The application is made using a paper form. The form you should use depends on the type of adoption you plan to carry out.
Adoption mediated by an authorised Swedish adoption organisation and/or in accordance with the Hague Convention
Fill in the application
Fill in the form:
Ansökan om uppehållstillstånd för barn som har adopterats eller ska adopteras – Adoption som har förmedlats av en svensk adoptionsorganisation eller i enlighet med Haag-konventionen (1744)
Pdf, 780.5 kB. [Application for a residence permit for a child who has been, or will be, adopted – Adoption mediated by a Swedish adoption organisation or in accordance with the Hague Convention] only in Swedish)
Send the form and the documents you need to attach to:
Migrationsverket
Permit Unit
601 70 Norrköping
Pay the application fee
Once we have received your application, we will contact you via email or letter with information on how to make the payment and how much you must pay.
Individual adoption not mediated by an authorised Swedish adoption organisation
Fill in the application
Fill in the form:
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.