24 January 2023
From India to Sweden- Meet our Colleague Kunjal
Citizens of India make up a large part of the international work force in Sweden. In 2022, the Swedish Migration Agency issued 5,029 work permits to Indian citizens. We sat down with our colleague Kunjal Mehta, Immigration Consultant, to talk about her life as an Indian in Sweden. When did you come to Sweden and … Continue reading From India to Sweden- Meet our Colleague Kunjal
17 October 2022
New Routines for Passport Controls in Conjuction with Work Permit Applications
As of November 1st, 2022, the Swedish Migration Agency is increasing controls made in conjunction with work permit applications. It will now be required that the applicant must personally show a valid passport to the Migration Agency (MA) and/or a Swedish Embassy/Consulate before a decision can be made. The current routine of simply attaching a … Continue reading New Routines for Passport Controls in Conjuction with Work Permit Applications
20 September 2022
Reducing our CO2 Footprint
Our newest company car is now parked in our Malmö office, which marks the fulfillment of one our long-term sustainability goals. In 2019, we made the commitment to replace all company cars with electric or hybrid vehicles by 2025. By the third quarter of 2022, we are delighted to say that we can check this … Continue reading Reducing our CO2 Footprint
22 August 2022
Pleasant Home Findings
We hope you have enjoyed the summer! While our team has savored the first real vacation period since the pandemic, we have also been busy working on some exciting updates to our Home Search Service. As usual, during the summer, we see that landlords and many letting agents are prioritizing vacations, therefore, response times can … Continue reading Pleasant Home Findings
9 June 2022
More Information On Newly Introduced Immigration Rules
More Information On Newly Introduced Immigration Rules The Swedish Migration Agency has released information regarding a new visa available for situations when an employee has an expired work permit with an extension pending and needs to leave the country for a work-related trip. The “D-visa” allows the permit-holder to re-enter Sweden, however, depending on the … Continue reading More Information On Newly Introduced Immigration Rules
19 May 2022
Introducing Our New Housing Team
With tightened restrictions rolling out on an already strenuous Swedish housing market, we recently decided to implement an in-house Housing Team. The team is fully operational and dedicated to facilitating a higher quality home-finding service. We strongly believe having an in-house team will significantly improve and streamline our home search service. The team will have … Continue reading Introducing Our New Housing Team
12 May 2022
Critical PUT Changes Affecting Families with Adult Children
In July 2021, the Swedish Migration Agency implemented changes to the permanent residency (PUT) requirements. In our handling of such applications over the last year, we have found these changes have had a negative impact on families with children between the ages of 18-21. Under the new regulations, a dependant to a main applicant (the person employed by … Continue reading Critical PUT Changes Affecting Families with Adult Children
4 May 2022
Join Our Labour Immigration Webinar, May 17th at 11.00 CEST!
Webinar: New & Updated Labour Immigration Rules Tuesday, May 17th at 11.00-11.45 CEST As you know, the Swedish parliament recently voted and approved the government’s proposal for stricter labour immigration rules, with the aim to combat exploitation of labour migrants and attract and maintain international competence.We would like to invite you to a webinar to review … Continue reading Join Our Labour Immigration Webinar, May 17th at 11.00 CEST!
22 April 2022
New & Updated Labour Immigration Rules
On April 20th, the Swedish parliament voted and approved the government’s proposal for stricter labour immigration rules. The goal is to combat exploitation of labour migrants and attract and maintain international competence. The proposal includes the following points: A new type of residence permit for certain categories of highly qualified and educated people, allowing entry to Sweden, for … Continue reading New & Updated Labour Immigration Rules
10 March 2022
Supporting the needs in Ukraine
As the crisis in Ukraine continues to worsen, Human Entrance has taken the decision to join many other companies in providing direct support towards the crisis’ humanitarian needs. Starting today 10th March to 10th April, Human Entrance will donate 5% of service fees on initiations received during this period, to charity. We feel this is … Continue reading Supporting the needs in Ukraine
3 March 2022
Update On The Situation In Ukraine
Human Entrance is carefully following the current situation in Eastern Europe affecting millions of people. Our thoughts are with all our European neighbors in these unsettling times. Human Entrance processes several thousand work permit applications per year on behalf of our clients. This work provides daily communication with the Swedish Migration Agency. Our daily contact … Continue reading Update On The Situation In Ukraine
9 February 2022
Sweden Entry Ban Removed for EU/EEA Nationals
As of today, February 9th, all Covid-19 related entry restrictions to Sweden are removed, for travellers coming from the EU/EEA and Switzerland. This means reverting to the travel regulations that were place before the pandemic. For travellers entering Sweden from a country outside EU/EEA (except Switzerland) the entry ban remains in effect until March 31st, … Continue reading Sweden Entry Ban Removed for EU/EEA Nationals
