Hosting agreement for researchers in SwedenHosting Agreement for Researchers • September 16th, 2024
This hosting agreement should be used for researchers from outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland invited by a research principal (university, institution, company, etc.) to conduct research in Sweden for a period of over three months. The research principal has to be approved under the Act on approval of research organisations to host visiting researchers (2008:290). The research has to be the main purpose of the stay in Sweden.The hosting agreement is a prerequisite for the research principal to be able to receive the researcher and for the researcher to be able to obtain a residence permit. The agreement constitutes part of the researcher’s application for a residence permit to conduct research or when applying for an extension to their stay. Through the agreement, the research principal undertakes to receive the researcher and the research undertakes to conduct the research project. Provisions regarding hosting agreements are included in the Swedish Act on Approval of Research Organisa
