What happens if you lose your work permit but can’t return home

September 2020

As the pandemic drags down Sweden’s economy many are losing their jobs, and this is especially hard for those who depend on their work for their permission to live in Sweden.

Rafiq Islam, chair of the Work Permit Holders Association, says many of their members can’t work in the crowded conditions of restaurants and bars and that means after three months they will need to go back to their countries of origin.

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