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Guide to form FSN 1220

Here we shed some light on which information to submit so that we can processs your application in the best possible way.

The employee

swedish identity number

  • If you have a Swedish personal identity number or a Swedish coordination number, fill it in.
  • It is all good if you do not possess one yet. We will be happy if you state your date of birth instead.

day of arrival in sweden

  • If you are already here when you apply, fill in your date of entry.
  • If you are outside Sweden when you apply, fill in the date on which you expect to arrive here.

Estimated duration of stay in Sweden

  • One of the conditions for tax relief is that you do not intend to stay in Sweden for more than seven years. Please note that the application form has not yet been updated and incorrectly states five years.
  • Fill in how long you plan to stay here.

Has been a permanent or habitual resident (normally for six months) in Sweden at some time during the five years preceding the year in which the work commenced?

  • “Habitual resident” refers to someone who stays in Sweden for at least six months in a row.
  • If you have made short interruptions in a six-months stay here for visits abroad, your status as a ”habitual resident” in Sweden is not affected.
  • Nor is it affected if your stay here have covered a year-end.
  • Another case in point where you may be deemed as a “habitual resident” is if you have made regular visits to Sweden over a longer period, although each individual visit was shorter than six months.
  • If you have stayed in Sweden at some time over the relevant five-year period and feel unsure about the impact of your visit or visits, please attach a brief résumé of your visits (dates, duration, and frequency).

Date of commencement of work in Sweden

  • Fill in the date stated in your employment contract.
  • If you started working in Sweden on a different date, fill it in and submit an addendum to the contract or a brief explanation.

The employer

contact person

  • We may have to contact someone at the employer's office if we have any questions regarding the application.
  • It is helpful if someone among the employer’s personnel, who is familiar with the recruitment or tasks at issue, acts as contact person

The employment

employee's position

  • Fill in the name of your post, preferably in both English and Swedish.
  • Give us a brief résumé of the job content.

to be submitted as attachments

  • Before anything else, if you plan to provide your input later on always check the box ”Attachments will be sent later” and speficy a date when you expect to submit the supplementing documents.
  • A thorough description of your responsibilities and tasks.
  • A description of your particular skills or focus areas.
  • Your CV.
  • A description of your function in the company.
  • It is very useful for us to get a picture of your level in the organization and the reporting chain, preferably illustrated by an organogram.
  • A description of the company (business, size).
  • A description of the difficulties recruiting someone on a national level with the relevant skills or focus areas.
  • Please note that all of the bullets above are not relevant for everyone.
  • For example, if you apply as a researcher in the academic field, no need to give a general presentation of the university’s activities or size or to file an organogram.

Addresses

Answer the information regarding representative first and move then on to addresses. We need information on the address of both the employee and the employer.

Is someone commissioned with a power of attorney

  • If you have commissioned someone to represent you check the applicable box. The representative is the one who will receive your copy of the decision.
  • Attach the power of attorney.
  • If the representative has a power of attorney for both the employee and the employer you can check both boxes.
  • State the name of the representative.
  • If you don't have any representative check the box "No representative" and go directly to the addresses.

The employee's address

  • Fill in the employee's address.
  • We need the information to be able to mail the decision to the employee.
  • If the employee has a representative, fill in the representative's postal address.

The employer's address

  • Fill in the employer's postal address (not the street/visitor address)
  • We need the information to be able to mail the decision to the employer.
  • If the employer has a representative, fill in the representative's postad address.

Application made by

application made by

  • Fill in if the application is made by you, your employer or you both.
  • No need to sign.
  • If only one of you applies, that is just fine.
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