Live with a partner
You have a residence permit to live with your partner to whom you are married, who is your registered or cohabiting partner, or who you plan to marry or live with as cohabiting partners, and you want to extend your permit.
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You want to extend the residence permit you were granted to live with a partner, parent, your child, or another relative who lives in Sweden.
Adults who want to live with another relative in Sweden
You have a residence permit in Sweden to live with a relative who is not your spouse or cohabiting partner and want to extend your permit.
Parents of children under the age of 18
You want to extend your residence permit to continue living with your child in Sweden.
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.