Residence permit - required documents

If you apply online, you attach the documents electronically. However, you have to present the originals of the documents when you visit the embassy.

If you apply on a paper form, you have to bring all the requisite documents to the embassy, together with the completed special application form described below.

Documents required by all applicants

• A valid passport.
• If you are not applying online, you need the form Application for residence permit to settle in Sweden, form no. 161011, and the form Family details, no. 239011. See heading below for information about children. All forms can be found on the Swedish Migration Board's website.
  

Married couples

If you are married, you need the following:

• The documents required by all applicants (see above).
• Wedding certificate or marriage certificate.
• A document showing that the marriage has been registered in your country of origin (equivalent to a civic registration certificate in Sweden), where possible.
• Proof of national registration, a rental contract or proof of sale for your joint residence, or other document that shows you have lived together (applies to persons who have lived in a country other than Sweden).
  

Unmarried couples

If you are not married, you need:

• The documents required by all applicants.
• Proof of national identity or other document showing that you are not married.
• Proof of national registration, a rental contract or proof of sale for your joint residence, or other document that shows you have lived together (applies to persons who have lived in a country other than Sweden).
  

Minors

If you have children under 18 accompanying you to Sweden you can apply for a residence permit for them in your online application.

Minors need:

• The documents required by all applicants (see above).
• If you are not applying online or if the child is applying alone, form no. 163011, Application for a residence permit for a child under the age of 18 to settle in Sweden, and form no. 239011, Family details. All forms can be found on the Swedish Migration Board's website.
• Birth or kinship certificate.
• Written consent of the child’s custodian. If there is only one custodian, a document showing that this is the case must be attached to the application.
  

Other close relatives

Other close relatives are members of your family other than your husband/wife/common law spouse, a minor or the parent of a minor.

If you are in this category, you need:

• The documents required by all applicants (see above).
• A document certifying that you and your relative are dependent on each other and have difficulty living apart, e.g. for social, emotional or financial reasons.
• A document showing how you are related.
• A document showing that you lived together immediately before the relative moved to Sweden.