You want to apply Certificate of permanent residence status for British citizens

You are a British citizen or family member of a British citizen and want to apply for a certificate of permanent residence status.

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You can apply for a certificate of permanent residence status when you have met the conditions for right of residence for at least five years and previously received a certificate of residence status in Sweden. If your family meets the requirements, they can also apply.

If your family also want to apply for a certificate of permanent residence status

If any of your family members meet the requirements, they can also apply for a certificate of permanent residence status. Keep in mind that they must also have lived in Sweden for five consecutive years and have met the conditions for right of residence. This means that children under the age of five cannot be granted a certificate of permanent residence status.

These requirements must be met in order for you to be granted permanent residence status:

You must have residence status and have met the conditions for right of residence for at least five consecutive years

Plan to present your passport of national ID card
You may need to present your passport or national ID card before you receive a decision about your application. In some cases, the processing of your application may be faster if you submit a copy of your passport. In that case, you may be asked to present your passport through a digital passport check via an app. We will contact you with information about how and when you must present your passport or national ID card.

You must attach copies of these documents to your application

Make sure that the information on your submitted documents is clearly visible.

Correctly made copies of your passport or national ID card
Read more about what the passport copies must show

Documents showing that you have met the requirements for residence status for five consecutive years

You must submit documents showing that you have met the requirements for residence status in Sweden for five consecutive years. The documents you must include in your application depend on the occupation or livelihood you have had during these five years. Select the heading or headings that describe you. If you have had different grounds for residence during the five-year period, you need to submit documents for all your grounds.

If you are an employee, you must submit

  • all statements from the Swedish Tax Agency for the past five years
  • employer certificate(s) for the past five years
  • certificate(s) showing the dates for which you have been registered as a jobseeker with the Swedish Public Employment Service, if you have been unemployed.

If you are self-employed, you must submit statements from your tax account for the past five years.

If you are a student, you must submit transcripts of your studies for the periods during which you have studied at least at upper secondary level.

If you are retired or have sufficient funds to support yourself, you must submit

  • information about your accommodation and what housing costs you have in Sweden, for example a rental contract stating the rental cost or proof of purchase of a tenant-owner’s flat or property. If you own your home, you need to report the monthly costs associated with the property
  • documents showing how you have supported yourself financially during your time in Sweden, such as pension payments, bank statements, or tax data for salary/wages from abroad.

If someone else is responsible for your financial maintenance in Sweden, you need to submit

  • a copy of the ID card belonging to the person who is supporting you financially
  • a letter in which the person who is supporting you certifies that they will be responsible for your financial maintenance, and which also states your relationship
  • documents proving that they have supported you financially, such as bank account statements.

A representative can apply for you if you give them power of attorney. In that case, the person who applies for you must attach a copy of the power of attorney to your application.

Power of attorney (107011) pdf, 535.3 kB.

Read more about power of attorney

Documents to attach if your family is applying with you

Correctly made copies of each family member’s passport
Read more about what the passport copies must show

It costs nothing to apply for a certificate of permanent residence.

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