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

The application is made using a paper form. The form you should use depends on the type of adoption you plan to carry out.

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, 1.4 MB. (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

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.

Fill in the application

Fill in the form:

Application for a residence permit for a child who has been/will be adopted – Adoption not mediated by a Swedish adoption organisation (171011) Pdf, 845.4 kB.

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.

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.


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.