THURSDAY 1 OCTOBER· STOCKHOLM · THE DAY IN 5 STORIES

Sweden’s new work cap threatens student residence permits

The new rules can turn ordinary paid work into evidence against a residence extension long after the shift has ended.

Baristas prepare coffee during a café shift. The photograph is illustrative; the workers are not identified as students, Swedish residents or residence-permit holders.
Rachel Claire

A student can finish a shift, collect the pay and hear nothing more about it for months. The trouble may begin with the next residence application, when the Migration Agency looks back through the job records to decide whether the student can stay.

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