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Fees

You must pay a fee when you apply for a residence permit.
You must pay the fee irrespective of where you apply for your permit and the money will not be returned if your application is refused.  You pay the same amount when you extend your permit as you do when you apply the first time.

Since 15 June 2011 the Swedish Migration Board does no longer accept cash payment. If you cannot pay with a credit card you will receive a paying-in slip when you submit your application in person.

Permit on the grounds of family ties to a person living in Sweden
Fee
Adult SEK 1 500
Child under the age of 18 SEK 750

Payment for application at embassy or consulate


If you apply for a residence permit at an embassy or consulate, you pay the fee when you apply. The Migration Board and Swedish missions abroad do not adhere to exactly the same fee regulations. Further information can be obtained from the embassy or consulate to which you are submitting your application.

Application to extend a permit


You pay either in person at one of the Migration Board´s permit units or via plusgiro. If you pay via plusgiro, it is important to state the first and last names of the person to whom the application fee relates as well as their personal ID number and/or case number in the "Message to payment recipient [Meddelande till betalningsmottagaren]" box. If the fee is for several persons, then you must state all relevant personal ID numbers and/or case numbers.

Plusgiro number


The number of the Migration Board´s plusgiro account for residence permits on the grounds of family ties is 445 58 11-2. This postgiro account is also for family members of those who are applying for or who already have these permits.

State on your application form the method by which you paid the fee. Also state the date on which you paid it and enclose the receipt.

Exceptions


Not all applicants are required to pay the application fee. The following persons may apply for a residence permit without paying a fee:
  • Husbands, wives, registered partners or common-law spouses and children under the age of 18 who are applying for a residence permit on the grounds of family ties to a foreign citizen who has received a residence permit as a person in need of protection or due to particularly distressing circumstances
  • Citizens of Japan
Page updated: 2011-08-09