6 months
SEK 61 884 (6 x SEK 10 314)
SEK 25 785 (6 x SEK 4 297,50)
SEK 15 471 (6 x SEK 2 578,50)
12 months
SEK 123 768 (12 x SEK 10 314)
SEK 51 570 (12 x SEK 4 297,50)
SEK 30 942 (12 x SEK 2 578,50)
13 months
SEK 134 082 (13 x SEK 10 314)
SEK 55 867,50 (13 x SEK 4 297,50)
SEK 33 520,50 (13 x 2 578,50)
The Swedish Migration Agency must check your passport before a decision can be made. You may therefore need to show your passport at a Swedish embassy or consulate-general if you are outside Sweden, or one of the Migration Agency's service centres if you are in Sweden.
Find out which embassy or consulate-general you should contact on the page Embassies responsible for migration matters
In some cases, you can have your passport checked digitally, instead of showing it in person.
Read more about the digital passport check e-service
In some cases, you will not be required to show your passport, for example, if we have already checked your passport during a previous visit.
If you need to show your passport, we will contact you with information on how and when to do so.
If you need an entry visa or residence permit card to travel to Sweden, you will in most cases have your fingerprints taken and be photographed when you show your passport at an embassy or consulate-general.
If your family also applies for a residence permit, the Swedish Migration Agency must check their passports as well. The requirement to show your passport in person does not apply to children under the age of five, it is sufficient that the parent brings the child's passport to the visit. However, if the child needs a residence permit card, they must come along to be photographed for it.
If you are nationally registered in Sweden, you are considered to have a comprehensive health insurance. If you have been admitted to studies for less than one year, you will not be nationally registered in Sweden. If you then do not have insurance through the higher education provider, you must be insured by having or having applied for your own insurance.
The insurance must be valid for the entire time you will be in Sweden and cover costs for emergency and other medical care, dental care and hospital stays. It must also cover expenses for transportation home for medical reasons.
A first-time application for a residence permit must be made while you are outside Sweden, otherwise your application may be rejected. In some cases, you may be able to apply for a residence permit while you are in Sweden with another valid Swedish residence permit. In the test, you can find out what applies to you.
If you are not able to apply online, you must fill out the form Application for a residence permit for students â First-time applicants, 113011, and submit it to a Swedish embassy or consulate-general in your country of residence. The application form specifies which documents to enclose. Contact the embassy or consulate-general before you submit your application.
If there is no possibility to submit an application in your country, you must apply at the embassy or consulate-general closest to your country of residence. Contact the embassy or consulate-general before you submit your application for further information.
If your family is accompanying you to Sweden, each family member must submit their own application.
If you are applying at an embassy or consulate-general, you pay the fee when you hand in your application. For more information about the fee, contact the embassy or consulate-general where you are applying, as they do not have the same fees and terms of payment as the Migration Agency.
After we have received your application, shorter procesÂsing time for a complete appliÂcaÂtion.
In order for the Swedish Migration Agency to be able to make a decision in your case, all information must be completed and all necessary documents must be included. This means that the processing time is shorter if everything needed is included from the beginning than if the application needs to be supplemented afterwards.
Time to a decision
In order to obtain an impression how long you need to wait for your decision, you can visit the page Time to a decision. Note that the average time that is shown on the page is calculated based on previously decided cases in the same category. The time can vary from application to application.
If you change your mind and no longer want to apply.
If you want to withdraw your application, you must say so in a written letter to the Swedish Migration Agency. In the letter, you must state your name, date of birth, personal identity number (if you have one) and your case number. Also state your telephone number and address so that the Swedish Migration Agency can reach you if we have any questions. You must sign the letter. If you have given a power of attorney to someone, that person can withdraw the application on your behalf.
If you applied online, you will receive an email that the decision has been made.
You can then contact the embassy or consulate-general to receive the decision and possibly book an appointment to collect it. When you collect your decision, you must bring your passport with you. Some embassies and consulates-general send out the decision and the permit card in the post. Contact the embassy or consulate-general for more information.
