Length of time in the Netherlands since receiving the permit was also recorded.
He said the church expected to receive the permit soon.
Susan Predl, a senior wildlife biologist for the state Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife, said it was likely that the township would receive the permit.
"The question of who is serious enough to run a school and therefore receive the permits will be decided by the Swedish schools inspectorate, not by a company broker or by those who have already got a permit," he said.
"Most haven't received the permits," a diplomat said, "so they live in shanties, with no shade, few working wells and normally no electricity or medical facilities". Needed building supplies can be purchased only from the Government, the diplomats said.
In July, TransCanada received the permits it needs to build the Keystone XL's southern leg, which will run from Cushing to Port Arthur, Tex., and the company already has started work.
He had not received the permit before the fires tore through his leasehold area, forcing him to move cattle out of the national park because there is nothing left for them to eat.
The number of foreign workers that receive the permits, known as the H-1B visa, is capped at 85,000, including 20,000 slots reserved for workers with graduate degrees (master's and above) from U.S. institutions.
The project has not yet received the permits from the state's Department of Environmental Protection necessary to proceed with the pipeline.
Two days and $250 in bribes later he received the permit to move his furniture and rent a new house.
