Immigration lawyers for permits and appeals, business lawyers for contracts and companies, and family lawyers for separation, inheritance and cohabitation. All firms below advise in English.
Most work permits don't need a lawyer: the employer starts the application online, and Migrationsverket decides 75% of complete applications for highly qualified workers within about a month (about four months for other jobs). Bring in an immigration lawyer for refusals, appeals, family cases and the stricter good-conduct (vandel) assessment Migrationsverket has applied since 13 July 2026. Only members of the Swedish Bar Association may call themselves advokat; a jurist is a law graduate whose title is not protected.
Work and residence permits, family reunification, refusals, appeals and citizenship.
Law firm with a Gothenburg office covering immigration, family and business law. The website is available in English, Swedish and Persian, and an International Client Manager handles international clients.
Odinsgatan 13, 411 03 Göteborg
hilaw.se ↗Online legal practice offering immigration law (work and residence permits, family reunification, citizenship) and business law, plus education and investment consultancy. Website in English, Swedish and Turkish.
Online service open to residents of Gothenburg; no Gothenburg office and no address published on the site.
notitialaw.se ↗Gothenburg-based practice advising on Swedish and EU immigration law (work, student and family permits, EU Blue Card) and on business law and GDPR. Website in English.
Masthamnsgatan 3, 413 27 Göteborg
vedette-legal.com ↗Company formation, shareholder agreements, contracts, employment law and disputes.
Swedish business law firm with an office in Gothenburg. English-language website covering the firm's business-law practice areas and its Gothenburg team.
Södra Hamngatan 37-41, 411 06 Göteborg
lindahl.se ↗Swedish full-service business law firm with offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Brussels. English-language website with practice-area and office pages.
Södra Hamngatan 55, Box 11025, 404 21 Göteborg
vinge.se ↗Swedish business law firm in the international CMS network with an office in Gothenburg (Mårten Krakowgatan 2). English-language pages for the Sweden practice and the Gothenburg office.
Mårten Krakowgatan 2, 411 04 Göteborg
cms.law ↗Business law firm with offices in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Öckerö. English-language pages cover corporate and commercial agreements, employment, dispute resolution, M&A and other business-law areas.
Vallgatan 30, 411 16 Göteborg
morrislaw.se ↗Gothenburg-based business law firm focused on technology, AI and EU regulation, GDPR, commercial contracts and establishing companies in Sweden. Website in English and Swedish.
Stampgatan 14, 411 01 Göteborg
lawgent.se ↗Divorce, custody, cohabitation (sambo) agreements, wills and inheritance.
Gothenburg law firm advising individuals and companies on family law, inheritance, employment, business law and migration law. The site has an English section and its lawyers list Swedish and English.
Västra Hamngatan 11, 411 17 Göteborg
lagbergs.se ↗Gothenburg law firm for companies and individuals: family financial law, custody disputes, inheritance and civil disputes, plus contracts, disputes and property law. English version of the website.
Södra Vägen 22, 412 54 Göteborg
sanazjuristfirma.se ↗Advokat is a protected title: only members of the Swedish Bar Association (Sveriges advokatsamfund) may use it, and they follow its code of conduct. A jurist holds a law degree but the title is not protected. Both may give legal advice.
Usually not. The employer starts the application in Migrationsverket's e-service and you complete it online. A lawyer is worth it if you have been refused, need to appeal, have a gap in your permit history, or your case involves family members or self-employment.
Since 13 July 2026 Migrationsverket applies stricter good-conduct (vandel) requirements, looking at, for example, unpaid debts, incorrect benefit claims and links to criminal or extremist networks. If anything in your history could be relevant, get advice before you apply or extend.
Often in part. Swedish home insurance (hemförsäkring) normally includes legal-expenses cover (rättsskydd) for many private disputes, with an excess. State legal aid (rättshjälp) exists for people on lower incomes. Ask the firm to check both before you start.
Since 6 June 2026 the general rule is 8 years of residence, with new income and language requirements. A lawyer can help if your residence history is complicated, you were refused, or you are unsure which time counts. Start with our citizenship guide and citizenship clock.
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