You have a permit in Sweden – Permanent residence permit You plan to travel abroad or move from SwedenYou have a permit in Sweden – Permanent residence permit You plan to travel abroad or move from Sweden

If you have a permanent residence permit in Sweden, you can travel out of Sweden and back, but you must have both a valid passport and your residence permit card to be able to return here.

If you move from Sweden, the Swedish Migration Agency can revoke your permanent residence permit. If you submit a notification of desire to keep your permanent residence permit, you can leave Sweden for up to a year and still keep your residence permit.

If you are away for more than a year, the Swedish Migration Agency can revoke your residence permit.

Register to keep your permanent residence permit

If you know that you will be away from Sweden for up to a year, you can submit a notification of desire to keep your permanent residence permit. If you do not return and settle in Sweden after one year has passed, we can revoke your residence permit.

To notify a desire to keep your permanent residence permit, fill in the form:

Notification of desire to retain permanent residence permit (187011, only in Swedish) pdf, 636.9 kB.

Print and sign the form and send it to us:

Migrationsverket
601 70 Norrköping
Sweden

Your notification must be received by the Swedish Migration Agency no later than one week before you leave Sweden. If your trip is cancelled, you must notify the Swedish Migration Agency no later than the day you originally planned to travel.

If you are planning to live outside Sweden for a year or more, you must also report this to the Swedish Tax Agency.

Moving away from Sweden (skatteverket.se) External link.

Special rules for researchers

If you have a permanent residence permit after having had a temporary residence permit for research, research with long-term mobility, or studies at doctoral level, you can leave Sweden for up to two years before the Swedish Migration Agency can revoke your residence permit. In this case, you need to have notified us of your desire to keep your permanent residence permit.

If your permanent residence permit has been revoked

If your permanent residence permit has been revoked, you must apply for a new one if you want to move back to Sweden.

If you have previously lived in Sweden with a permanent residence permit, you can be granted a residence permit because you have ties to Sweden. In this case, the Swedish Migration Agency will look at your connection to Sweden, how long you have lived in Sweden, and how long you have lived in another country.

You apply at a Swedish embassy or consulate-general in the country where you currently live, and your permit must be granted before you travel to Sweden.

You want to apply – Other ties to Sweden