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Sweden Updates Minimum Salary Threshold for Work Permits
Key Points
- Sweden increased the country’s minimum salary requirements for work permits on 17 June 2025
New Minimum Salary Threshold for Sweden
Effective 17 June 2025, Sweden raised the minimum salary requirement for work permits based on the newly updated national median wage published by Statistics Sweden (SCB).
To qualify for a work permit, applicants must now earn at least SEK 29,680 per month, equivalent to 80% of the current median salary of SEK 37,100.
Application Timing Matters
- Applications submitted on or after 17 June will be assessed using the updated median wage.
- Applications submitted before 17 June will be evaluated using the previous threshold in place at that time.
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