BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SverigeFokus//Viktiga datum//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Key dates for newcomers (SverigeFokus) X-WR-CALDESC:Rules that change for newcomers to Sweden\, with a link to the authority. From sverigefokus.se/en/tools/key-dates. REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:P1D X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1D BEGIN:VEVENT UID:vinterdack-en@sverigefokus.se DTSTAMP:20261023T191426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261202 SUMMARY:Winter tyres: required from 1 December DESCRIPTION:From 1 December to 31 March\, cars\, light lorries and light bu ses must have winter tyres or equivalent equipment when there are winter r oad conditions.\n\nSource: https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/vinterdack\nh ttps://sverigefokus.se/en/tools/key-dates URL:https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/vinterdack TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:id-kort-polisen-en@sverigefokus.se DTSTAMP:20261023T191426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261202 SUMMARY:ID card: apply to the police instead of Skatteverket DESCRIPTION:From 1 December 2026\, anyone who wants a new ID card should ap ply to the police\, says Skatteverket. If you are registered in Sweden (fo lkbokförd) but not a Swedish citizen\, you can from the same day apply fo r the state e-ID SverigeID\, linked to an ID card that cannot be used for travel\, at certain police stations. Book a time on 114 14. The governmen t has proposed that this card replace Skatteverket's ID card.\n\nSource: h ttps://www.skatteverket.se/privat/folkbokforing/skatteverketsidkort/sahara nsokerduomochfornyaridkort.4.7da1d2e118be03f8e4f6185.html\nhttps://sverige fokus.se/en/tools/key-dates URL:https://www.skatteverket.se/privat/folkbokforing/skatteverketsidkort/sa haransokerduomochfornyaridkort.4.7da1d2e118be03f8e4f6185.html TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:lonekrav-forlangning-en@sverigefokus.se DTSTAMP:20261023T191426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261203 SUMMARY:Salary requirement when you extend your work permit DESCRIPTION:Applications to extend a work permit that Migrationsverket regi sters from 2 December 2026 fall under the new salary requirement: at least 90 per cent of the median salary\, currently 34\,470 kronor a month. Some occupations and groups are exempt and need at least 75 per cent.\n\nSourc e: https://www.migrationsverket.se/du-vill-forlanga/arbeta/anstalld-eller- egen-foretagare/anstalld.html\nhttps://sverigefokus.se/en/tools/key-dates URL:https://www.migrationsverket.se/du-vill-forlanga/arbeta/anstalld-eller- egen-foretagare/anstalld.html TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:freja-en@sverigefokus.se DTSTAMP:20261023T191426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261220 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261221 SUMMARY:Freja+: last day for the ID check with a driving licence or Skattev erket's ID card DESCRIPTION:From 21 December 2026\, Freja stops accepting Swedish driving l icences and Skatteverket's ID card for registration. If you don't have Fre ja+ and want it with one of those cards\, do the ID check at a Freja agent by 20 December. If you already have Freja+\, nothing changes for you.\n\n Source: https://frejaeid.com/id-handlingar-som-stods-i-freja/\nhttps://sve rigefokus.se/en/tools/key-dates URL:https://frejaeid.com/id-handlingar-som-stods-i-freja/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kvalificering-en@sverigefokus.se DTSTAMP:20261023T191426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Qualifying for social insurance DESCRIPTION:If you settle in Sweden from 2027: to get\, for example\, child allowance\, housing allowance and parental benefit at the basic and minim um level\, you need to have lived in Sweden for a total of 5 of the last 1 5 years\, with time in another EU/EEA country counting. Or you need to hav e had an income of 40\,032 kronor a month for 6 months in a row\, or 20\,8 50 kronor a month in 12 of the last 24 months. People living in Sweden bef ore 1 January 2027 are not affected.\n\nSource: https://www.forsakringskas san.se/privatperson/kvalificering-till-socialforsakringen\nhttps://sverige fokus.se/en/tools/key-dates URL:https://www.forsakringskassan.se/privatperson/kvalificering-till-social forsakringen TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bostadsbidrag-en@sverigefokus.se DTSTAMP:20261023T191426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Housing allowance: income counted month by month DESCRIPTION:Housing allowance decisions from 1 January 2027 are based on yo ur monthly income instead of your annual income\, and Försäkringskassan checks the income every month instead of reconciling it a year later. If y ou already get housing allowance\, the new rules apply when your current d ecision ends during 2027 and you apply again. The self-employed and people with income from abroad are not affected.\n\nSource: https://www.forsakri ngskassan.se/privatperson/bostadsbidrag-nya-regler-fran-1-januari-2027\nht tps://sverigefokus.se/en/tools/key-dates URL:https://www.forsakringskassan.se/privatperson/bostadsbidrag-nya-regler- fran-1-januari-2027 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sink-en@sverigefokus.se DTSTAMP:20261023T191426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:SINK falls to 20 per cent DESCRIPTION:The special income tax for non-residents\, SINK\, falls from 22 .5 to 20 per cent from 1 January 2027. It applies if you do not live in Sw eden but have income from here and have a SINK decision.\n\nSource: https: //www.skatteverket.se/privat/internationellt/bosattutomlands/sinksarskildi nkomstskattforutomlandsbosatta.4.6fdde64a12cc4eee23080002583.html\nhttps:/ /sverigefokus.se/en/tools/key-dates URL:https://www.skatteverket.se/privat/internationellt/bosattutomlands/sink sarskildinkomstskattforutomlandsbosatta.4.6fdde64a12cc4eee23080002583.html TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sfi-kurser-en@sverigefokus.se DTSTAMP:20261023T191426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:New courses in SFI DESCRIPTION:New syllabuses in SFI (Swedish for immigrants) are used for cou rses that start after 31 December 2026. If you are already studying SFI\, ask your school what applies to you.\n\nSource: https://www.skolverket.se/ styrning-och-ansvar/en-skola-i-forandring/skolverket-ser-over-kursplaner-i -komvux/nya-kurser-i-komvux-i-sfi\nhttps://sverigefokus.se/en/tools/key-da tes URL:https://www.skolverket.se/styrning-och-ansvar/en-skola-i-forandring/sko lverket-ser-over-kursplaner-i-komvux/nya-kurser-i-komvux-i-sfi TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR