You have applied for an extension of the permit you were granted so you could work in Sweden, and now you are waiting for a decision.
By logging in to My page, you can access information about your application and use our services.
You may need to present your passport before you can receive a decision. You only need to do this if we have not already checked it on a previous visit, or if you have received a new passport since you last presented it. Some applicants will be offered the option of presenting their passport in a digital passport check conducted via an app.
If you need to present your passport, we will contact you with information about how and when you can do so.
If you do need to present your passport, you can also provide fingerprints and be photographed for your residence permit card at the same appointment, as we will need to issue you a new card if you are granted an extended residence permit.
It is not possible to say exactly how long you will need to wait for a decision. There are many things that affect the waiting time, for example whether your application is complete to begin with or whether we need to request more information.
On the page Waiting times you can see statistics on the average waiting time for different types of applications.
You can also log in to My page to see statistics on waiting times for the permit you have applied for.
If you applied in the e-service, you will receive an email stating whether your application has been approved or rejected. The decision will be sent to your address in Sweden.
If you have applied on the form, you will receive the decision by post.
If a representative is acting on your behalf, the decision will be sent to them.
When you receive the decision, you can find out the reasons on which we based our decision and learn what to do if you want to appeal. If your application is rejected, you must prepare to leave Sweden.
If you have had a work permit for six months or more and submitted your application before your current permit expired, you may continue to work while you wait for a decision.
If you have had a work permit for less than six months, you are not allowed to work while you wait for a decision.
If you have applied for an extended work permit before your current permit expires, and change jobs before you have received a decision, you can start working at your new job. Remember to submit your new employment contract to the Swedish Migration Agency.
You have a permit in Sweden – If you change employer or profession or stop working
If you travel abroad after you have applied for an extension of your permit and need an entry visa to enter Sweden, it may be difficult for you to return to the country.
Since you must have a valid permit to be able to re-enter Sweden, you may be forced to remain abroad until you have received a new decision.
In case of special events, for example, sudden illness, a death in the family, or important work-related assignments, you can apply for a national visa to enter Sweden before you have received your new residence permit.
You apply for a national visa at a Swedish embassy or consulate-general in the country where you are located, provided that the authority issues entry visas. It is the embassy that makes decisions about national visas, and their decision cannot be appealed.
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.
If you have new information that may affect your application, for example if you have a new passport, married, or had a baby, you should contact the Swedish Migration Agency.
You can 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 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.
Migrationsverket
601 70 Norrköping
Sweden
If you need to go on a business trip while waiting for a decision on an extension, you can apply for an entry visa known as a “D visa”. If you are visa-free, you do not need a D visa to travel in and out of Sweden.
You must have been granted and received a D visa before you travel, so remember to apply well in advance. It will take two to three weeks to receive a decision. If your application needs to be supplemented with additional information, it may take longer before you receive a decision.
If you have applied for an extension of any of the following types of permits, you cannot be granted a D visa:
Fill in the form:
Application for national visa (D visa) for Sweden (253011) pdf, 1.7 MB.
Contact the Swedish Migration Agency by telephone and inform them that you wish to submit an application for a D visa. You can also contact us by selecting ‘Extend a Schengen visa or apply for a D visa’ in the email form. At the same time, inform us which of the following locations you wish to visit to submit your application: Malmö, Göteborg, Stockholm, Sundsvall, Norrköping or Boden.
Email the Swedish Migration Agency
Once you have booked an appointment, bring your completed application form with you, together with:
It costs 60 Euros to apply, and the fee is charged in the equivalent amount in Swedish kronor. At the time of your visit, you will be photographed.
The decision will be sent to the postal address you provided in the application. If you are granted an entry visa, we will contact you with information about when and where to visit us to get your visa sticker. If you are granted a D visa, you can take multiple business trips with the same entry visa during its period of validity.
If you want to continue working in Sweden after your work permit expires, you need to extend it. You can apply for an extension no more than two months before your current permit will expire.
Before you apply for an extended work permit, you need to have an employment agreement signed by you and your employer.
It is the employer who starts the extension application in the e-service.
The employer sends information about the employment to the relevant trade union for the industry to which the employment relates. The trade union is given the opportunity to comment on the terms and conditions of employment.
Once the employer has completed their part, you will receive an email with a link to the e-service, where you must fill in your part of the application. You fill in the application and attach the necessary documents.
It is important that you submit your extension application before your current permit expires. That way, you will have the right to stay in Sweden until we make a decision, even if your current permit expires.
Now follows a period of waiting until the Swedish Migration Agency takes a closer look at your application.
If you applied before your current permit expired, you have the right to continue working for your employer while you wait for a decision.
The Swedish Migration Agency will review all the information about your application and determine whether you can be granted an extended permit.
We will contact you if we need more information.
By logging in to My page, you can access information about your application and use our services.
To get a new residence permit card, you need to be photographed and fingerprinted. If you did not do this when you submitted your application, you must book an appointment to do so. If your family is applying with you, they must also book an appointment.
