Extending the permit of someone with long-term resident status in the EU
If you have long-term resident status in the EU and want to continue living in Sweden after your permit has expired, you must submit an application to extend your permit. You must apply for an extension before your previous permit expires.
How to apply
You must fill out Form 137011, Application for a residence permit for persons with long-term resident status in another EU Member State and their family members, and send or submit it to the Swedish Migration Agency. Apply no sooner than 30 days before your current permit expires.
Addresses and opening hours of the Swedish Migration Agency
What to submit with your application
- copies of the pages of your passport that show your personal details, signature, the period of validity of the passport, the country where it was issued, and whether you have permission to live in countries other than your country of origin
- a copy of your EC/EU residence permit for long-term residents
- documents showing that you still fulfil the terms and conditions for a residence permit. More information about which documents to submit can be found on the application form.
Once we have received your application
If you have submitted an extension application, you have the right to stay in Sweden until the Swedish Migration Agency has made a decision. You also have the right to continue working, as long as you have a long-term residence status in the EU.
You must present your passport
Before a decision can be made, the Swedish Migration Agency must verify your passport. You may therefore be required to present your passport at one of the Swedish Migration Agency's service centres.
In some cases, you will not be required to present your passport, for example, if we have already checked your passport on a previous visit.
If you need to present your passport, we will contact you with information on how and when to do so.
Residence permit cards
If you are granted a residence permit, you will receive a residence permit card. The card is a certification that you have permission to be in Sweden and contains, among other things, a photo of you along with your fingerprints. You will be photographed and asked to provide your fingerprints while the passport is checked. Even if you have had a Swedish residence permit card before, you will still need to be photographed and fingerprinted. This is because the Swedish Migration Agency is not permitted to save this type of personal data.
After the decision
The decision will be sent to your address in Sweden. Once your residence permit card is ready, it will be sent to you within about one week.
Once you have had a residence permit in Sweden for five years, you can be granted long-term resident status in Sweden.
Read more about long-term resident status in Sweden
The Swedish Migration Agency can revoke a permit
Your permit can be revoked if you provided incorrect information in your application, or if you did not tell us about something that was relevant to your residence permit. The permit can also be revoked if the conditions for your permit are no longer met.
How your family members apply
If you have family members living with you in Sweden who also need to extend their permits, each of them must submit their own application. They must each fill out Form 137011, “Application for a residence permit for persons with long-term resident status in another EU Member State and their family members”, and send or submit it to the Swedish Migration Agency.
Addresses and opening hours of the Swedish Migration Agency
What each family member must submit with their application
- copies of the pages of their passport that show their personal details, signature, the period of validity of the passport, the country where it was issued, and whether they have permission to live in countries other than their country of origin.
The Swedish Migration Agency must verify the passport
Before we can make a decision, the Swedish Migration Agency must verify the passports of your family members. Each family member may therefore be required to present their passport at one of the Swedish Migration Agency’s service centres.
In some cases, your family members will not be required to present their passport. For example, if the Swedish Migration Agency has already verified their passport during a previous visit, they need not present it again.
If they need to present their passports, we will contact you and your family members with information on how and when we wish to verify their passports.
At the same appointment at which the Swedish Migration Agency verifies their passport, your family member will also be photographed and fingerprinted for a residence permit card. Even if they have had a Swedish residence permit card before, your family member will still need to be photographed and provide their fingerprints. This is because the Swedish Migration Agency is not permitted to save this type of personal data.
If the Swedish Migration Agency rejects your application
If you are not a granted residence permit, you can appeal the decision within three weeks after the date on which you received the decision.