You have a permanent residence permit in Sweden and want to renew your residence permit card because it has expired.
Your residence permit card is proof that you have the right to be in Sweden. To get a new permanent residence permit card when your card expires, you will need to be photographed and fingerprinted again, because this information is not saved. You must contact the Swedish Migration Agency via My page or by telephone. After you have contacted us, you must book an appointment to be photographed and fingerprinted. You book an appointment via My page. If you don’t have an account on My page you will need to create an account.
You can be photographed and fingerprinted no more than three months before your current residence permit card expires. Bring a valid identification document and your residence permit card to your booked appointment.
If you have lost your residence permit card or if it has been stolen, you must report this to the police.
Once you have received your police report, send a copy of it to us:
Migrationsverket
Box 3100
903 03 Umeå
Once we have reviewed your police report, we will send you a letter with information on how to book an appointment to have your photograph and fingerprints taken at the National Government Service Centre.
If you do not have any valid identification document, you should not visit the National Government Service Centre. In that case, you should instead contact the Swedish Migration Agency via My page or by telephone. Please also provide us with your current email address and telephone number. After that, an appointment will be booked for you with the Swedish Migration Agency at the office located closest to you: Boden, Sundsvall, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Norrköping, or Malmö. You will receive a booking confirmation by email.
If you have not received a letter or booking confirmation within 14 days, please contact the Swedish Migration Agency via My page or by telephone.
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.