You have received a decision Your application has been approved – studies

Your application for a residence permit to study in Sweden, or as a family member of a student, has been approved. The information on this page applies to both those who have been granted a permit for the first time and those who have been granted an extended permit for studies.

Once you have been granted a residence permit, you will get a residence permit card. This card is proof that you have permission to be in Sweden. You need to be photographed and fingerprinted for the card, unless you already did this when you applied or when you presented your passport. If you have family members who have applied with you, they must also be photographed and fingerprinted.

You need to be photographed and fingerprinted for your residence permit card, if you have not already done so. When you should do so depends on whether you need an entry visa to travel to Sweden.

Countries whose citizens need an entry visa to travel to Sweden External link.

If you need an entry visa to travel to Sweden, you must get fingerprinted and photographed at an embassy or consulate-general and then wait for your residence permit card to be ready before you can travel to Sweden. When you visit the embassy, you must bring your passport with you.

When you travel to Sweden, you must present your residence permit card together with a valid passport.

If you do not need an entry visa to travel to Sweden, you can get fingerprinted and photographed at one of the Swedish Migration Agency’s service centres after you have arrived in Sweden.

Book an appointment for your visit

You need to be photographed and fingerprinted for your residence permit card. You must do this even if you have had a Swedish residence permit before, because this information is not saved. You can do this at one of the Swedish Migration Agency’s service centres.

Book an appointment for your visit

If you are outside Sweden, you can pick up your residence permit card at the embassy. If you are listed in the Swedish population register, it will be sent to your registered address in Sweden.

If you are granted a residence permit for more than one year, you should contact the Swedish Tax Agency to get listed in Sweden’s population register and receive a Swedish personal identity number. If you need to seek care in Sweden, you may have to pay for it yourself if you are not registered in the population register and don’t have a Swedish personal identity number.

Read more about population registration on the website of the Swedish Tax Agency External link.

We have compiled information and links that may be useful for people who have recently moved to Sweden.

About Sweden – for new arrivals

Information for children who have been granted permission to live in Sweden

If you have been granted a residence permit to study, your family can apply for a residence permit to live with you in Sweden.

You want to apply – Family who want to apply afterwards

During the period in which your permit is valid, you can travel in and out of the country. However, if you leave Sweden, you must have both a valid passport and your residence permit card to be able to return here.

You can keep your residence permit for studies in Sweden even if you will be spending time in another country during part of the permit period, as long as the stay abroad is part of the education to which you have been admitted in Sweden. If you will be travelling to another country as part of your education, you should contact that country’s authorities to find out what is required to stay in that country.

Yes, in certain situations, the Swedish Migration Agency can revoke a permit. For example, this applies in these cases:

  • if you provided incorrect information in your application or did not tell us about something of significance to your residence permit
  • if the conditions for the residence permit are no longer met; for example, if you are no longer studying.

If you have been granted a permanent residence permit for doctoral students, you can find more information on the page You have received a decision – Permanent residence permit.

If your situation changes while you have a residence permit

Read about what you may need to do if something changes in your situation while you are in Sweden with a residence permit:

You have a permit in Sweden – Study

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.