Sweden Work permit visas

In Sweden, the labor rate per hour  is one of the highest in the world. Student who have completed a degree from a Swedish university are eligible for work permit visa. Please consult Mr. Habib ur Rahman Baig for a piece of advice at 0308-4678540. In an effort to alleviate labor shortages and pressure on rising wage levels, the government of Sweden , has proposed opening its borders to foreign workers. Your Salary should be more than 49000 Swedish Kroners per month if you want to apply for Sweden's work permit.  It will also restrict asylum seekers from Iraq after initially being fairly liberal about accepting them.

The proposals include allowing companies to hire staff from anywhere in the world without having to look for a Swedish or EU citizen first and introducing a three-month job-seeker visa allowing non-EU nationals with the right qualifications to come to Sweden to find work. Time limits on work visas would also be removed.

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Sweden's Migration Minister Tobias Billstrom says there is a need to increase migration to the country to offset retirement levels.

"There will be more to take care of and fewer to support these people," he said at a press conference on 17 July 2016. "Increasing worker migration can be one way to solve this problem."

Currently, work permits can be granted for up to 18 months. Under the new proposed system, foreign workers could stay in Sweden for up to four years, according to Billstrom.

Unemployment in Sweden is down to 3.9 percent and the labor market is continuing to improve. Wage growth is expected to increase to 4 percent in 2016.

Sweden, along with the UK and Ireland, were the only EU countries not to place work restrictions on new member states that joined in 2004.

Swedes have generally welcomed the Iraqis that have settled in their country and are proud of their reputation as a haven for refugees from around the world. However, the government and right-wing groups fear that the surge of refugees will put a strain on the social benefit system.

Sweden has also complained that the rest of Europe has failed to shoulder the burden of taking in refugees from Iraq.