Sweden - Obtain a Residence Permit Card

ProcedureEdit

If you are not in Sweden:

If you need a visa in order to travel to Sweden, you should visit the Swedish Embassy or the Consulate General in order to be photographed and fingerprinted. Get in touch with the embassy or consulate for information about opening times.

If you do not require a visa to travel to Sweden, you will be photographed and fingerprinted in Sweden. You should visit an office of the Swedish Migration Board as soon as possible after you have received a residence permit and have arrived in Sweden

If you are in Sweden:

If you will submitting your application for a residence permit after you have arrive in Sweden, you should visit the Swedish Migration Board in order to be photographed and fingerprinted. This also applies if you need to extend your permit or require a new residence permit card.

You need to book an appointment in advance in order to be photographed and fingerprinted.

Change of address:

To have your residence permit card sent to your home you must inform the Swedish Migration Board of your new address when you visit their office. Remember to inform them if you are living with someone else and have a C/O address.

Collecting your card:

If you have been photographed and fingerprinted at an embassy or Consulate General, you will receive your card from the same office. Get in touch with the embassy or Consulate General and ask if they will send it to you or if you will need to collect it. It can take up to four weeks, from the time you have received your decision, for the card to be made and sent to the embassy or Consulate General.

If you have been photographed and fingerprinted at a Swedish Migration Board office, your card will be sent to your home within a week.

The residence permit card will be produced at the time the decision is made, but no earlier than three months before the residence permit becomes valid.

Notes:

When you receive your card check to make sure that the name on your residence permit card is the same as the name on your passport. If the wrong name appears on your card, you should visit the Swedish Migration Board or embassy in order to get a new card. If this should happen, please remember to bring your passport with you.
If you change your name, you should first contact the Swedish Tax Agency, which is responsible for population registration, in order to register your new name. You should then visit the Swedish Migration Board in order to get a new residence permit card.
If you haven't received your card, it could be that your card has been sent back to the Swedish Migration Board. This can happen if the Swedish Migration Board does not have your correct address. If you have any questions about this, you can contact the Swedish Migration Board.

If you lose the card

In case you lost or got your card stolen, you should first report this to the police. You should then visit the Swedish Migration Board in order to be photographed and fingerprinted for a new card. Do not forget to bring a copy of the police report with you that you received by post or at the police station.

Required DocumentsEdit

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1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

The Swedish Migration Board
Addresses and opening hours
Telephone number: +46 771-235 235
Fax: 011-10 81 55
From Sweden: 0771-235 235
Telephone hours: MondayFriday 08.0016.00
Email
Website

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EligibilityEdit

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FeesEdit

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ValidityEdit

You will get a new residence permit card each time you receive a new residence permit or an extension to an existing residence permit. The card is valid for as long as your residence permit, but never for more than five years. When you require a new residence permit card, you will be photographed and fingerprinted again.

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InstructionsEdit

In order to receive a residence permit card you must be photographed. Children under the age of six are not required to provide their fingerprints. Those who do not have the physical ability, for example, due to permanent injury to the fingers, are also not required to provide fingerprints. The fingerprints and photograph are stored only on the card's chip and are not stored anywhere else. For this reason, why you need to be fingerprinted and photographed each time you need a new residence permit card. There is no cost for the card other than the application fee.

Required InformationEdit

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the DocumentEdit

After being granted a residence permit, you will receive a residence permit card which proves that you have permission to be in Sweden. The card is embedded with a microchip that contains your fingerprints and photograph.

Following is a procedure on how you can obtain a residence permit card in Sweden.

Information which might helpEdit

The residence permit card includes, among other things, details about which type of permit you have received and the validity period of your card. The card also bears your personal details. The reverse of certain cards states Can work. This applies for cases where it is not directly evident from your decision that you are entitled to work, for example, for those who have received a permanent residence permit. However, if you have received a work permit in Sweden then your decision will state that you have received a work permit and therefore the reverse of your card will not contain the text Can work. For children the text will be included on the card as of the age of 16.

External LinksEdit

The Swedish Migration Board - Website:

http://www.migrationsverket.se/English/Private-individuals/Residence-permit-card.html

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