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 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-kort)
Once the Swedish Migration Agency has decided to grant you residence permits, you will receive a residence permit card (UT-kort) that shows that you have the right to be in Sweden. The card also shows that you 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 financial help from the Swedish Migration Agency.
The Swedish Migration Agency will send you or your guardian the card or contact you and tell you where you can pick it up.
Coordination number
Once you have received a decision granting you residence permits, the Swedish Migration Agency will order 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 or your guardian need to have contact with the authorities or healthcare service. 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 want to go back to Ukraine
If you want to leave Sweden, you must notify your guardian or social worker and ask them to inform the Swedish Migration Agency. As long as your residence permit is valid, you have the right to travel in and out of Sweden. This means that as long as you have valid residence permits, you can come back to Sweden if you wish. But you can only get money from the Swedish Migration Agency while you are in Sweden.
If you 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.