You may need to present your passport before we can make a decision. You only need to do this if we have not already checked it on a previous visit, or if you have received a new passport since you last presented it.
Certain applicants will be offered the option of presenting their passport in a digital passport check conducted via an app.
If you need to present your passport, we will contact you with information about how and when you can do so.
You are waiting for a decision – You have applied for an extension
As soon as we have made a decision, you will receive an email or letter stating whether you have been granted a work permit or if your application has been rejected. 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 live and work 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.
If you want to continue to run your own business in Sweden after your residence permit expires, you need to extend it.
You fill in the application and attach the required documents.
It is important that you submit your extension application before your current permit expires. That way, you will have the right to stay in Sweden until we make a decision, even if your current permit expires.
Now follows a period of waiting until the Swedish Migration Agency takes a closer look at your application.
If you applied before your current permit expired, you have the right to continue working while you wait for a decision.
The Swedish Migration Agency will review all the information about your application and determine whether you can be granted an extended permit.
We will contact you if we need more information.
By logging in to My page, you can access information about your application and use our services.
To get a new residence permit card, you need to be photographed and fingerprinted. If you did not do this when you submitted your application, you must book an appointment to do so. If your family is applying with you, they must also book an appointment.
You may need to present your passport before we can make a decision. You only need to do this if we have not already checked it on a previous visit, or if you have received a new passport since you last presented it.
Certain applicants will be offered the option of presenting their passport in a digital passport check conducted via an app.
If you need to present your passport, we will contact you with information about how and when you can do so.
You are waiting for a decision – You have applied for an extension
As soon as we have made a decision, you will receive an email or letter stating whether you have been granted a work permit or if your application has been rejected. In some cases, the Swedish Migration Agency will invite you to an in-person meeting at which you will be informed of the decision. 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 live and work 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.
If you want to continue working in Sweden after your EU Blue Card expires, you need to extend it. You must apply for an extension of your EU Blue Card before your current permit expires. Before you apply for an extended EU Blue Card, you need to be offered a job in Sweden.
It is the employer who starts the extension application in the e-service.
The employer sends information about the employment to the relevant trade union for the industry to which the employment relates. The trade union is given the opportunity to comment on the terms and conditions of employment.
Once the employer has completed their part, you will receive an email with a link to the e-service. You must then fill in your part of the application. You fill in the application and attach the necessary documents.
If you applied before your current EU Blue Card expired, you have the right to continue working for your employer while you wait for a decision.
However, you are not allowed to work while you wait if your previous employment has ended and you have now applied for an EU Blue Card based on your job with a new employer.
The Swedish Migration Agency will review all the information about your application and determine whether you can be granted an extended EU Blue Card.
We will contact you if we need more information.
By logging in to My page, you can access information about your application and use our services.
You may need to present your passport before we can make a decision. You only need to do this if we have not already checked it on a previous visit, or if you have received a new passport since you last presented it.
Certain applicants will be offered the option of presenting their passport in a digital passport check conducted via an app.
If you need to present your passport, we will contact you with information about how and when you can do so.
You are waiting for a decision – You have applied for an extension
As soon as we have made a decision, you will receive an email or letter stating whether you have been granted a permit or if your application has been rejected. When you receive the decision, you can find out the reasons on which we based it. If you are granted an EU Blue Card, you have the right to live and work 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.
If you want to continue conducting research in Sweden after your residence permit expires, you need to extend it. You must apply for an extension before your current permit expires. Before you apply for an extended residence permit, you need to have a research offer and a signed hosting agreement.
You fill in the application and attach the required documents. It is important that you submit your extension application before your current permit expires. That way, you will have the right to stay in Sweden until we make a decision, even if your current permit expires.
Now follows a period of waiting until the Swedish Migration Agency takes a closer look at your application.
If you applied before your current permit expired, you have the right to continue your research while you wait for a decision.
The Swedish Migration Agency will review all the information about your application and determine whether you can be granted an extended permit.
We will contact you if we need more information.
By logging in to My page, you can access information about your application and use our services.
To get a new residence permit card, you need to be photographed and fingerprinted. If you did not do this when you submitted your application, you must book an appointment to do so. If your family is applying with you, they must also book an appointment.
You may need to present your passport before we can make a decision. You only need to do this if we have not already checked it on a previous visit, or if you have received a new passport since you last presented it.
Certain applicants will be offered the option of presenting their passport in a digital passport check conducted via an app.
If you need to present your passport, we will contact you with information about how and when you can do so.
You are waiting for a decision – You have applied for an extension
As soon as we have made a decision, you will receive an email or letter stating whether you have been granted a work permit or if your application has been rejected. 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 live and work 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.
If you want to continue working in Sweden after your work permit expires, you need to extend it. You must apply for an extension before your current permit expires.
Before you apply for an extended work permit, you need to have an employment agreement signed by you and your employer.
It is the employer who starts the extension application in the e-service.
Once the employer has completed their part, you will receive an email with a link to the e-service, where you must fill in your part of the application. You fill in the application and attach the necessary documents.
