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Starting your own business while you are an asylum seeker
Last updated: 3/6-2025
You may start your own business while you are an asylum seeker. Find out what you need to do here.
To start you own business, you must:
- be approved for F-tax; and
- have a coordination number.
F-tax
To start you own business, you must be approved for F-tax. F-tax is an abbreviation of the Swedish word “företagsskatt”, which means company tax. You can apply for approval for F-tax on the Swedish Tax Agency’s website.
Read more about F-tax
Coordination number
A coordination number is an identity number issued to people who do not have a Swedish personal identity number. You can apply for a coordination number from the Swedish Tax Agency at the same time as applying for approval for F-tax.
