Apply for an extension of a residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive

You have a residence permit in Sweden under the Temporary Protection Directive and want to stay in Sweden.

You can apply to extend your residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive if you want to stay in Sweden. If your residence permit expires on 4 March 2026, you must apply during the application period 28 January–4 March 2026. This also applies to those who have been registered in the Swedish Population Register.

Notify the Swedish Tax Agency if you change your address so that we can reach you. If you are not registered in the Swedish Population Register, you must instead notify the Swedish Migration Agency of your new address.

E-service for extension of residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive

The application opens 28 January 2026.

Requirements to get an extended residence permit

These requirements must be met in order for you to be granted an extended residence permit with temporary protection under the Temporary Protection Directive:

You must have a residence permit in Sweden under the Temporary Protection Directive

You must continue to meet the requirements for a residence permit with temporary protection under the Temporary Protection Directive

You must be present in Sweden

Prepare this before you apply

Retrieve the case number for all applicants

You need to have the case number for every person you are applying for. The number is located on the residence permit card or in the upper right-hand corner of the decision letter from the Swedish Migration Agency.

Photo of a copy showing a residence permit card.

The case number is circled in the image.

You do not need to attach any documents to your application. You are not required to have valid identity documents to receive an extended residence permit, but if you do have identity documents, you should bring them when you later visit the Swedish Migration Agency to be photographed and provide fingerprints.

When can I apply for an extension?

If your residence permit expires during 2026, you must apply during the application period 28 January–4 March 2026. If you submit your application in the e-service by 4 March, you have applied on time, even if you receive a later appointment for being photographed and providing fingerprints.

If you apply for extended protection on time and are still registered with one of the Swedish Migration Agency's reception units (that is you are not yet registered in the Swedish Population Register), you retain your right to accommodation and financial aid while waiting for a new decision.

If you apply too late

If you apply too late, that is after your residence permit has expired, you must apply for protection again. You will not be allowed to work again until you have received a new residence permit. If you have financial aid from the Swedish Migration Agency, you will lose the support aid and must apply for it again.

For how long can I be granted a residence permit?

If you are granted an extended residence permit under the EU's Temporary Protection Directive, your permit will be valid until 4 March 2027. Before that date, you will receive information about what to do when your residence permit expires.

If the security situation in Ukraine improves enough that the EU decides to terminate the Temporary Protection Directive before 4 March 2027, the Swedish Migration Agency will revoke your permit. If this happens, you will be informed before the permit ceases to be valid.

If your family also wants to apply for an extension

You can apply for yourself, two co-applying adult family members, and up to ten children under the age of 18 for whom you are the parent/legal guardian. Children can only be co-applicants with their own parents/legal guardians.

Please note that you cannot simultaneously apply for family members who need to apply for a residence permit for the first time. Everyone you apply for must already have a residence permit that expires on the same date as yours.

Children without a parent/legal guardian can use the e-service themselves and should apply only for themselves, not together with others. The child's guardian does not need to confirm the application.

What does the application cost to apply?

It costs nothing to apply for an extended residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive.

How long must I wait for a decision?

It takes a few weeks for the Swedish Migration Agency to check whether you are entitled to protection under the Temporary Protection Directive. We will contact you if we need more information.

If you need accomodation and financial aid

If you have been registered in the Swedish Population Register, you should contact your local authority if you need help with accommodation and financial aid.

If you are not registered in the Swedish Population Register and cannot arrange your accommodation on your own, you are entitled to accommodation provided by the Swedish Migration Agency once you have applied for a residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive.

You apply

You apply in the e-service. If you are applying for the first time, you can also do so by visiting a Swedish Migration Agency Service Centre.

If you are applying for an extension, it is important that you do so before your current permit expires. As long as you submit your application before your current permit expires, you have the right to stay in Sweden until we make a decision.

When you apply for an extension, you book an appointment in the e-service to be photographed and fingerprinted, as you will need a new residence permit card if you are granted an extended residence permit.

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You receive a confirmation of your application

Once you have applied in the e-service, you will receive an email confirming that you have applied. The email contains the names of all the people for whom you have applied.

When you apply for an extension, you will also receive an email with a confirmation of your booked appointment to be photographed and provide fingerprints.

Each person for whom you have applied will also receive their own letter, sent to their home address, confirming that the Swedish Migration Agency has received the application. The letter contains the person’s name and case number, as well as information that they are entitled to accommodation and financial aid as long as they are still registered at one of the Migration Agency’s reception units. This letter can be good to have if you need to prove to an authority or employer that you have applied for a residence permit.

Log in to My page

By logging in to My page, you can access information about your application and use our services.

My page

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The Swedish Migration Agency reviews your application

The Swedish Migration Agency reviews your application. We will contact you if we need more information.

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You must be fingerprinted and photographed

In order to receive a residence permit card as proof that you have the right to be in Sweden, you need to be photographed and fingerprinted.

If you have applied for the first time, you will receive information about how to do this when you receive a decision.

If you have applied for an extended residence permit, you booked an appointment in the e-service to be photographed and fingerprinted. If you have applied for several family members, everyone must come to the appointment.

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You receive our decision

When the decision has been made, we will send it to you by post. The decision will tell you whether you have been granted a residence permit or if your application has been rejected. Anyone you have applied for will get a decision sent to them.

When you receive the decision, you can find out the reasons on which we based it. If your application is rejected and you are currently in Sweden, you must prepare to leave the country.

You have received a decision – Protection under the Temporary Protection Directive

You apply using the e-service. You do not need to attach any documents or passport copies.

Requirements for applying in the e-service

To be able to apply in the e-service, you must have:

bank-id or an email address
a mobile phone
the case number for every person you are applying for.

If you are simultaneously applying for an extension of the residence permit for your family, you can add:

up to two co-applying adult family members.
up to ten children under the age of 18 for whom you are the parent/legal guardian.

If the family consists of more people than this, you will need to submit multiple applications. Each person can only make one application in the e-service.

Children can only be co-applicants with their own parents/legal guardians. Children without a parent/legal guardian can use the e-service themselves and should apply only for themselves, not together with others. The child's guardian does not need to confirm the application.

E-service for extension of residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive

The application opens 28 January 2026.

How to log in to the e-service

You can log in to the e-service using bank-id or with an account.

If you have bank-id

Log in and apply via the Mobile BankID or BankID buttons under the heading E-identification. You can do this even if you created an account and password the last time you applied.

If you do not have bank-id

If you do not have bank-id, you log in via the Username and password button under the heading Account. You log in to the account with a username (your email address) and a password, as well as a code that is sent to your mobile phone every time you wish to log in.

If you have previously applied in the e-service, you must log in with the same username (your email address), password, and mobile phone number as you used then.

If you no longer have the same mobile phone number, you need to call the Swedish Migration Agency's technical support, which will help you by updating the number or deleting your old account. You can also choose to create a new account with a different email address and your new mobile phone number.

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