You have a permit in Sweden – Study You plan to travel abroad

You have a residence permit for studies in Sweden and wish to travel abroad for any length of time.

If you have a residence permit in Sweden, you can travel out of Sweden and back for as long as your permit is valid. However, if you leave Sweden, you must have both a valid passport and your residence permit card to be able to return here.

When travelling, you must present your residence permit card together with your valid passport. With your passport and residence permit card, you can enter and move freely within the Schengen area for 90 days within a 180-day period. If you are travelling to a non-Schengen country, you may need an entry visa.

Your residence permit can be revoked if you are away for a long time

If you will be leaving Sweden for more than a month during the semester, for activities that are not part of your education, you must notify the Swedish Migration Agency. A longer period of absence may mean that you are no longer entitled to a residence permit in Sweden and that the Swedish Migration Agency can revoke the permit.

If your residence permit has been revoked due to a long-term absence that was not part of your education, and you want to apply for a new residence permit to continue your studies in Sweden, it is important that you apply for a new permit before you return to Sweden. You must have the new permit before you enter Sweden.

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If you have a permanent residence permit, you 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. However, you can be away from Sweden for up to two years if you submit a notification that you wish to keep your permanent residence permit. If you do not return and settle in Sweden after two years have passed, we can revoke your residence permit.

Register to keep your permanent residence permit

To apply 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. Send it to this address:

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 – The Swedish Tax Agency External link.

If you need an entry visa to enter Sweden and you travel abroad after applying for an extension, and your residence permit then expires, it may be difficult for you to enter Sweden before you have received your new permit. You may have to remain outside Sweden while you wait for the decision about your extension application.

You are waiting for a decision – You have applied for an extension

News

2025-04-03

If you are planning to work, study or move to Sweden to live with someone, you can now visit the embassy in Islamabad

On 9 April, the Swedish Migration Agency will resume its residence and work permit activities in Pakistan. Applicants needing to submit biometric data, have their passport checked or be interviewed after submitting an application can once again do so at the embassy in Islamabad. This does not apply to those who are applying for a Schengen visa to visit Sweden for a short stay.

The Swedish Migration Agency is responsible for considering applications from people who want to live in Sweden, seek protection or become Swedish citizens. Our work is based on Swedish laws and international conventions, with a focus on legal certainty and effective reception and return.