Pakistani citizens must go to other countries for migration matters
The Embassy of Sweden in Islamabad is unable to receive external visitors and is therefore unable to handle cases that require a visit to the embassy.
There are no migration activities at the embassy because no investigations or other measures in residence permit matters can be carried out. It is not known when the embassy will be able to receive external visitors again.
Therefore, a redirection of applications from Pakistani citizens is taking place as follows.
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The Swedish Embassy in Ethiopia for applications for residence permit due to family ties, study or work
Citizens of Pakistan and persons residing in Pakistan who have been instructed by the Swedish Migration Agency to book an appointment for an interview, have a passport check and/or have fingerprints and photograph taken in applications for a residence permit due to family ties, studies or work are referred to the Embassy of Sweden in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This also applies if you want to apply for a visitor’s permit to visit Sweden for more than 90 days.
It is not possible to submit an application for a Schengen visa to visit Sweden at the Embassy of Sweden in Addis Ababa.
Schengen visa applications to visit Sweden
Citizens of Pakistan and persons residing in Pakistan who want to apply for a Schengen visa to visit Sweden are referred to hand in their application at VFS Global in Bangkok, Yangon, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Manila, Cebu, Jakarta, Bali, Phnom Penh, Kuala Lumpur or Singapore. The applicant chooses where to apply and is responsible for arranging a visa, if the chosen country requires it. The Embassy of Sweden will not be able to assist or give information in any matters of entry permit or visa to the country the applicant chooses. After an application has been submitted to VFS Global, it is sent together with the passport to the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok for processing and decision.