Residence permits under the Temporary Protection Directive
The EU has decided that people who have fled Ukraine can obtain a residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive.
How long your residence permit is valid
If you and your family are granted a residence permit under the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive, your permit will be valid until 4 March 2026. If the security situation in Ukraine has not gotten better by then, the Swedish Migration Agency may decide to extend the permit.
Residence Permit Cards (UT-card)
Once the Swedish Migration Agency has decided to grant you residence permits, you and your family will each receive a residence permit card (UT-card) that shows that you and your family have the right to be in Sweden. The card also shows that you and your family have the right to receive support under a law called the Act on Reception of Asylum Seekers and Others (LMA). This means, for example, that you have the right to accommodation and financial help from the Swedish Migration Agency.
The Swedish Migration Agency will send you the cards or contact you and tell them where you can pick them up.
Coordination numbers
Once you and your family have received a decision granting you residence permits, the Swedish Migration Agency will order each of you a coordination number from the Swedish Tax Agency. A coordination number is a personal identity number that makes it easier when, for example, you and your family need to have contact with the authorities or healthcare service, or when one of your parents needs to open a bank account. It is not the same as a Swedish personal identity number. You can get a personal identity number when you have lived in Sweden for one year.
If you and your family want to go back to Ukraine
If you and your family want to leave Sweden, you must notify the Swedish Migration Agency. As long as your residence permits are valid, you and your family have the right to travel in and out of Sweden. This means that as long as you have valid residence permits, you and your family can come back to Sweden if you wish. But you and your family can only get money and help with accommodation from the Swedish Migration Agency while you are in Sweden.
If you and your family decide to leave Sweden and move elsewhere, be sure to bring along
- a certificate that you have attended school here
- grades from school
- vaccination certificate(s)
- postal addresses, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of anyone with whom you want to keep in touch