreign HR processes to Swedish requirements.

Pre-assessment before commitment

Free, honest evaluation of your case before you spend a single euro. We decline cases we don’t believe will succeed.

Our Process

How we help you send employees to Sweden.

Adapted for time-zone realities and English-language operations. You and the applicant sign a power of attorney to us — we take it from there.

Discovery Call

English, your time zone. We learn your situation.

~30 min

Pathway Recommendation

Which pathway fits, what it costs, what’s needed.

Within 48h

Engagement

Power of attorney, EOR contract if applicable, document checklist.

2–5 days

Application + Coordination

Migration Agency, union, embassy guidance — all handled by us.

1–4 months

Decision + Onboarding

Pre-arrival briefing for you and the candidate.

~1 week

See what you’d sign. This is the standard power of attorney from Migrationsverket. We prepare it for your signature.

What’s Included

Help to send employees to Sweden — what’s included.

End-to-end handling. We talk to every party involved so your HR team stays focused on the business.

No surprise add-ons or hourly billing.

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Free pre-assessment

Honest evaluation before you commit.

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Migration Agency application fee

Billed separately, at cost, upfront — we pay Migrationsverket for you.

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Document collection & review

We tell you exactly what’s needed and verify it.

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Trade union dialogue

Coordination with the relevant Swedish union as required.

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Embassy & consulate guidance

We identify the right embassy, brief your candidate on biometrics, photography, and fingerprinting.

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Application monitoring

We follow your case with Migrationsverket throughout.

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Family co-applicant coordination

Spouses and children added at the right step (€390 each).

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Pre- & post-employment briefing

Need-to-knows for both employer and employee.

Already working with an EOR, relocation, or HR partner? We can integrate as the specialist work permit subcontractor when you send employees to Sweden — your existing partner runs payroll, housing, or relocation, we run the permit application. See our Partner Program →

Pricing for International Service

Fixed prices. EUR invoicing. No hidden fees.

See full pricing for all permit types →

Pathway 1 — Secondment

€1,290

Per applicant. Standard work permit service fee via Swedish receiving company. + Migrationsverket fee at cost.

Pathway 2 — EOR Engagement

Quoted

Our work-permit fee + EOR partner cost. Both presented transparently.

Pathway 3 — ICT

€1,690

Per applicant. Includes ICT-specific compliance documentation. + Migrationsverket fee at cost.

Free Evaluation

Tell us about your case.

A few quick questions and we’ll respond within 24 hours with our honest assessment.

No obligation, no payment required
Fixed price quote if we accept the case
Pay-on-success guarantee for qualifying cases
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Common Questions

Common questions about sending employees to Sweden.

We don’t have a Swedish entity. Can we still bring staff to Sweden?

Yes — most commonly through Pathway 2 (Employer of Record) or Pathway 1 (your Swedish customer or partner becomes the employer). Both let you send employees to Sweden with a valid work permit and full compliance. Which fits depends on your project setup. We assess this in the free evaluation.

What’s the difference between Pathway 1, 2, and 3?

Pathway 1 — the Swedish company where your staff will work acts as the formal employer. Pathway 2 — a Swedish EOR partner becomes the legal employer because you have no Swedish presence. Pathway 3 — you transfer staff to your existing Swedish subsidiary via Intra-Corporate Transfer (ICT). Each has different documentation, compliance, and salary considerations. We map your situation to the right one.

How does Swedish union dialogue work — and do we have to participate?

Swedish work permit applications often require dialogue with the relevant trade union to confirm the proposed terms (salary, conditions) align with the applicable collective agreement. We handle this on your behalf in Swedish; you typically don’t need to participate directly.

What salary do we need to pay?

From 1 June 2026, applicants must earn at least 90% of Sweden’s median salary (currently SEK 33,390/month), and the offered terms must align with the relevant collective agreement. Some industries and roles have higher specific thresholds. Some exceptions apply (details expected from the Swedish government in or around June 2026). We assess this for each case.

Can we keep the employee on our home-country payroll?

Sometimes. In ICT (Pathway 3), yes — salary often remains in parent-company currency. In EOR (Pathway 2), the EOR partner pays Swedish payroll. In Pathway 1, the Swedish receiving company pays. We explain the implications during evaluation.

How long does the entire process take?

From engagement to permit decision: typically 2–5 months depending on pathway, document readiness, and current Migration Agency workloads. ICT cases tend to be faster than first-time Pathway 2/EOR cases.

Do you handle taxation and ongoing compliance, or just immigration?

Our specialty is work permit applications and the legal employment setup needed for them. Ongoing payroll, tax, and HR compliance is handled by the relevant employer (the Swedish company, your subsidiary, or our EOR partner). We coordinate handoffs cleanly.

Do you work in our time zone?

We schedule discovery calls and check-ins to your business hours when feasible. Email and document work happens asynchronously regardless of time zone. Most Asian, European, and Middle East clients have no friction here.

Talk to a specialist about your international hire.

Tell us your setup — we’ll recommend the right pathway within 48 hours.

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