Sweden has announced its intention to
modify its procedures for granting residence permits to foreign researchers and
students from nations that do not require visas to reduce the need
for lengthy travel.
International researchers and students asking for residence permits in Sweden must now present their passports for identification verification. Higher education institutions and the Swedish Minister of Education view the passport requirement as problematic, even though it was put in place to ensure a proper procedure with applications for work and residence permits.
The Migration Agency has been asked to
come up with solutions to the problem of West Coast American academics needing
to physically present their original passports in Sweden to prove their
identity. Higher education institutions in the nation and Swedish Minister of
Education Mats Persson, who claimed that such policies can have
"disproportionate implications," both find this scenario troubling.
Swedish universities accepted 28,197 exchange students and 11,644 free movers for the school year 2021/22. The process for applying for a work permit in
Sweden for citizens of visa-free nations will also be made simpler by the
authorities, enabling Sweden to draw in more highly trained professionals.
To inspect the passports of
applicants from big nations like the US, the Minister of Migration, Maria
Malmer Stenergard, has suggested mobile teams visit countries without visas
where the biggest colleges are located. Applying for residence and employment
authorizations overseas would be made simpler as a result.
“The
government does not want Sweden to lose competitiveness. We are therefore
taking the necessary measures to make it easier for people who are visa-exempt
to present their original passport in person,” Minister
Stenergard explained.
In November, Sweden issued 7,862 resident permits, an increase of 80% from November 2022. Work-related permits were issued the most frequently, then those for a family reunion, asylum, and study.
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