Frequently asked ques­tions about the Tempo­rary Protec­tion Directive for you from Ukraine

Once you have had a residence permit with temporary protection for two years, you must report your move to Sweden to the Swedish Tax Agency, which will then decide if you can be listed in the Swedish Population Register.

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When you submit your notification of move to the Swedish Tax Agency, you must tell them the date on which you received your first residence permit and show them the documents you have. You do not need to ask the Swedish Migration Agency for new documents. If the Swedish Tax Agency needs to have this information confirmed, they can contact the Swedish Migration Agency.

Once you have been listed in the Swedish Population Register, you will no longer be entitled to accommodation or financial support from the Swedish Migration Agency. Instead, you will be entitled to other help from the Swedish welfare system.

As soon as the Swedish Migration Agency receives notification from the Swedish Tax Agency that you have been listed in the Swedish Population Register, you will be discharged from your Unit for Reception. Your bank card will then be blocked, and you will not be able to use any money left on the card. We therefore recommend that you withdraw your remaining money before you become listed in the Swedish Population Register.

If you live in one of the Swedish Migration Agency’s temporary accommodations, the municipality will help arrange a new accommodation for you. When you need help with accommodation, you cannot choose where you will live.

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Once you have been listed in the Swedish Population Register, you will no longer be entitled to accommodation or financial support from the Swedish Migration Agency. Instead, you will be entitled to other help from the Swedish welfare system.

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Your residence permit card will remain valid until your residence permit expires. You do not need a new residence permit card, and the Swedish Migration Agency does not automatically send out a new card when you become listed in the Swedish Population Registered. The next time you are granted an extended residence permit, you will receive a new residence permit card on which your personal identity number is stated.

You do not need to notify the Swedish Migration Agency that you have been listed in the Swedish Population Register. The day after they make their decision, the Swedish Tax Agency will notify us directly.

If you receive financial support from the Swedish Migration Agency, you will normally receive your daily allowance paid in advance, once a month. Once you are listed in the Swedish Population Register, you will no longer be entitled to financial support from the Swedish Migration Agency. To make sure you do not receive a daily allowance for longer than you are entitled to it,your Unit for Reception may decide that you should have your daily allowance divided into two payments. You will receive the same allowance per day as before, but it will be divided between two payment dates, the 11th and 26th of each month.

The EU has decided that the Temporary Protection Directive will be extended until 4 March 2026. Before that date, you will receive information about what you can do when your residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive expires.

People who have temporary protection that is valid until 4 March 2025 will receive this information when it is time for them to apply for an extended residence permit, in early 2025.

When you submitted your application in the e-service, you received an email with a confirmation showing that you applied before the deadline. The email contains the names of all the people for whom you have applied. The email also includes a control number that you can use to check whether you have received a decision.

A few days after you have submitted the application, each person for whom you have applied will also receive their own letter confirming that the Swedish Migration Agency has received the application. The letter contains the person’s name and case number, as well as information about the fact that they retain their right to accommodation and financial support pending a new decision. This letter can be good to have if you need to prove to an authority or employer that you applied for an extended residence permit in time.

No, the time spent in Sweden with a residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive cannot lead to a permanent residence permit.

Stay in Sweden for 90 days

Ukrainian citizens with biometric national passports or Schengen visas can stay in Sweden for 90 days and do not need to contact the Swedish Migration Agency until the 90 days have passed.

Temporary Protection Directive

The Temporary Protection Directive means that persons who come to Sweden from Ukraine can get immediate protection and a temporary residence permit.

The permit gives you the opportunity to get help with finding accommodation, the right to work, the right to seek basic care, the right to schooling for children, and certain financial support in Sweden.

Read more about how to apply for protection under the Temporary Protection Directive for the first time

Asylum

A person from Ukraine will in the first instance be granted a residence permit in accordance with the Temporary Protection Directive. A person in need of protection, who does not meet the requirements for a permit in accordance with the Temporary Protection Directive, can apply for asylum. An application for asylum is always examined individually.

Read more about how to apply for asylum

Other grounds for residence permit in Sweden

Other grounds for residence permit in Sweden include a permit to work, study, or live with your family that already lives in Sweden. The requirements for obtaining a residence permit differ depending on the permit you are applying for. In most cases, you need to apply from outside Sweden in order to be granted the residence permit. More information about different residence permits can be found under the menu entry Private individuals on our website.

If you are a Ukrainian citizen, are in Sweden and have a valid passport or other Ukrainian identification documents, you can use the e‑service to apply. If you cannot use the e‑service or if you are in urgent need of somewhere to stay, you can visit us in person.

Read more about how to apply for protection under the Temporary Protection Directive for the first time

No, you must be in Sweden when you submit the application.

When you apply for a permit under the Temporary Protection Directive you need to show who you are. If you do not have a passport or a national ID card, you can present other documents that state your identity. For example, you can show us a driving licence, birth certificate, citizenship certificate or military service book. Such documents can help to prove that you are a person with the right to protection under the Temporary Protection Directive.

If your family member can get to Sweden and has a biometric passport or a Schengen visa, they have the right to stay here for up to 90 days without a residence permit.

Your family member can apply for temporary protection.

Read more about how to apply for protection under the Temporary Protection Directive for the first time

If you live in Sweden and your family member does not have a residence permit or citizenship in Sweden, in some cases they may have the right to apply for a residence permit on the grounds of close family ties to you. There are no special rules for people from Ukraine; the same rules apply to anyone applying on the grounds of close family ties.

Read more about the rules for close family ties

If you are bringing your dog, cat or other pet from Ukraine, you need to find out which rules apply to bringing the animal into Sweden. You can read more about what rules apply for pets on the website of Jordbruksverket. They have information in Swedish, English and Ukrainian.

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No, the Swedish Migration Agency does not keep your passport. You need the passport to identify yourself during your stay in Sweden.

If you do not have any money of your own, you can get financial support from the Swedish Migration Agency when you apply for protection under the Temporary Protection Directive. You must hand in your application for financial support in person or by sending a signed form to the Swedish Migration Agency.

If you are getting financial support from the Swedish Migration Agency, it is important you tell the Swedish Migration Agency if your financial situation changes, for example, if you get a job, or if you change accommodation.

Read more about financial support from the Swedish Migration Agency

If you have a residence permit with protection under the Temporary Protection Directive and are not listed in the Swedish Population Register, you must visit one of the Swedish Migration Agency’s offices for help with accommodation. The Swedish Migration Agency will find out which municipality has space for you and instruct that municipality to arrange housing for you. The municipality then has one month to arrange housing for you. Once this is done, you will receive information from the Swedish Migration Agency about where you are going to live. While we wait for the municipality to arrange housing for you, you can stay in one of the Swedish Migration Agency’s temporary accommodations.

If you are listed in the Swedish Population Register, you are responsible for arranging your own accommodation. Some municipalities have municipal housing agencies where you can apply for housing. The municipality can also give you tips about private landlords.

If you are granted a residence permit under the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive, your permit will be valid until 4 March 2026. Before that date, you will receive information about what you must do when your residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive expires.

If you have a residence permit that expires on 4 March 2025, you will receive information about applying for extended protection at the beginning of 2025.

If the security situation in Ukraine improves so much that the EU decides that the Temporary Protection Directive should be repealed before 4 March 2026, the Swedish Migration Agency will revoke your permit. If that happens, you will be informed about it before the permit expires.

Yes, people who have been granted a residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive are covered by the Act on Reception of Asylum Seekers (LMA). This means that they have the right to schooling for their children, care that cannot wait, work, and some financial support.

After two years of temporary protection, they can be listed in the Swedish Population Register. Once listed, they are no longer covered by the LMA, but instead have the right to other support from the Swedish welfare system.

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Yes, people who have turned 16 have the right to work from the day they receive a decision on protection under the Temporary Protection Directive. Notify the Swedish Migration Agency if you start working, as this may affect your right to financial support.

People who are listed in the Swedish Population Register are entitled to SFI (Swedish for Immigrants). Some municipalities also offer SFI to people who are not yet listed in the Swedish Population Register. Contact the municipality in which you live to find out if they offer SFI.