If you receive a residence permit for more than three months, you will receive a residence permit card. The card is a certification that you have permission to be in Sweden and contains your fingerprints and a photo of you, among other information.
Read more about residence permit cards
If you need an entry visa to travel to Sweden and were not photographed and submitted fingerprints when you applied or when you showed your passport, you must visit the embassy or consulate-general so that a permit card can be made for you. This also applies to your family if they apply together with you. Not all embassies or consulates-general have the possibility of taking appointments to photograph you and get your fingerprints. Therefore, always contact the embassy or consulate-general before your visit for more information. When you visit the embassy, you must bring your passport with you.
When the card is ready, the embassy or consulate-general will hand out or send it to you. Note that it can take up to four weeks after you have received your decision to manufacture the card and deliver it to the embassy or consulate-general on condition that you have already taken a photo and submitted fingerprints. When you travel into Sweden, you must present the card together with a valid passport.
It is not possible to shorten the time for manufacture and delivery of the card. Once an order of the card has been made, it is also not possible to change where the card will be sent.
If you can travel to Sweden without an entry visa, you may need to present a copy of the decision when you travel in. You may also need to demonstrate the document regarding Information about residence permit card together with the decision when you leave the country.
As soon as you can after arriving in Sweden, you must book an appointment at the Swedish Migration Agency to submit fingerprints and be photographed. When you visit the Swedish Migration Agency, you must bring your passport with you. When the residence permit card is ready, it will be sent to your address in Sweden. It is therefore important that you can provide the address in Sweden when you visit the Swedish Migration Agency to submit fingerprints and be photographed.
Book an appointment at the Swedish Migration Agency to submit fingerprints and be photographed if you can travel to Sweden without a visa
You can receive a residence permit for the time your studies require, but never longer than the validity of your passport. Even if you have been admitted to several yearsâ studies, you can usually receive a residence permit for a maximum of four years at a time. If you will continue to stay in Sweden after your permit has expired, you must submit an application for a new residence permit. You should apply for the new residence permit before the current permit expires
As a student in a mobility programme within the EU, you can receive a residence permit for the entire programme. As a mobility student, your residence permit card will be marked with the programmeâs name.
Read more about extending a residence permit
If you have received a residence permit for higher education, you also have the right to work in Sweden during the same time that you have a residence permit. You do not need to have a separate work permit. If you have had a residence permit for higher education and apply for an extension within the period of validity, you still have the right to work until a decision has been made or a possible decision of expulsion has gained legal force. If you seek employment, you should take copies with you of documents that show that you have the right to be and work in Sweden. Also bring your residence permit card. The employer wants to know how long you have a right to work in Sweden and if there are any limitations in your permit. Anyone employing you wants a copy of the documents and will inform the Swedish Tax Agency that you have been employed.
Your permit can be revoked if you provided incorrect information in your application or did not tell about something of significance to your residence permit. The permit can also be revoked if the conditions for the permit are no longer met, such as if you are no longer studying.
Information for persons arriving in sweden with a residence permit.
Do not forget to save your residence permit decision. It will be useful when contacting various national authorities and organisations.
Some municipalities have municipal housing agencies where you can look for accommodation. The municipality can also give you advice on private landlords.
The municipality in which you live will offer child care and schooling for children.
You must contact the embassy or consulate-general to receive the decision and possibly book an appointment to collect it. When you collect your decision, you must bring your passport with you.
If the Swedish Migration Agency denies your application, it means that you do not have the right to a residence permit in Sweden. You can appeal the decision within three weeks of the date you received the decision. Information on how to appeal is provided in your decision. If you have given somebody authorisation to represent you, that person can appeal on your behalf.
Read more about how to appeal
If you are in Sweden when your application is denied and you do not appeal the decision, you must leave the country within the period of time stated in the decision.
Read more about what applies for those whose application has been denied and are in Sweden
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