Visa and Residence permit

• Digital Passport check

On 1 November 2024 The Swedish Migration Agency needs to check your passport before you can receive a decision about residence permit. In a new pilot, some applicants can do this digitally, instead of showing their passport in person.

To do a digital passport check, you need to receive an email with a personal link to the Digital Passport Check e-service. You will need a passport with a chip (known as an e-passport), a phone or tablet and the ID-app "Freja".

Freja is a mobile e-identification service, approved by Swedish authorities. It allows you to scan the digital information in your passport and share it digitally with the Swedish Migration Agency.

You will receive an offer to have your passport checked digitally if you;

• Have applied for a residence permit for work or study in Sweden during 2024

• Have made an online application

• Are a citizen of one of the 22 visa-exempt countries or territories initially included in the pilot. Singapore is part of the 22 visa exempt countries.

For more information on the digital passport check please read this link: Digital passport check - Migrationsverket

• Submitting biometrics

If you have already submitted your residence permit application online on the Swedish Migration Agency's website, you are able to submit your biometrics at the Embassy of Sweden in Singapore. This is applicable for nationalities who need a visa to enter Sweden. For Singaporean and Malaysian citizens, you can travel to Sweden visa free for 90 days, you may submit your biometrics in Sweden. Please book an appointment on the Migration Agency website upon arrival in Sweden. You may visit this link to book the appointment - Book, change or cancel appoint­ments for visits - Migrationsverket

Please bring your passport for identification when you visit the Embassy of Sweden in Singapore during the Migration drop in hours. You don’t need to book an appointment.