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If you have been granted a residence permit for temporary protection you will get a residence permit card as proof that you are permitted to live in Sweden. The card will show what kind of permit you have.

Your residence permit card is produced for you after the Swedish Migration Agency has decided to grant you a residence permit. Before we can order the card for you, you need to be photographed and provide your fingerprints. If you were photographed and provided fingerprints when you applied for protection or accommodation, you do not need to do anything. If you applied for protection in the e‑service and have not yet been fingerprinted and photographed, you will need to make an appointment to do so.

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Once your residence permit card is ready, we will send the card to you by post or contact you and tell you where you can pick up your card. Remember to notify the Swedish Migration Agency if you change your address. You can do this by sending a completed Adressanmälan eller adressändring (Mot93) form to your nearest Unit for Reception.

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After two years in Sweden, people with temporary protection under the Temporary Protection Directive can be listed in the Swedish Population Register and get a Swedish personal identity number.

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Once a person is listed in the Swedish Population Register, they no longer have the right to financial support and accommodation from the Swedish Migration Agency. Instead, you they are entitled to other help from the Swedish welfare system.

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When the Swedish Migration Agency has decided that you will receive financial support, you will receive a bank card and information about how it works. We will send you the bank card by post or contact you and tell you where you can pick up the bank card.

Read more about financial support from the Swedish Migration Agency

Yes, you are allowed to leave Sweden and come back as long as your residence permit is valid. If you have a residence permit in Sweden, you have the right to travel freely within the EU for up to 90 days during a six-month period.

You may lose your right to aid under the Act on Reception of Asylum Seekers (i.e., accommodation and financial support from the Swedish Migration Agency) if you leave Sweden, but if you return to Sweden while your permit is still valid, you may be entitled to receive aid under the Act on Reception of Asylum Seekers again. If you need help with accommodation when you return, there is no guarantee that you will be able to stay in the same place where you previously lived.

No, the Swedish Migration Agency will not revoke your residence permit if you travel back to Ukraine. However, your right to financial support and accommodation will stop once you leave Sweden. If you need to return to Sweden you can apply for accommodation and financial support again.

No, the Swedish Migration Agency will not revoke your residence permit if you move from Sweden, but you are only entitled to support under the Temporary Protection Directive in one country at a time. If you move to another EU country and apply for a residence permit there, the Swedish Migration Agency will be informed of this and will then stop your right to accommodation and financial support in Sweden.

Yes, you can travel up to 90 days in a six-month period within the EU without losing your residence permit. However, if you leave Sweden you may lose your right to aid under the Act on Reception of Asylum Seekers (i.e., accommodation and financial support from the Swedish Migration Agency).

The residence permit that you receive from the Swedish Migration Agency only gives you the right to live in Sweden. If you want to move to another EU country, you must register in that country in accordance with the Temporary Protection Directive.

All EU countries share information about people receiving protection under the Temporary Protection Directive in a common database. If you are granted a residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive in another EU country, the Swedish Migration Agency will receive information about this, and we will then stop providing you with accommodation and financial support.

If you have been listed in the Swedish Population Register, you must notify the Swedish Tax Agency that you are planning to move from Sweden.

Your residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive in one EU-country does not automatically give you the right to live in another EU-country. The rules for who may be granted temporary protection might vary slightly from country to country. If you wish to live in Sweden, you must apply to the Swedish Migration Agency for protection under the Temporary Protection Directive.

Read about who can be granted protection under the Temporary Protection Directive in Sweden

If you are granted a residence permit in Sweden under the Temporary Protection Directive, the Swedish Migration Agency will upload your personal data to an EU-wide database. The authorities in the country where you were first granted protection will receive information about the fact that you have been granted a residence permit in Sweden, and will then stop providing you with financial support.

No, a person with a residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive can not receive a travel grant or other help from the Swedish Migration Agency to move back home.

If you have been listed in the Swedish Population Register, you must notify the Swedish Tax Agency that you are planning to move from Sweden.