Joining my partner (Non-EU) on his work permit.
Hey everyone! 🇸🇪
I just submitted my application to join my partner in Sweden as a Sambo. We’re both non-EU and he’s been there for 1 year on a work permit (first-hand contract, permanent job). He’s got about 1 year left on his current permit, so we’re hoping the timing works out. His job is pretty stable and he is highly needed. He's been renting his apartment for 4 years (first-hand contract) so maintenance requirements are solid.
A couple of quick questions for those who’ve done the "family of a work permit holder" route recently:
- I finished the application and paid on Friday, but my partner can’t see the case on his "Mina Sidor" yet. Is this just weekend lag or does he need to manually add it with the case number?
- The portal was super basic—only asked for passports and Certificate of relationship.Since we're not married, we are relying on sending relationship evidence but It didn’t ask for any other proof (photos, chats, documents, etc.), even though I have a 16-page PDF ready to go. Will my partner have the chance to add additional documents or should we wait for them to ask for it?
- How long did you guys wait for an interview or decision? We only lived together for 5 months before his permit got approved, and been together a little over a year—wondering if that’s "established" enough for a quick yes.
Would love to hear any experiences! Tack!