You have received a decision If your application for a visitor’s residence permit has been approved

Your application for a visitor’s residence permit 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.

Once you have been granted a visitor’s residence permit, you will receive a residence permit card. This card is proof that you have permission to be in Sweden.

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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. In some locations, you can get fingerprinted and photographed and collect your residence permit card, but a different embassy will be responsible for your application and can answer your questions. When you travel to Sweden, you must present your residence permit card together with a valid passport.

Here, you can find out where to turn:

If you do not need an entry visa to travel to Sweden, you can get fingerprinted and photographed after you have arrived in Sweden.

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Your residence permit card will be automatically sent to the address you provided in the application. The card will be sent to you within about a week of the decision.

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 work without having the right to do so.

News

2026-04-24

Check your allowed short-term stay

The EU has published an online tool that makes it possible for those who are covered by the EU’s Entry/Exit System to check for how long they are allowed to stay within the Schengen area.

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.