Moving to someone in Sweden

In order to join your family or relative in Sweden, you must have a residence permit. Read more here about how to apply for yourself and on behalf of your child. Moving to someone in Sweden - Migrationsverket

If you have applied for a residence permit, you will only contact the Embassy after you have been asked to do so by the Swedish Migration Agency.

If you are a citizen of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Syria and Yemen or residing in Saudi Arabia you can book a time for the interview after an individual assessment about your residency by the Embassy.

At the embassy, if you are required to conduct an interview, you must prove your identity by showing your passport and residence permit (Iqama). Children applying for a residence permit are also interviewed. If the child is too young or too immature, the person looking after the child is interviewed instead.

Bring along the originals of the documents you attached to your online application. In its email, the Swedish Migration Agency may also have asked you to bring additional documents with you. You may also need to be photographed and fingerprinted for the residence permit card you will receive if you are granted a residence permit. This also applies to children.

After the interview, your case is transferred back to the Migration Agency in Sweden. If you have neither attended the interview nor made contact with the embassy, your case is nevertheless sent to the Swedish Migration Agency, and your application may be rejected.

Residence permit card (UT-card)

If you are granted a residence permit, you will be issued a residence permit card. The general rule is that the residence permit must be granted and the UT-card collected before entering Sweden. It can take up to four weeks for the residence permit card to be prepared and delivered to the embassy. Once the card has arrived at the embassy you can collect it. Contact the Embassy to make an appointment. Bring the passport that you used when applying for a residence permit.

You can also authorize (give power of attorney to) another person to receive the UT-card on your behalf. The power of attorney has to be signed by the applicant / holder of permit and must be presented for the Embassy as well as a copy of the passport. You find the power of attorney here.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about moving to someone in Sweden

Help for those who are living with dome­stic violence

All people have the right to live a life free from violence and opression and to receive support and help. This is some information about what violence is and how the Swedish Migration Agency can support you if you are living with domestic violence.