Live with a partner
You want to apply for a residence permit to live with your partner in Sweden to whom you are married, who is your registered or cohabiting partner, or who you plan to marry or live with as cohabiting partners.
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You want to live with a partner, parent, your child, or another relative who lives in Sweden.
Parents of children under 18 years of age
You want to apply for a residence permit to live with your child, who already lives in Sweden.
Adults who want to live with another relative
You want to apply for a residence permit to live with a relative in Sweden who is not your spouse, cohabiting partner, or child.
News
2026-04-13
Easier to renew your permanent residence permit card
It will now be easier to renew your permanent residence permit card. You will automatically receive information and a request to book an appointment via My page well in advance of your current card expiring.
2026-01-26
It is now easier to log in to the Swedish Migration Agency's e-services
Starting Tuesday 27 January, it will be easier to log in to the Swedish Migration Agency's e-services and access more services. If you log in with a username and password, you no longer need a mobile phone number.
2026-01-12
Faster decisions for family members of Swedes moving home
Complete digital applications from family members of Swedish citizens who want to move back to Sweden will now be decided within 90 days.
2025-12-04
More Afghans may be able to receive passports from their home country
The Swedish Migration Agency estimates that Afghan authorities are now able to issue national passports to their citizens within a reasonable time. This means that Afghan citizens with a residence permit in Sweden no longer automatically have the right to an alien’s passport. Instead, the Swedish Migration Agency will review each application for an alien’s passport individually.