Post-research job-search or business permit

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Which exceptional-talent, academic, scientific, artistic, technological, cultural or other profiles does the pathway target?

Researchers who have completed their research while holding a residence permit for research in Sweden, or who held a research permit in another EU country and conducted part of that research in Sweden during its validity.

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https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/look-for-work/look-for-work-after-completing-research.html
If you have a residence permit for research in Sweden and have completed your research, you can be granted a residence permit to look for work or explore the possibilities of starting your own business here.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/look-for-work/look-for-work-after-completing-research.html
If you have had a residence permit for research in another EU country, have completed your research, and during the period of validity of that residence permit, you spent time in Sweden and conducted part of your research here, you can apply for a residence permit to look for work while you remain in Sweden.

What achievements, recognition, awards, publications, reputation or other evidence establishes the required level?

The level is established by having completed research while the last residence permit was for research in Sweden or in another EU country.

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https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/look-for-work/look-for-work-after-completing-research.html
You must have completed your research
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/look-for-work/look-for-work-after-completing-research.html
Your last residence permit must have been for research in Sweden or in another EU country

Is an employer, nominator, recognised body, peer group or government endorsement required?

The applicant must submit a confirmation from the research principal that the research has been completed; if the research was mainly conducted in another EU country, the confirmation must come from the research principal in that country.

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Limits of the record

The page does not state whether any employer, nominator or government endorsement is required beyond this confirmation.

https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/look-for-work/look-for-work-after-completing-research.html
To show that you have completed your research, you must submit a confirmation from the research principal that the research has been completed. If you have mainly conducted research in another EU country, you must submit a confirmation from the research principal in that country.

Can the holder change employer, work independently, establish a business or conduct other professional activity? What is the family position?

A granted permit gives the right to live and work in Sweden as long as it is valid. Family members (spouses, registered partners, cohabiting partners and children under 18) can apply at the same time in the applicant's own application; if granted, adult family members and children who turn at least 16 during the current year may work. The official source does not state whether the holder may work independently or run a business.

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Limits of the record

The page does not state explicitly whether the holder may change employer, work independently or run a business on this permit.

https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/look-for-work/look-for-work-after-completing-research.html
If you are granted a residence permit, you have the right to live and work in Sweden as long as the permit is valid.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/look-for-work/look-for-work-after-completing-research.html
If any of your family members also want to apply for a residence permit, they can do so at the same time as you. You apply for your family in your own application.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/look-for-work/look-for-work-after-completing-research.html
“Family members” are considered to include spouses, registered partners, cohabiting partners, and children under the age of 18.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/look-for-work/look-for-work-after-completing-research.html
If your family is granted residence permits, your adult family members and children who will turn at least 16 during the current year are permitted to work.

What duration, renewal and accelerated or normal longer-term residence pathway is officially stated?

The permit is granted for one year, up to a maximum of one year and six months, never longer than the passport is valid, and cannot be extended. If the holder gets a job as a researcher with an approved research principal with a hosting agreement, they must apply for a residence permit for research, which can be done from within Sweden if applied for before the permit expires.

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https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/look-for-work/look-for-work-after-completing-research.html
You can be granted a residence permit for one year, and for a maximum of one year and six months. However, you can never be granted a residence permit for longer than your passport is valid.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/look-for-work/look-for-work-after-completing-research.html
The permit cannot be extended.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/look-for-work/look-for-work-after-completing-research.html
If you are granted this type of residence permit and then get a job as a researcher with an approved research principal with a hosting agreement, you will need to apply for a residence permit for research. As long as you apply before your permit expires, you may apply from within Sweden.

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Post-research job-search or business permit

Which exceptional-talent, academic, scientific, artistic, technological, cultural or other profiles does the pathway target?

What achievements, recognition, awards, publications, reputation or other evidence establishes the required level?

Is an employer, nominator, recognised body, peer group or government endorsement required?

Can the holder change employer, work independently, establish a business or conduct other professional activity? What is the family position?

What duration, renewal and accelerated or normal longer-term residence pathway is officially stated?

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