Apply

Have you assembled all documents?

Before you start your application, you must have assembled the documents you will need to attach.

See which documents you must attach under the Important to know tab

Requirements for applying in the e-service

To apply in the e-service, you must

  • be 18 years or older
  • have a valid email address
  • be able to pay the application fee with a payment card issued by Visa or Mastercard
  • be able to scan or photograph the documents you need to attach.

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

Read more about power of attorney

E-service for living with someone

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Adults: SEK 2,000
Children under 18 years of age: SEK 1,000

You will not receive a refund if your application is rejected.

The following people pay no fee to apply:

  • family members of EU/EEA citizens. In this context, Swedes do not count as EU citizens
  • EU/EEA citizens who are applying for a residence permit
  • Swiss citizens and their family members
  • Japanese citizens
  • husbands, wives, cohabiting partners, registered partners and unmarried children under the age of 18 who are applying for a residence permit to live with a family member who has been granted a residence permit in Sweden due to their need for protection or exceptionally distressing circumstances.


Fill in the application

If you cannot apply in the e-service, fill in these forms:

Application for a residence permit to settle in Sweden (161011) Pdf, 869.6 kB.

Application for residence permit to settle in Sweden – For a child under the age of 18 (163011) Pdf, 852.1 kB.

Family details – Appendix to your application (239011) Pdf, 876.4 kB.

Consent for a child to settle in Sweden (217011) Pdf, 1.1 MB.

If a representative will be applying for you:

Power of attorney (107011) Pdf, 1.1 MB.

Submit your application

You must submit your application at a Swedish embassy or consulate-general in the country where you live. Remember to bring the documents you need to attach.

Not all Swedish embassies and consulates-general handle migration cases, so it is important to check which one you should contact:

More information to prepare for your visit, such as information about booking an appointment, can be found on the embassies’ website:

Swedish embassies and consulates-general External link.

You pay the application fee when you submit your application.

Once you have submitted your application, it will be sent to the Swedish Migration Agency.

If you are applying from within Sweden, you must send your application to:

Migrationsverket
Box 3100
903 03 Umeå

Pay the application fee

If you are applying from Sweden, you pay the fee to bankgiro number 5223-7005. The IBAN for the account is SE6912000000012810106908 and the BIC/SWIFT code is DABASESX (Danske Bank).

In the box for messages to the recipient, you write the name and surname of the person the application fee is for, as well as their personal identity number and/or case number. If you are paying the fees of several people at the same time, write the personal identity number and/or case number for each of them. Also write on the application form when and how you paid the fee.

When the Swedish Migration Agency has received your application, the person in Sweden will get an email. The email contains instructions for logging in to a form with questions about their income and housing, as well as your relationship. The questions must be answered within 14 days. If you have not received an email, check your spam folder to make sure it didn’t end up there.

Questionnaire for the person in Sweden

If the person in Sweden has lost the email with the link, they can log in to the questionnaire here.

To the questionnaire

By logging in you accept the terms of use

If the Swedish Migration Agency invites you, you who are an EU/EEA citizen must fill in another form, together with the person in Sweden:

Questionnaire (in Swedish) on relationship to partner for EU/EEA citizens and family members of EU/EEA citizens - Application after entry into Sweden (T115) Pdf, 722.2 kB.

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.