81 professions may avoid new
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81 professions may avoid new Swedish wage requirements

The Swedish Migration Board is proposing that 81 professions be exempt from the stricter salary requirements for labor immigration that come into effect in June, reports Ekot on Sveriges Radio.

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On Friday, the agency submitted a list to the government of occupations where there is a shortage of labor, and where the minimum wage is lower than the median wage.

The list includes primary school teachers, engineers and technicians in chemical engineering, but also cooks, cold-kitchen staff and waiters, reports Di.

According to the current rules, a labor immigrant from countries outside the EU and the EEA (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) must earn at least 80 percent of the median wage, but this summer the limit will be raised to 90 percent, which corresponds to around 33,400 SEK per month.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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