On July 24, 2025, on behalf of the government, the Swedish Migration Board, with the help of the Swedish Public Employment Service, has developed proposals for professions that may be exempted from the proposed salary requirement for work permits in Sweden. The list of proposed professions has now been completed and has been reported to the government and consists of 152 professions.
Currently, one of the conditions for being granted a work permit in Sweden is a good livelihood, which corresponds to a salary that amounts to 80 percent of Sweden’s median salary. A recent report proposes a salary requirement that corresponds to 100 percent of Sweden’s median salary.
Earlier this year, the Swedish Migration Board was commissioned by the government to present a list of proposals for professions that can be exempted from such a salary requirement.
The report which proposes the introduction of a salary requirement and possible exceptions also contains proposals to exclude certain professions from the possibility of being granted a work permit, namely personal assistants and berry pickers. These professions are also included in the list that the Migration Board has now submitted because the need for labor is not considered to be able to be met within Sweden.
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