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Väntar på beslut – pass och biometri EN

Before the Swedish Migration Agency can make a decision, you must present your passport. In some cases, you will not be required to present your passport. For example, if we have already checked your passport at a previous appointment, we do not need to do so again.

You also need to be fingerprinted and photographed. This information will later be used to produce a residence permit card for you, if you are granted a permit for a period of more than three months. You need the card to enter Sweden.

Digital passport check

In some cases, the Swedish Migration Agency will notify you that you must present your passport for a digital passport check via an app. If you are granted a residence permit, you will be fingerprinted and photographed at one of the Swedish Migration Agency’s service centres when you arrive in Sweden.

If you present your passport digitally, but have also been called in for an interview, you need to book an appointment to visit an embassy or consulate-general. During this visit, you may also need to provide fingerprints and have your picture taken.

Present your passport and provide fingerprints at the embassy

If you are not offered a digital passport check, we will ask you to book an appointment to present your passport at the embassy or consulate-general you selected in your application. If you need an entry visa to travel to Sweden, you may also be fingerprinted and photographed during the same visit. If you do not need an entry visa, 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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In some cases, you may need to undergo an interview at the embassy.

If your family is applying with you

If your family also applies for a residence permit together with you, the Swedish Migration Agency must also check the passport of each family member. The requirement to present a passport in person does not apply to children under the age of 5. In that case, it is enough that the parent brings the child’s passport to their own appointment. However, if the child needs an entry visa to enter Sweden, they must accompany their parent or legal guardian so they can be photographed for it.

Ask the embassy how they issue residence permit cards

If your application for a residence permit is granted, you will receive your residence permit card from the same embassy you visited to present your passport. For this reason, it is a good idea to ask the embassy now if they can send it to you by post or if you will need to pick it up in person.