Long-term residents in another EU country
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | Varaktigt bosatt i ett annat EU-land as of 2025-02-25[2] Page name on Migrationsverket's Swedish site. |
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| Official name (English) | Long-term residents in another EU country as of 2025-09-18[1] Page name on Migrationsverket's English site. |
| Legal basis | Utlanningslag (2005:716) 5 kap. 10 § och Utlanningsforordning (2006:97) 5 kap. 1 § as of 2026-08-22[3][4] The permit itself is the general tidsbegransat uppehallstillstand for arbete, studier eller besok in 5 kap. 10 §; what makes the route distinct is Utlanningsforordning 5 kap. 1 §, which exempts a holder of long-term resident status in another EU state – and their spouse or cohabitant and children under 21 or dependent – from the work-permit requirement altogether. The underlying right is Directive 2003/109/EC. Migrationsverket cites no section on the page; this citation comes from the consolidated instruments. |
| Instrument type | residence permit as of 2025-09-18[1] |
Who can apply
| Nationals not served by this route | EU, EEA as of 2025-09-18[1] By construction: EU long-term resident status is held by third-country nationals. EU/EEA citizens have free movement and need nothing. |
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| Criminal-record condition | Not established from a qualifying source[4] |
Permit terms
| Initial duration | up to 5 years as of 2025-09-18[1] |
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| Renewable | Not established from a qualifying source[1] Not stated on the page in terms; the one-year student grant 'at a time' implies renewal for that case. Not established. |
| Work rights | full as of 2026-08-22[1][3] Utlanningsforordning 5 kap. 1 § exempts the holder from the work-permit requirement outright, and Migrationsverket says the status lets its holder 'move to Sweden to work, start your own business, study or live on your own funds'. Employment and self-employment both, hence 'full'. The exemption extends to the spouse or cohabitant and to children under 21 or dependent. |
Permanent residence and citizenship
Requirements
| Job offer required | No as of 2025-09-18[1] |
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| Labour-market test | No as of 2026-08-22[3] None – the work-permit requirement does not apply at all. |
| Employer sponsorship | No as of 2025-09-18[1] The applicant applies on their own behalf; no employer starts the case. |
| Own means requirement | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value[1] |
| Job-search route | No as of 2025-09-18[1] |
Physical presence
| none stated | to keep the permit as of 2025-09-18[1] None stated. The route's own gate is at the front: under three months needs no permit at all. |
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Family inclusion
| Family members may be included | Yes as of 2025-09-18[1] 'If your family also wants to live with you in Sweden, they can apply for a residence permit to do so.' |
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| Eligible relations | spouse, registered partner, unmarried partner, minor child, adult dependent child as of 2026-08-22[1][3] |
| Family members' work rights | full as of 2026-08-22[3] Utlanningsforordning 5 kap. 1 § extends the work-permit exemption to the spouse or cohabitant and to children under 21 or dependent. |
Your next step
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Verification
| Sources cited | 4 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 4 |
| Oldest as-of date | 2025-02-25 |
| Newest as-of date | 2026-08-22 |
| Reviewed on | 2026-08-22 |
| Schema version | 1.1 |
Sources
- [1] Long-term residents in another EU country
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-09-18 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [2] Anstalld eller egen foretagare (Swedish-language work hub)
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-25 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [3] Utlanningsforordning (2006:97), consolidated text
Sveriges riksdag · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [4] Utlanningslag (2005:716), consolidated text, amended up to and including SFS 2026:1451
Sveriges riksdag / Regeringskansliet · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-22