Residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive
Here you will find information about a residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive.
Application for a residence permit
Whether you have applied for a residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive or you have applied for asylum (protection status), your case will be tried under the Temporary Protection Directive if you are covered by it.
Those covered by the Temporary Protection Directive must have fled Ukraine on or after 24 February 2022 but also
- be Ukrainian citizens or
- have the status or residence permit of a person in need of protection in Ukraine.
You can also be an accompanying family member of either of the two categories mentioned above. You may also be entitled to protection under the Temporary Protection Directive if you arrived in Sweden on 30 October 2021 or after that, if you do not already have a residence permit that enables you to register in Sweden.
If you do not meet these requirements but still need protection in Sweden, you can apply for asylum instead. This applies, for example, if you came to Sweden before 30 October 2021, and if you fled the war in Ukraine but do not belong to any of the person groups in the list above.
If you have applied for a residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive, you have
- the right to housing, daily allowance and special allowance
- the right to subsidized healthcare and costs for medication.
Residence permit
The residence permit (under the Temporary Protection Directive) is valid until 4 March 2023. It is the EU that decides whether to extend permits. The permit means that you have the right to work in Sweden and that you are covered by the Reception of Asylum Seekers Act (LMA).
Decision – simplified service
You will always receive the decision in writing. Simplified service means that the Swedish Migration Agency will send the decision in an ordinary letter to the address where you have said you live. The following day, we will send another letter to the same address with information that we have sent the decision. We do this to reduce the risk of a mistake. In this way, the Swedish Migration Agency will consider that you have received the decision (been served) two weeks after we sent it to you.
Appeal
If you are not satisfied with the decision you have received, you can appeal the decision. An appeal must be submitted in writing and you do not need a special form. If you wish, you can write the appeal in your native language. When two weeks have passed since the Swedish Migration Agency sent the decision to you, you have three weeks to appeal.
Residence permit card
Anyone who is granted a residence permit will receive a residence permit card (UT-card) as proof that you have a residence permit in Sweden. The card is not an identity document or travel document but merely a proof of your residence permit.
You can travel in and out of the country during the time that your permit is valid, but if you leave Sweden you must have both a valid passport and your residence permit card to be able to come back.
The UTCard also shows that you are covered by the Reception of Asylum Seekers Act (LMA). Take your residence permit card with you when you go for medical care or pick up prescribed medication from a pharmacy. The card entitles you to medical care and medicine at a lower price.
