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You need to be photographed and fingerprinted for your residence permit card, if you have not already done so. When you should do so depends on whether you need an entry visa to travel to Sweden.

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If you need an entry visa to travel to Sweden, you must get fingerprinted and photographed at an embassy or consulate-general and then wait for your residence permit card to be ready before you can travel to Sweden. When you visit the embassy, you must bring your passport with you.

When you travel to Sweden, you must present your residence permit card together with a valid passport.

If you do not need an entry visa to travel to Sweden, you can get fingerprinted and photographed at one of the Swedish Migration Agency’s service centres after you have arrived in Sweden.

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The Swedish Migration Agency is responsible for considering applications from people who want to live in Sweden, seek protection or become Swedish citizens. Our work is based on Swedish laws and international conventions, with a focus on legal certainty and effective reception and return.