Once the employer has completed their part, you will receive an email with a link to the e-service, where you must fill in your part of the application. You fill in the application and attach the necessary documents.
It is important that you submit your extension application before your current permit expires. That way, you will have the right to stay in Sweden until we make a decision, even if your current permit expires.
Now follows a period of waiting until the Swedish Migration Agency takes a closer look at your application.
To get a new residence permit card, you need to be photographed and fingerprinted. If you did not do this when you submitted your application, you must book an appointment to do so. If your family is applying with you, they must also book an appointment.
The Swedish Migration Agency will review all the information about your application and determine whether you can be granted an extended permit. We will contact you if we need more information. In some cases, we will contact your employer for further information.
By logging in to My page, you can access information about your application and use our services.
You may need to present your passport before we can make a decision. You only need to do this if we have not already checked it on a previous visit, or if you have received a new passport since you last presented it.
Certain applicants will be offered the option of presenting their passport in a digital passport check conducted via an app.
If you need to present your passport, we will contact you with information about how and when you can do so.
You are waiting for a decision – You have applied for an extension
As soon as we have made a decision, you will receive an email or letter stating whether you have been granted a work permit or if your application has been rejected. 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 live and work 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.
If you want to continue working in Sweden after your work permit expires, you need to extend it. You can apply for an extension no more than two months before your current permit will expire.
Before you apply for an extended work permit, you need to have an employment agreement or contract signed by you and your employer.
It is the employer who starts the extension application in the e-service.
The employer sends information about the employment to the relevant trade union for the industry to which the employment relates. The trade union is given the opportunity to comment on the terms and conditions of employment.
Once the employer has completed their part, you will receive an email with a link to the e-service, where you must fill in your part of the application. You fill in the application and attach the necessary documents.
It is important that you submit your extension application before your current permit expires. That way, you will have the right to stay in Sweden until we make a decision, even if your current permit expires.
Now follows a period of waiting until the Swedish Migration Agency takes a closer look at your application.
To get a new residence permit card, you need to be photographed and fingerprinted. If you did not do this when you submitted your application, you must book an appointment to do so. If your family is applying with you, they must also book an appointment.
The Swedish Migration Agency will review all the information about your application and determine whether you can be granted an extended permit. We will contact you if we need more information. In some cases, we will contact your employer for further information.
By logging in to My page, you can access information about your application and use our services.
You may need to present your passport before we can make a decision. You only need to do this if we have not already checked it on a previous visit, or if you have received a new passport since you last presented it.
Certain applicants will be offered the option of presenting their passport in a digital passport check conducted via an app.
If you need to present your passport, we will contact you with information about how and when you can do so.
You are waiting for a decision – You have applied for an extension
As soon as we have made a decision, you will receive an email or letter stating whether you have been granted a work permit or if your application has been rejected. 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 live and work 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.
2026-01-26
It is now easier to log in to the Swedish Migration Agency's e-services
Starting Tuesday 27 January, it will be easier to log in to the Swedish Migration Agency's e-services and access more services. If you log in with a username and password, you no longer need a mobile phone number.
2025-12-04
More Afghans may be able to receive passports from their home country
The Swedish Migration Agency estimates that Afghan authorities are now able to issue national passports to their citizens within a reasonable time. This means that Afghan citizens with a residence permit in Sweden no longer automatically have the right to an alien’s passport. Instead, the Swedish Migration Agency will review each application for an alien’s passport individually.
2025-12-03
The Migration Agency’s drop-in service closes on 1 January
On 1 January, the Swedish Migration Agency’s service centre will close for drop-in visits. If you have any questions about your case, please contact the Swedish Migration Agency by telephone or via My page. For guidance and assistance with your application, or with using the Swedish Migration Agency’s digital services, please visit the National Government Service Centre.
2025-12-01
The embassies in Dar es Salaam, Harare, Maputo and Singapore will stop handling migration cases
As of 15 December, the Swedish embassies in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Harare (Zimbabwe), Maputo (Mozambique) and Singapore (Singapore) will no longer handle migration cases. You must then contact other Swedish embassies.
2025-09-15
The embassy in Beirut has had its migration operations paused since October 2024. From 1 October, 2025, the embassy will not handle migration cases at all. You should then instead turn to the Swedish embassy in Amman, Jordan.
2025-09-15
As of 1 October, the consulate-general in Jerusalem will no longer handle migration cases. You should instead contact another foreign mission in the area that has a migration assignment.
2025-09-15
As of 1 October, the embassy in Tel Aviv will no longer handle migration cases. Instead, you should contact another foreign mission in the region or within the Schengen area that handles migration cases.
2025-09-11
How you will be affected when extended passports become invalid
We have previously reported that Swedish authorities will not accept extended passports from 1 October 2025. Here we answer frequently asked questions about what this means and who will be affected.
2025-09-04
Children born in Sweden who have thus never entered Sweden, and whose parent has a research permit, an EU Blue Card or an ICT permit, can now obtain a residence permit without having to leave Sweden.