{"id":6128,"date":"2022-05-09T10:24:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T08:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ki.se\/rektor\/?p=6128"},"modified":"2022-05-09T10:24:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T08:24:10","slug":"swedish-migration-agency-announces-new-residence-permit-rules-for-doctoral-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ki.se\/rektor\/2022\/05\/09\/swedish-migration-agency-announces-new-residence-permit-rules-for-doctoral-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish Migration Agency announces new residence permit rules for doctoral students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the end of last week, the Swedish Migration Agency announced new residence permit rules for doctoral students. Instead of a maximum of two years, doctoral students can now obtain residency for up to four years at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIt is the Migration Agency\u2019s view that a doctoral position or scholarship at a Swedish university is normally sufficient for meeting the income requirement for a permit of up to four years, even if a student\u2019s position of employment must be regularly renewed.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Migration Agency published this announcement on its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.migrationsverket.se\/Andra-aktorer\/Anordnare-av-hogre-utbildning\/Nyhetsarkiv\/Nyhetsarkiv-anordnare-av-hogre-utbildning\/2022-04-29-Upp-till-fyra-ars-tillstand-i-taget-for-studerande-pa-forskarniva.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>\u00a0last Friday (in Swedish).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome decision<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a very welcome decision. Sweden needs to strengthen and promote academic internationalisation, not frustrate it, which was the effect of the changes that were made to the Aliens Act last year. These changes and a strict interpretation of regulations and practices have had absurd consequences for individual students and visiting researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Sweden is to attract competent and talented people, we must be able to offer conditions that are flexible, predictable and easily understood. Many people in academia and beyond have urged the Migration Agency to change its stance on residency for doctoral students, and it is gratifying to see that the Agency is now prepared to adjust its rules and procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A change in the law<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We also have a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.riksdagen.se\/sv\/dokument-lagar\/arende\/betankande\/skarpta-och-forbattrade-regler-om_H901SfU22\">change to look forward to on 1 June<\/a>, when it will become easier for individuals to switch status from within the country. A foreign citizen with a temporary permit for working or running a business in Sweden will soon be able to switch between these permits or to a residence permit for research or doctoral studies, provided that they apply before their current permit expires and that the conditions for that permit have been met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, much remains to be done before we can feel truly satisfied. The effects of the new Aliens Act, which came into force last July, risk hitting international doctoral students and visiting researchers hard. Hence, political decision makers must react quickly to make sure the law is amended. There has to be a degree of flexibility so that individual circumstances can be taken into account after reasonable assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below you will find some of my earlier blogs on the new Aliens Act and the importance of enhancing Sweden\u2019s attractiveness to international academic talent (some in Swedish only):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ki.se\/rektor\/2021\/09\/08\/utlanningslagen-maste-justeras-annars-riskerar-sverige-att-tappa-kompetens-och-talanger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Utl\u00e4nningslagen m\u00e5ste justeras annars riskerar Sverige att tappa kompetens och talanger<\/a>&nbsp;(2021-09-08)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ki.se\/rektor\/2021\/03\/15\/gor-det-enklare-att-rekrytera-talanger-inte-svarare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">G\u00f6r det enklare att rekrytera talanger \u2013 inte sv\u00e5rare<\/a>&nbsp;(2021-03-15)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ki.se\/rektor\/2020\/05\/24\/snabbt-agerande-kravs-for-att-inte-underminera-anseendet-for-sverige-bland-internationella-studenter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Snabbt agerande kr\u00e4vs f\u00f6r att inte underminera anseendet f\u00f6r Sverige bland internationella studenter<\/a>&nbsp;(2020-05 24)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ki.se\/rektor\/2018\/05\/16\/studenter-maste-ges-rimliga-mojligheter-att-fullfolja-utbildningen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Studenter m\u00e5ste ges rimliga m\u00f6jligheter att fullf\u00f6lja utbildningen<\/a>&nbsp;(2018-05-16)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of last week, the Swedish Migration Agency announced new residence permit rules for doctoral students. 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