If you have been granted a residence permit in Sweden due to protection needs, your family may have the right to move here to live with you.
If you have applied for asylum in Sweden and have been granted a residence permit, in some cases it is possible for members of your immediate family to be granted a residence permit to move here to live with you.
Your immediate family members may be granted a residence permit to move to Sweden to live with you if any of the following applies to you:
To be granted a residence permit, your family member who wants to move to Sweden to live with you must also meet certain requirements. You can read more about these requirements on the page where you apply:
You want to apply – Live with someone
Your spouse, registered partner or cohabiting partner, and your children under the age of 18 are considered to be immediate family members. If you are under the age of 18, your parents count as your immediate family.
It is very difficult for family members other than those closest to you (such as children over the age of 18) to get a residence permit to move to Sweden to live with you.
If your family wants to move to Sweden to live with you, you may be subject to a so-called “maintenance requirement”. This means that you must be able to financially support yourself and your family and have a home that is big enough for all of you to live in.
The requirement does not apply to refugees if your family members apply for a residence permit within three months from the date on which you received a decision granting you a residence permit or refugee status.
Maintenance requirement for the person in Sweden
Your family can be granted a residence permit for a maximum of two years, but for no longer than the period of validity of your own permit. This means that if you have a residence permit that expires in five months, your family member will receive a residence permit that is only valid for five months.
You can apply for a travel grant for your family members’ travel to Sweden if any of the following applies to you:
The travel grant applies to your family members with whom you have lived while outside Sweden:
Before you can apply for the grant, your family members must have been granted residence permits in Sweden and have valid passports.
You cannot receive the grant if you are a Swedish citizen or if you or your close relatives can pay for the journey to Sweden themselves.
The grant for your family members’ travel to Sweden consists of an airline ticket per person from the country where the family member is located (including any necessary domestic flights).
Fill in the form:
Send your application to:
Migrationsverket
Box 3100
903 03 Umeå
The decision will be sent to you by post.
You cannot appeal the Swedish Migration Agency’s decision.
2025-04-01
Changed rules for statute of limitations, re-entry ban and track change
On 1 April, several legislative changes will be introduced that affect those who have applied for asylum. The rules for when a decision to leave Sweden reaches its statute of limitation changes, re-entry bans may become longer, and the possibility of changing track disappears. The changed rules affect you if your application for asylum has been, or will be, rejected.
2025-02-28
Amended rules for asylum seekers living in their own accommodation (EBO)
From 1 March, virtually all new asylum seekers will be required to live in one of the Swedish Migration Agency’s asylum accommodation centres in order to receive financial aid from the Swedish Migration Agency in the form of daily allowances and special grants.
2025-02-18
If you are returning to your country of origin, you can receive support worth EUR 5,000
If you withdraw your application for asylum or if it is rejected, you can receive support from the Swedish Migration Agency. On 1 March 2025, the support we provide for efforts to help you and your family members reintegrate into society in your country of origin will change. The amount of support you can get depends on when you choose to return.
2025-01-30
Legislative change on accommodation and financial aid for asylum seekers
The Swedish Parliament has decided on a legislative change that will affect asylum seekers’ right to financial aid and the option to live in their own accommodation. The change will be introduced in two stages. From 1 March, the change only applies to new asylum seekers, and from 1 September 2025, anyone who applied for asylum before 1 March and who lives in their own accommodation is also affected.
2025-01-20
The Upper Secondary School Act ends on 20 January
The 20 January is the last day to apply for a permanent residence permit under the Upper Secondary School Act. After this the law will expire, but many people who currently have a residence permit under the Upper Secondary School Act will be able to have their application for permanent residence considered even after 20 January.
2024-12-16
Now you can see your complete decision on My Page
If you are waiting for a decision from the Swedish Migration Agency, you can now see the complete decision on My page. Previously, you have only been able to see if the decision is positive or negative, and the justification has only been sent home to you in paper format.
2024-12-12
Now there are films that explain to children what happens when they apply for asylum in Sweden and why they may need to answer some difficult questions. Children will also learn more about life in Sweden, about children’s rights and about laws that protect children.
Cohabiting partners means a couple who are not married but who live together as if they were.
Exceptionally distressing circumstances In exceptional cases, an asylum seeker may be granted a residence permit even though they are not a refugee or person eligible for subsidiary protection. This requires exceptionally distressing circumstances. When the Swedish Migration Agency makes decisions, we make a comprehensive assessment of all the circumstances, such as a person’s health status, adaptation to Sweden, and the situation in their country of origin.
A person eligible for subsidiary protection is someone who has applied for asylum and received a residence permit in Sweden because they are at risk of being punished with death or subjected to corporal punishment, torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in their country of origin, or because they are a civilian at high risk of being injured due to armed conflict.
A refugee is a person who has applied for asylum and received a residence permit in Sweden because they have a well-founded fear of persecution in their country of origin due to their race, nationality, religious or political opinion or because of their gender, sexual orientation or other affiliation with a particular social group.
A stateless person is not a citizen of any country.
