'I thought if I worked really, really hard, I'd have a chance of staying in Sweden'

Fereshteh Javani, a campaigner against the abolition of Sweden's track-change law, has told The Local of the year of extra long hours she went through in a battle to meet the work permit salary threshold, only to then have her right to a work permit stripped away from her anyway.

Jan 9, 2026 - 03:00
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'I thought if I worked really, really hard, I'd have a chance of staying in Sweden'
Fereshteh Javani, a campaigner against the abolition of Sweden's track-change law, has told The Local of the year of extra long hours she went through in a battle to meet the work permit salary threshold, only to then have her right to a work permit stripped away from her anyway.

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