Sweden's work permit salary requirement will on November 1st be raised from 13,000 kronor to more than 27,000 kronor. But here's why you can't boost your earnings by picking up a second job on the side..
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Sweden’s work permit salary threshold is set to rise once again from the current level of 80 percent of the median salary, to 90 percent on June 1st. How will this affect you if you’re on a work permit?
Statistics Sweden has released new median salary figures, which pushes up the work permit salary threshold for all new applicants with immediate effect – just two weeks after it went up by more than 3,700 kronor.
It's taken them more than two years, but Sweden's government has finally published the list of jobs that will be exempted from the new higher minimum salary for a work permit, which comes into force on June 1st. Here's w…
Sweden's government has announced that it will exempt 27 professions from new higher minimum salary for a work permit which comes into force on June 1st. Here is the full list.
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Sweden's parliament is set to vote on Wednesday afternoon to impose in a new minimum salary for work permits set at 90 percent of Sweden's median wage, with the new requirement in force from June 1st.
Sweden's government is planning to submit a new bill to parliament that will see the minimum salary for a work permit rise to 90 percent of the median wage, Migration Minister Johan Forssell has told The Local.
Sweden's government has published a detailed list of its proposed changes to work permit rules, including a new 90 percent salary threshold, a requirement for full health insurance, and better rules for high-skilled work…
Sweden's government has agreed to hike the minimum salary for a work permit to 90 percent of the median salary, pushing ahead with a watered-down version of the long-delayed proposal despite the opposition of Swedish bus…
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