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You have applied for a visitor’s residence permit, or for an extension of your permit, and are waiting for a decision.
- Important to know
- How it works
What you should do once you have submitted your application depends on how you submitted it and whether you applied from outside or inside Sweden.
Log in to My page
By logging in to My page, you can access information about your application and use our services.
What to do if you applied from outside Sweden
If you applied in the e-service, you must visit an embassy or consulate-general to be interviewed and present your passport. You were asked to book an appointment for this visit when you applied. If there are several of you who applied together, everyone must come along for the visit.
If you applied during a visit to an embassy, you presented your passport and were interviewed when you submitted the application.
If you need an entry visa to travel to Sweden and are granted a residence permit, you need a residence permit card before you travel. You must therefore be fingerprinted and photographed during your visit.
Countries whose citizens need an entry visa to enter Sweden External link.
If you do not need an entry visa to travel to Sweden, you can travel without a residence permit card. If you are granted a residence permit, you must instead submit documentation for a residence permit card at the National Government Service Centre after you have arrived in Sweden.
What to do if you applied from inside Sweden
You must visit the National Government Service Centre to present your passport, be fingerprinted and photographed. If there are several of you who applied together, everyone must come along for the visit. The Swedish Migration Agency will send you a letter with information about how to book an appointment for your visit.
The Swedish Migration Agency will contact you if we need more information
If something is missing from your application or if we need more information, we will contact you.
How will I receive the decision?
Depending on where and how you applied, you will receive the decision in different ways.
If you applied from outside Sweden
The embassy will contact you or your representative to inform you of the decision. In certain cases, you need to book an appointment at the embassy to pick it up.
When you receive the decision, you can find out the reasons on which we based it. If your application is rejected, information on what to do if you want to appeal is provided.
If you applied from inside Sweden
If you applied for a residence permit from inside Sweden, the decision will be sent to the Swedish address you provided in your application. If you have given somebody a power of attorney to represent you, the decision will be sent to that person.
When you receive the decision, you can find out the reasons on which we based it. If your application is rejected, information on what to do if you want to appeal is provided. If your application is rejected, you must prepare to leave Sweden.
If you want to withdraw your application
You can withdraw your application at any time while your case is being processed. Once you have withdrawn your application, you will receive a decision that your application has been dismissed.
You can withdraw your application by sending us a message when you are logged in to My Page, or by sending a letter to the Swedish Migration Agency.
In the message or letter, you must tell us that you want to withdraw your application. You will also need to provide your name, date of birth or personal identity number, case number, telephone number, and address. If you send us a letter, sign it with your signature. If you have applied from within Sweden, you must also attach proof that you have travelled out of Sweden.
If you have granted someone power of attorney, they may withdraw your application on your behalf.
Send the letter to:
Migrationsverket
Box 3100
903 03 Umeå
If you leave Sweden after your visa, visa-free period or residence permit has expired, we recommend that you take your receipt for the application with you when you leave. The border police are responsible for border controls in and out of to Sweden. Neither the Swedish Migration Agency nor the Border police can give an advance decision on whether you will be allowed to travel back to Sweden. This decision is made directly at the border control.
Can I leave Sweden while I wait for a decision?
If you leave Sweden after your Schengen visa, visa-free period, or residence permit has expired, we recommend that you take the acknowledgement of receipt of your application with you. This is to show the border police that you have applied for a residence permit and have not been staying illegally in Sweden. It is the border police that are responsible for the border control of people entering and exiting Sweden.
I entered Sweden before I received a decision – what happens now?
If you are visa-free or have a valid Schengen visa, you can enter Sweden before you have received a decision. In that case, it is important that you notify the Swedish Migration Agency that you are in Sweden.
Let us know if anything has changed since you applied
If you have new information that may affect your application, for example if you have changed address or extended your travel insurance, you should contact the Swedish Migration Agency.
