Pop-up passport controls in Hong Kong and Taiwan

In the beginning of July, if you are a visa-free student or employee and are applying for a residence permit, you can show your passport in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

If you have applied for a residence permit as a student or employee and do not need an entry visa to travel to Sweden, you still need to show your passport in person before you can receive a decision. In the beginning of July, you can do so in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Personnel from the Swedish embassy in Bangkok are conducting the pop-up passport controls to make the application process more accessible for entry visa-free students and workers.

The temporary checkpoints are open to applicants who

• live in Hong Kong, or Taiwan
• have applied for a residence permit to study or work in Sweden
• do not need an entry visa to travel to Sweden.

No appoint­ment needed

If you want to have your passport verified at one of the temporary checkpoints, you do not need to book an appointment. You also do not have to wait for the Swedish Migration Agency to notify you that it is time to show your passport. If you meet the requirements in the list above, you are welcome to visit us at any of the locations that you can see further down on this page.

No inter­views at the tempo­rary check­points

If you need a residence permit card or entry visa to enter Sweden, you should not visit the temporary checkpoints. You must visit a Swedish embassy or consulate-general as usual to be photographed and leave your fingerprints. The same applies for those who need to be interviewed, for example if you have applied for a residence permit to be reunited with a close relative in Sweden. Contact the embassy in question for information on how to book an appointment.

Applicants living in Taiwan can have their passports checked digitally

Since the end of May, visa-free students and employees can have their passports checked digitally. Taiwan is one of the 22 countries and territories included in the pilot. If you have already had your passport checked digitally with the Freja app, and shared your passport details with the Swedish Migration Agency, you do not need to show your passport in person.

Read more about the digital passport check