People applying for work permits in Sweden will from November 1st need to earn at least 27,360 kronor for their application to be accepted. But what exactly counts as salary, according to the Migration Agency?.
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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?
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Statistics Sweden has released fresh median salary figures, pushing up the work permit salary threshold for all new applicants with immediate effect.
Sweden’s yearly median wage is set to be released on Tuesday, which means the salary threshold for work permit holders is also expected to rise with immediate effect.
In an interview with The Local, Swedish Migration Minister Johan Forssell indicated that the government has not yet decided whether it will further raise the work permit salary threshold from 80 percent of the median sal…
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