You can submit this new information at the embassy or consulate-general where you submitted your application. If you are in Sweden, you can instead visit one of the Swedish Migration Agency’s service centres or send the information by post to:
Migrationsverket
Box 3100
903 03 Umeå
If you have paid the wrong application fee
If you made a mistake when paying an application fee – for example, if you accidentally paid the fee twice – you can get a refund. Contact the Swedish Migration Agency to ask for your money back. If you submitted your application at an embassy or consulate-general, you should contact them instead.
When requesting a refund of a fee, you will need to provide the following information.
Information about you and your application:
- your given name and surname
- your personal identity number, coordination number or date of birth
- your address (with postal code, city and country)
- your telephone number and country code (e.g. +46 for Sweden)
- description of why you should get the fee back
- case number (designation number/control number)
- a bank statement or receipt clearly showing that you have paid a fee to the Swedish Migration Agency.
Information about your bank:
- name of the bank
- address of the bank (with postal code, city and country)
- account number and clearing number or equivalent
- IBAN code or BIC/SWIFT code (for banks outside Sweden)
- name of the person who owns the account.
Send this in a letter to:
Migrationsverket
601 70 Norrköping
Sweden
Select the process that is relevant to you below
Depending on what you are applying for, the process looks a little different.
If you are applying for the first time
You apply
You fill in the application and attach the required documents.
Before you can receive a decision, you must present your passport and, in some cases, be interviewed. To do this, you must book an appointment for an in-person visit. If you are applying from outside Sweden, you must book an appointment at an embassy or consulate-general. If you are applying from inside Sweden, you will get information from the Swedish Migration Agency about how to book your visit.
Not all Swedish embassies and consulates-general handle migration cases, so it is important to check which one you should contact.
In-person visit
You need to bring your passport to your in-person visit. If family members are applying with you, they must also accompany you.
If you need an entry visa to travel to Sweden, you may also be fingerprinted and photographed during the same interview appointment. This information will later be used to produce a residence permit card for you. If you are granted a residence permit, you will need the card to enter Sweden.
The Swedish Migration Agency processes the application
After your in-person visit, the Swedish Migration Agency will review all the information related to your application and determine whether you can be granted a residence permit.
We will contact you if we need more information.
Log in to My page
By logging in to My page, you can access information about your application and use our services.
You receive our decision
Once the Swedish Migration Agency has made a decision, it will be sent by post to your chosen embassy or representative. In certain cases, you may need to visit the embassy to pick up the decision. If you are in Sweden, it will be sent to you or your representative by post.
When you receive the decision, you can find out the reasons on which we based it. If you are granted a residence permit, you have the right to stay in Sweden as long as the permit is valid. If your application is rejected and you are currently in Sweden, you must prepare to leave the country.
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If you are applying for an extension
You apply for an extension
It is important that you apply for an extension before your current residence permit expires. As long as you submit your application before your permit expires, you have the right to stay in Sweden until we make a decision, even if your current permit expires. You apply by filling in the application and attaching the required documents.
Before you can receive a decision, you must present your passport at an in-person visit. The Swedish Migration Agency will send you a letter with information about how and when to do this.
In-person visit
You need to bring your passport to your in-person visit. If family members are applying with you, they must also accompany you.
You will also be fingerprinted and photographed during your appointment. This information will be used to produce a residence permit card for you.
The Swedish Migration Agency processes the application
After your in-person visit, the Swedish Migration Agency will review all the information related to your application and determine whether you can be granted a residence permit.
We will contact you if we need more information.
Log in to My page
By logging in to My page, you can access information about your application and use our services.
You receive our decision
Once the Swedish Migration Agency has made a decision, it will be sent to your address in Sweden, or to your representative.
When you receive the decision, you can find out the reasons on which we based it. If you are granted a residence permit, you have the right to stay in Sweden as long as the permit is valid. If your application is rejected and you are currently in Sweden, you must prepare to leave the country.
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