You have received a decision If your application has been approved – long-term resident status in SwedenYou have received a decision If your application has been approved – long-term resident status in Sweden

Your long-term resident status is valid for an unlimited period of time, but may be revoked if, for example, you remain outside the EU for more than one year, if you remain outside of Sweden for more than six consecutive years, or if you are granted long-term resident status in another EU country.

When the period of validity of your current EC/EU residence permit card expires, you can renew your card.

Renew your EC/EU residence permit card

Your status as a long-term resident in Sweden is valid indefinitely or until it is revoked, but you will need to extend your temporary residence permit after five years.

Your family members do not automatically get long-term resident status when you get it. They must meet the requirements themselves. This applies to every family member. If you have children who have resided in Sweden for less than five years with a residence permit or on other legal grounds, they cannot be granted long-term resident status in Sweden.

If your family members want to apply for long-term resident status in Sweden, they must each submit their own application form.

You want to apply – Long-term residents in Sweden

Family members who do not meet the requirements

Once you have been granted long-term resident status in Sweden, the Swedish Migration Agency will examine whether your family members can be granted a residence permit to live with you under the Swedish rules.

If you have family members who do not meet the requirements and who want to live with you in Sweden, each of them must apply for a residence permit on the grounds that they are your close relative, and they must do this before their current permit expires. This is true regardless of which type of permit they have had in the past.

If you are granted long-term resident status, then in order for your family members to be granted residence permits on the grounds that they are your close relatives, you must fulfil a maintenance requirement. This means that you must be able to show that you can support yourself and your family and have a home that is big enough for all of you to live in.

Your family can read more and apply on the page You want to apply – Live with someone.