VisaEU long-term residents starting work in Sweden need separate residence and tax steps
Current-rule guide to proving another EU country's long-term resident status, preparing employer evidence and choosing the correct Swedish tax-registration route.
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Check the status printed on the other country's card
A non-EU citizen with EU long-term resident status in another participating country can move to Sweden for work under a different framework from an ordinary work-permit application. This current-rule guide follows the employee's practical steps: proving the status, preparing the Swedish residence application and completing tax registration.
The Migration Agency's card-identification resource lists the wording used by participating countries. Examples include Germany's Daueraufenthalt - EU, Italy's Soggiornante di lungo periodo - UE and Portugal's Residente UE de longa duracao. A national residence card without the relevant long-term status should not automatically be treated as equivalent. Use the country-specific wording resource to establish what the document actually proves. The agency also warns that additional formulations exist, so an unfamiliar label needs checking rather than an unsupported eligibility conclusion.
Agree the employer's certificate and retain evidence of work rights
The agency's employer guidance says qualifying long-term residents need no Swedish work permit and may start work before the Swedish residence decision. A residence permit is required for a stay exceeding three months. The employer should verify the status from the EC/EU residence card; the agency does not issue a separate certificate of the right to work while the application is pending.
The employment certificate must identify the company, registration number and contact details, and give the employee's identity, salary, employment type, scope and weekly hours, including hourly or on-call arrangements. It must be signed and no more than three months old. The employer must retain evidence of the right to stay and work throughout employment and for twelve months afterwards. Use the employer resource when preparing that certificate so a job offer does not omit the details needed for the residence file.
Submit the residence application and wait for payment instructions
The employee application page requires passport evidence, a colour copy of the valid long-term residence card, and financial-support documents. For employment, it lists the employer certificate, three latest payslips and comprehensive Swedish Tax Agency income information. New arrivals without historical payslips should ask what evidence is accepted; the checklist supplies no universal substitute.
Submit Form 137011 to Migrationsverket, Box 1430, 171 27 Solna. The adult fee is SEK 1,500, with exemptions including Japanese citizens. The agency sends payment instructions after receipt. Supply Swedish or English documents, certified translations where used, and original-language copies. Renew an expired other-state card to prove the status.
Complete the form's travel and contact history carefully
The linked Form 137011, dated 3 July 2026, asks whether the applicant is already in Sweden and, if so, the entry date. It asks for previous stays in Sweden and other Schengen countries, the country granting long-term status, the grant date and the validity of the EU residence card. Gather those dates before completing the form instead of guessing from the most recent trip.
The form also requests addresses abroad and in Sweden and an email address, and tells applicants to place their name on the door or mailbox. Accurate contact information matters because correspondence about the application must reach the right person. Select the employee category for the principal worker. Family members need their own applications; the presence of family-detail fields on the worker's form does not itself file another person's case.
Reconcile coordination-number advice with the intended length of stay
The migration page directs employees towards a coordination number for tax administration. Skatteverket's own coordination-number guidance makes a further distinction: a person planning to live in Sweden for at least one year should notify the tax agency of the move instead of applying for a coordination number. For a shorter stay, an individual application requires a connection to Sweden and a demonstrated need for the number.
Use that tax resource to choose the appropriate registration route and book the required identity check. It asks for identity documents and, where held, a Swedish residence card. For work lasting less than a year, it also describes preliminary A-tax registration or an application for non-resident income taxation. Tax registration and immigration permission are separate administrative tasks. Resolve the intended duration with the employer and tax agency rather than treating the migration page's general coordination-number sentence as the answer for every length of stay.
