How to apply

If you are applying online and are granted a permit and do not need a visa to enter Sweden, you do not normally have to visit the embassy. Regardless of how you apply, your work permit must have been granted before you leave for Sweden.

How to proceed (for applications on paper forms, see further down):

Applying online

1. Prepare your documentation Check which documents and personal data you need. The Swedish Migration Agency gives priority to applications that are completed in full, and you get a decision sooner.

Read more under ‘Required documents’ and on the Swedish Migration Agency website.

Instructions on the Swedish Migration Agency website

2. Applying Follow the Swedish Migration Agency's instructions. You attach documents electronically and pay the application fee using a VISA card or a MasterCard. Family members use the same online application if they apply at the same time as you.

The online application goes directly to the Swedish Migration Agency for processing and a decision.

Private individuals - Swedish Migration Agency (migrationsverket.se)

3. Waiting for a decision When the Swedish Migration Agency has reached its decision, you will be informed of this by email. The actual decision will be given to you when you visit the embassy. Bring your passport when collecting your decision. Your employer or contractor will be informed of the decision by post.

4. Acquiring a residence permit card If you are granted a permit for more than three months, you will be issued with a residence permit card.

If you need a visa to enter Sweden Visit the embassy to be photographed and fingerprins to be taken for the card. You can do so either while waiting for a decision or after you have been granted a work permit.

You can visit the embassy without making an appointment on Monday-Friday, 10.00 – 12.00.Bring the same passport with you as the one you used when applying for a work permit.

You can find the embassy’s address and telephonenumber under ‘Contact’ .

It can take up to four weeks for the residence permit card to be prepared and delivered to the embassy. You can collect it without making an appointment on Monday-Friday, 10.00 – 12.00. You must bring your passport with you.

If you want to know wheather your card has reached the embassy, you can contact us by e-mail: ambassaden.sarajevo-visum@gov.se 

If you do not require a visa to enter Sweden: If you are granted a permit for more than three months and do not need a visa, you can travel to Sweden and arrange for the card there. Contact the Swedish Migration Agency for photo and fingerprints to be taken.

Applying on a paper form

If you cannot or do not want to apply online, you can apply on a paper form that you submit to the embassy.

1. Prepare the documentation Check which documents and personal data you need. The Swedish Migration Agency gives priority to applications that are completed in full, and you get a decision sooner.

Read more under ‘Required documents’ and on the Swedish Migration Agency website.

Instructions on the Swedish Migration Agency website

2. Pay the application fee: On the day of submitting your application the embassy staff will explain how your payment will be done at the bank.

Read more under ‘Fees’

3. Present an application at the embassy Bring the completed application form with you, together with all the required documents.

You can present the applicationwithout making an appointment on Monday-Friday, 10.00 – 12.00.

You can find the embassy’s address under ‘Contact’.

The embassy sends your documents to the Migration Agency in Sweden.

4. Wait for a decision The Swedish Migration Agency informs the embassy of its decision. The embassy then contacts you. At the same time, your employer or contractor will be informed of the decision.

5. Arrange for a residence permit card If you are granted a permit for more than three months, you will receive a residence permit card. You arrange for the card in the same way as described above under ‘Applying online’.