If you wish to continue working as a researcher at the expiry of your residence permit, you must apply for the renewal of your residence permit. It is important that you submit your application before your current authorization expires. You can get permission for the same period as the accommodation contract, but never longer than the validity of your passport. Once you have obtained a residence permit for research for four years, you can obtain a permanent residence permit valid as long as you live in Sweden. Note that if you have not lived or worked in Sweden for a long period of authorization, this may compromise the possibility of obtaining a permanent residence permit. Accommodation agreement for visiting scientists in Sweden, form number 231011 If a decision is made, a copy will be sent to you indicating whether the authorization has been granted or not. If you want access to the reasons for the decision, you must obtain the researcher`s permission. When an authorization is granted to the person, it is never valid for the same period as the host contract, but never longer than the validity of the person`s passport. A person with a researcher`s residence permit is exempt from the condition of a work permit and can thus work elsewhere in addition to his research. Researchers must file a hosting contract with the application for a residence permit for the research. The new form contains questions relating to insurance policies (Check with HR), EU programmes and stays planned for research in other EU Member States. The accommodation agreement should indicate how you support yourself and what insurance you are entitled to when you search in Sweden.

If you are not an employee, but you come for example to Sweden to do research with the help of a scholarship, then the amount of the scholarship you will receive must be indicated in the accommodation agreement. If you are not covered by the insurance policies taken out by the swedish research organisation for its staff, this should be indicated. 231011Recognine of the mission abroadRescos knowledge of the Swedish Council on MigrationHostin g Accord for inspiritator to the applicationThe hostin agreement agreement is used, if researchers from countries outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) by a research organisation vited organisationvited, company, etc.) to conduct research in Sweden for a period of more than three months. This in g agreement is a prerequisite research organization ing be able to obtain the visitinfor and the researcher for to obtain a residence permit.