You have received a decision If your application for an entry visa has been rejected

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.

If the Swedish Migration Agency decides that you are not entitled to an extension of your Schengen visa, you cannot appeal that decision.

You have the right to remain in Sweden for as long as your entry visa is valid. If your entry visa has expired, you do not have the right to stay in any of the Schengen countries.

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.

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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.