The new legislation intends to limit low-skilled labor immigration and combat fraud and abuse associated with labor immigration, according to a news statement from the Swedish Justice Ministry. According to EU Helpers, the government thinks that individuals who already reside in the nation may perform low-skilled labor immigration in many instances.

More specifically, given that the average monthly salary in Sweden in July was €3,614 and that this amount varied depending on the occupation, labor immigrants will need to earn about €2,900 in order to qualify for a work permit.

The Swedish Transport Administration earns the highest average compensation in the nation ($4,027), but treatment of offenders earns the lowest average salary across all industries ($2,900), which is about equal to the wage requirement for labor immigrants to obtain a work permit.

However, according to a recent Eurostat data, Swedish workers put in 38.9 hours per week, among the lowest average working hours in all of Europe. Swedish working hours are longer than those in the Netherlands, where the average week is 33.2 hours, but they are comparable to those in Greece, where the average week is 41 hours.

The typical workweek in Sweden is longer than in the other nations in the region, where employees in Norway put in 35.5 hours, those in Denmark about 35.4, and those in Finland about 36.2.

The Aliens Act was altered after the Swedish Parliament, or Riksdag, approved the bill last year, requiring labor immigrants to earn a certain amount of money through employment in order to be granted a work visa.

The change to the regulations clarifies the need for a stable financial situation and ensures that neither suggestions nor foreign nationals working seasonally in the country influence labor immigration from the EU. The Sweden Democrats, the Moderates, the Christian Democrats, and the Liberals all agreed to the outcome.