SKV 4402 Preliminary Tax Notification (Sweden): Fill In

What is SKV 4402 - Preliminary tax notification for foreign workers?

SKV 4402 is the Swedish Tax Agency's (Skatteverket's) notification for preliminary tax. As printed at the top of the form, you use it if you are not registered in Sweden but are in Sweden for a period of six months or longer and work here. It tells Skatteverket who you are, how long you will stay, where you live in Sweden and in your home country, and who you work for, so that preliminary income tax (A-skatt) can be handled for your work in Sweden.

The form lists what to enclose: a copy of your work permit if you are not a citizen of an EEA country or Switzerland, a copy of your LMA card if the Swedish Migration Agency issued you one (it does not prove your identity), a document that confirms your income such as an employment contract, and — if you have no Swedish personal identity number or coordination number — a copy of your passport or national ID card proving your identity.

FileIt guides you through the form, pre-fills your name and email from the People in your vault, checks a Swedish personal identity or coordination number and the employer's corporate identity number, and prints your answers into Skatteverket's own PDF, saved in your vault. You sign it by hand and send it to your Tax Agency office yourself — FileIt never sends anything to Skatteverket. Skatteverket also has an e-service for this notification.

Who fills it: People not registered in Sweden who stay six months or longer and work here
Given to: Your Tax Agency office (Skatteverket), according to its form page
Enclose: ID copy if you have no Swedish number; work permit if from outside the EEA/Switzerland; proof of income
Signatures: Signed by hand by the applicant on page 2
Edition: SKV 4402 12 en web 05
Pages: 2

Who needs to fill out SKV 4402 - Preliminary tax notification for foreign workers?

Foreign workers coming to Sweden for six months or longer who are not registered in the Swedish population register.
People on long assignments or fixed-term contracts in Sweden who need preliminary tax arranged.
Workers who have no Swedish personal identity number and need Skatteverket to identify them from their passport or ID card.
Asylum seekers with an LMA card who work in Sweden.

When to use SKV 4402 - Preliminary tax notification for foreign workers

When you start working in Sweden for a period of six months or longer and are not registered here.
Not for a shorter stay: Skatteverket has a separate application for special income tax for non-residents (SINK, SKV 4350).
Not if you are registered in Sweden — then you already have a personal identity number and the ordinary rules apply.

What you need before you start

Your passport or national ID card, and your Swedish personal identity or coordination number if you have one.
Your date of entry into Sweden and planned date of departure, if any.
Your residential address in Sweden and in your home country.
Your employer's name, corporate identity number, address and a contact person.
A copy of your work permit if you are not an EEA or Swiss citizen, and a document confirming your income such as an employment contract.

What’s on SKV 4402 - Preliminary tax notification for foreign workers

The 2026 edition has 2 pages. FileIt asks for it in 7 parts:

Notification for preliminary taxApplicant
ApplicantApplicant
Estimated length of stay in SwedenApplicant
Residential address in SwedenApplicant
Residential address in home countryApplicant
EmployerApplicant
Other information and enclosuresApplicant

How to fill out SKV 4402 - Preliminary tax notification for foreign workers, step by step

1 Date and income year

The date you fill in the form and the income year the notification concerns.

2 Applicant

Surname, given names, birthplace and country, any previous surname, citizenship and gender. Then your Swedish personal identity number or coordination number in the Year / Month / Day / Number boxes — or, if you have neither, your date of birth in the Year / Month / Day boxes, with a copy of your passport or ID card enclosed.

3 Estimated length of stay in Sweden

Your date of entry into Sweden and your planned date of departure, or tick 'No departure planned'.

4 Residential addresses

Your residential address in Sweden (with c/o, apartment number, phone and email) and your residential address in your home country.

5 Employer

Your employer's name, corporate identity number, address, phone number, and a contact person with their phone number or email address.

6 Other information, enclosures and signature

Page 2 has room for other information, the checklist of enclosures and the signature box. The grey 'Swedish Tax Agency's notes' box is for Skatteverket.

Common mistakes to avoid

Using SKV 4402 for a stay shorter than six months — that is what the SINK application (SKV 4350) is for.
Forgetting the copy of your passport or national ID card when you have no Swedish personal identity or coordination number.
Forgetting the work permit copy if you are not an EEA or Swiss citizen.
Leaving both the departure date and 'No departure planned' empty.
Forgetting to sign page 2.

After you fill it out

Print the form and sign it by hand in 'Signature of applicant' on page 2.

Enclose the copies the form asks for and send it to your Tax Agency office. FileIt doesn't send it.

Keep the PDF and your enclosures in your FileIt vault.

Fill out SKV 4402 - Preliminary tax notification for foreign workers online with FileIt

Pick the person. Choose someone from People and FileIt fills in their name, date of birth, address and other details it already knows.
Answer plain-language questions. One part of the form at a time, with the official help text beside each question — 35 fields in all. Your answers save as you go.
Check the live preview. Watch your answers land on the real Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) form, and let FileIt do any worksheet arithmetic.
Generate the official PDF. FileIt prints your answers into the agency’s own PDF and files it in that person’s folder in your vault.

FileIt fills the form — it never files or submits anything for you. Deliver the finished form to whoever asked for it, the way the form’s instructions say.

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SKV 4402 - Preliminary tax notification for foreign workers: frequently asked questions

What is SKV 4402?

It is Skatteverket's notification for preliminary tax for people who are not registered in Sweden but stay six months or longer and work here.

Where do I send SKV 4402?

Skatteverket's form page says to send it to your Tax Agency office. The form itself prints no address. Skatteverket also has an e-service for the notification.

I don't have a Swedish personal identity number. Can I still use it?

Yes. Give your date of birth instead and enclose a copy of your passport or national ID card proving your identity, as the form says.

What do I need to enclose?

As printed on the form: a work permit copy if you are not an EEA or Swiss citizen, your LMA card if you have one, a document confirming your income such as an employment contract, and an ID copy if you have no Swedish number.

Can I fill in SKV 4402 online?

FileIt lets you fill it in online for free and prints your answers into the official PDF. You then sign it by hand and send it yourself.

Official sources

Blank form (PDF), published by Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency): https://www1.skatteverket.se/lcmp2/lc_webapp/secure/PdfServlet.do?formularID=4402&sprak=en&format=pdf
Official instructions and guidance: https://www.skatteverket.se/privat/etjansterochblanketter/blanketterbroschyrer/blanketter/info/4402en.4.3810a01c150939e893f29bf2.html
Edition shown on this page: SKV 4402 12 en web 05 (checked 2026-10-01).

FileIt is not affiliated with or endorsed by Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) or any government. This page explains the form in general terms and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Always read the official instructions, and check that you are using the edition the recipient accepts. Page last reviewed 2026-10-01.