Other types of support

Protection and asylum

• Information on residence permit for those with refugee status

• Asylum seekers are exempted from the requirement to have a work permit if they fulfil certain criteria. Read more here.

• For researchers that are coming to Sweden as visiting researchers special rules apply. More information. 

• More practical information can be found under "EURAXESS". 

Information on support for enterpreneurship is offered by Yesbox.

Many career services offer support to refugee researchers and one should contact the university closest to their city of residence.

Access to university libraries (during the covid-19 pandemic), for example:

• University of Gothenburg library
• Umeå university library