Sweden is emerging as one of the top most countries in Europe for seasonal jobs. Once you have a seasonal job from a Swedish employer, you can apply for Sweden’s seasonal work visa from your home country.
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Workers from non-EU countries can also apply for the seasonal work visa. Sweden needs workers for these seasonal jobs from many occupations such as:
- support services for artistic activities
- the operation of skiing facilities
- the operation of golf courses
- tourism and booking services
- the hotel and restaurant business
- tour operators
- amusement and theme parks.
- agriculture, forestry
- landscape care and maintenance and many more
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Key Features of Seasonal Work Visa
One can apply it for a maximum of 9 months in the time of the last 12 months
- It can be extended.
- Family sponsorship is not possible.
- Employees can change employers when they are in Sweden.
- Your salary must be at least on par with the minimum compensation for full-time work in a Swedish collective agreement (or what is customary in the profession/industry) — this also applies if you work part-time.
- Applicants should also show related qualification for regulated occupations.
- There are no special requirements for minimum qualification.
- Swedish language proficiency is not asked in the form of a certificate at the time of visa application.
- If an applicant wants to work more than 90 days in Sweden, he will get a residence and work permit.
How to apply for Seasonal Jobs in Sweden?
You can find all types of jobs on the official job portal of Swedish Government “Arbetsförmedlingen’s Platsbanken” site. Click here to view it.
For applying jobs with good success chances, you must write a good CV and a Cover Letter. Click here to check how to write a standard style of Swedish Resume/CV and Cover Letter.
Visa Charges:
For applying a seasonal visa in the Swedish Embassy in your country of origin, you will have to pay SEK 2,000.
How to apply for the visa?
The seasonal work permit is now applied for online: your Swedish employer starts the application in the Migration Agency’s e-service, and you then complete it yourself through a link sent to your email. If you cannot use the e-service, you can still apply on paper at a Swedish embassy or consulate in your home country (in many countries, the embassy asks for an appointment before visiting). You can check here the Swedish embassies abroad.
Follow the steps below to apply for the seasonal work visa:
Fill in this visa application for a seasonal work permit in Sweden, form number 262011 (in English)
Your employer must also submit information about the employment, form number 232511
Accommodation details – if the employer rents or provides accommodation, form number 264011
Do include the following documents too with your application if you are a non-EU citizen:
- statement from a trade union on the terms of employment you are being offered (you should obtain this from your employer)
- Information on the insurance company with which you have taken out a comprehensive health insurance policy, and the period of validity of
- the insurance policy. The health insurance must cover health and medical care in Sweden.
- a rental agreement if your employer is not providing you accommodation.
- qualification documents confirming that you are qualified to practice your profession if you are going to work for a regulated occupation
- a work contract signed by you and your employer
- a valid passport
- passport sized photographs
“don’t forget to check from the Swedish Embassy in your country of origin, which extra documents would you have to provide along with your visa application”.