What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?
An employee in Sweden must have income that covers housing costs and living expenses for the family. The official page still gives the 2025 amounts left after rent: SEK 6,243 for a single adult, SEK 10,314 for cohabiting spouses or partners, and SEK 3,336 to SEK 5,339 per child depending on age. A self-employed person must show own funds of SEK 200,000 for themselves, SEK 100,000 for a spouse and SEK 50,000 per child, sufficient for the permit period, normally two years. Researchers and EU Blue Card holders have no maintenance requirement. New family-ties rules apply from 1 October 2026.
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Limits of the record- The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.
- https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/family-of-an-employee-or-self-employed-person-who-apply-afterwards.html
When you apply for a residence permit to live with a family member who has been granted a permit as an employee or self-employed person, they are subject to a maintenance requirement. This means that they must have an income that allows them to financially support themselves and their family.
- https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/family-of-an-employee-or-self-employed-person-who-apply-afterwards.html
To meet the maintenance requirement, your family member in Sweden must have an income that can cover housing costs and living expenses for themselves and their family members.
- https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/family-of-an-employee-or-self-employed-person-who-apply-afterwards.html
For 2025, the amount they must have left after paying their rent is:
- https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/family-of-an-employee-or-self-employed-person-who-apply-afterwards.html
SEK 6,243 for a single adult
- https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/family-of-an-employee-or-self-employed-person-who-apply-afterwards.html
SEK 10,314 for cohabiting spouses or cohabiting partners
- https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/family-of-an-employee-or-self-employed-person-who-apply-afterwards.html
SEK 3,336 for children 0–6 years of age
- https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/family-of-an-employee-or-self-employed-person-who-apply-afterwards.html
SEK 5,339 for children 15 years of age or older.
- https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/family-of-an-employee-or-self-employed-person-who-apply-afterwards.html
Your family member in Sweden must show that they have enough money of their own to support themselves and their family, corresponding to SEK 200,000 for themselves, SEK 100,000 for you as an accompanying spouse, and SEK 50,000 for each accompanying child. This money must be sufficient for the entire permit period, which is normally two years.
- https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/family-of-an-employee-or-self-employed-person-who-apply-afterwards.html
A person with a residence permit as a researcher or who possesses an EU Blue Card does not need to meet any maintenance requirement when their family applies for a residence permit.
- https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed/family-of-an-employee-or-self-employed-person-who-apply-afterwards.html
From 1 October 2026, new rules for immigration due to family ties will apply. For those of you who have, or are planning to apply for, a work permit in Sweden, this means certain changes to the requirements for your family members.
