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January 9, 2019

Tech founders face deportation in Sweden

Swedish tech companies are struggling with complying with visa regulations for non-EU-citizens.


Mimi Billing

7 min read

With the lack of experienced developers, companies in Sweden are increasingly looking beyond Europe to find new recruits. However, the legislation for hiring people outside of the European Union is tricky to follow and has forced a number of developers to leave the country when their visa extensions have been declined by the immigration authorities.

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Farzad Ban, the founder of 3drops, was forced to leave Sweden in December.
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Ahmed AlNomany, the co-founder of the drone company Inkonova, is threatened by deportation from Sweden.
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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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