Financial threshold
—
no minimum listed
Stay
24
months, renewable
Application fee
$180
Tax
Worldwide
Progressive municipal and national income tax
Path to staying
- Residence permit24 months
- Renew24 months at a time
- Permanent residencyafter 2 years
- Citizenshipafter 5 years
- Permanent residency 2 years
- Citizenship 5 years
- Dual citizenship allowed
Overview
- Country
- Sweden
- Program
- Sweden Self-Employed Residence Permit
- Local name
- Uppehållstillstånd för egen företagare
- Type
- Freelancer
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 24 months
- Renewable
- Yes (24 mo)
Residence permit for non-EU founders and self-employed operators who own and run at least 51% of a Swedish business and can support themselves for two years.
Financial requirements
- Savings required
- $18,000
- Application fee
- $180
Eligibility
- Minimum age 18+
- Criminal record check required
- Health check not required
- Health insurance required
Work rights
- Employment not allowed
- Self-employment allowed
- Own a business allowed
- Work permit included no
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Spouse included
- Yes
- Max child age
- 18
- Parents allowed
- No
- Extra per dependent
- $4,500
Benefits and mobility
- Schengen access
- Bank account can open
- Property purchase allowed
- Public healthcare access granted
- Must be primary residence required
Tax
- Tax regime
- Worldwide
- Regime name
- Progressive municipal and national income tax
- Foreign income taxed
- Yes
- Capital gains taxed
- Yes
How to apply
- Method
- online
- Processing time
- 120–360 days
- Apply from abroad
- Yes
Notes
Applicant must own at least 51% of the business, have relevant experience, established customer contacts or networks, and funds for operations. Official support requirement is SEK 200,000 for the applicant, SEK 100,000 for spouse, and SEK 50,000 per child for the first two years. Sweden has approved stricter citizenship rules due June 6, 2026, including an 8-year residence baseline and language/society knowledge requirements.