Your application for a Schengen visa or for an extension of an entry visa has been rejected.
If your application for a Schengen visa is rejected, you can appeal the decision. If the decision has been made by another country in the Schengen area that represents Sweden, you must appeal the decision to that country’s authorities.
You must submit a written appeal no more than three weeks from the date on which you received the decision. The decision states how you can appeal.
Your appeal will first be examined by the authority that made the decision: the embassy, the consulate-general, or the Swedish Migration Agency. If the decision is not changed, the appeal will be forwarded to a Migration Court in Sweden.
You will be notified by the embassy, consulate-general, or the Swedish Migration Agency if the decision has been changed, or by the court, if they have examined the appeal. If the decision is changed and you are granted an entry visa, you will receive a new entry visa sticker in your passport.
2025-12-03
The Migration Agency’s drop-in service closes on 1 January
On 1 January, the Swedish Migration Agency’s service centre will close for drop-in visits. If you have any questions about your case, please contact the Swedish Migration Agency by telephone or via My page. For guidance and assistance with your application, or with using the Swedish Migration Agency’s digital services, please visit the National Government Service Centre.
2025-12-01
The embassies in Dar es Salaam, Harare, Maputo and Singapore will stop handling migration cases
As of 15 December, the Swedish embassies in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Harare (Zimbabwe), Maputo (Mozambique) and Singapore (Singapore) will no longer handle migration cases. You must then contact other Swedish embassies.
2025-10-01
New EU-wide border control system
On 12 October, the new Entry Exit System will be introduced at EU border controls.
2025-09-15
The embassy in Beirut has had its migration operations paused since October 2024. From 1 October, 2025, the embassy will not handle migration cases at all. You should then instead turn to the Swedish embassy in Amman, Jordan.
2025-09-15
As of 1 October, the consulate-general in Jerusalem will no longer handle migration cases. You should instead contact another foreign mission in the area that has a migration assignment.
2025-09-15
As of 1 October, the embassy in Tel Aviv will no longer handle migration cases. Instead, you should contact another foreign mission in the region or within the Schengen area that handles migration cases.
2025-09-11
How you will be affected when extended passports become invalid
We have previously reported that Swedish authorities will not accept extended passports from 1 October 2025. Here we answer frequently asked questions about what this means and who will be affected.
2025-07-23
Extended passports become invalid on 1 October
As of 1 October 2025, Swedish authorities will no longer accept passports that have had their period of validity extended by inserting a stamp or sticker into the passport. If you have such a national passport, you should apply for a new one.
2025-07-07
If you need to apply for a visa, you can now do so in Islamabad
As of 7 July, you can apply for a Schengen visa in Pakistan for short visits to Sweden by submitting your application in Islamabad.