professional authorisation
The authority decides professional rights.
PARTIALVERIFIED CORECOMING_SOON
Healthcare · Registered nurse
Sweden nursing pathway
The core route is verified, while case-specific details remain partial. A complementary university route also exists.
Keep the tracks separate
One destination. Four distinct decisions.
language
Language evidence is a separate requirement and may be case-specific.
employment
Employer interest does not decide authorisation.
immigration
A licence or route match does not grant a visa or work permission.
Pathway map
What the current specification includes
- Education assessment
- Knowledge test
- Swedish healthcare legislation course
- Three-month practical service
- Final licence application
- Complementary university route
- Multiple accepted language routes
OFFICIAL SOURCE
Licence to practise for nurses educated outside the EU and EEA
Core pathway verified; language route details remain case-sensitive.
Open Socialstyrelsen ↗- Checked
- 15 September 2026
- Volatility
- MEDIUM
- Access
- PUBLIC
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