You have received a decision Your application has been rejected – live with someone

Your application for a residence permit to live with someone in Sweden has been rejected.

Here you will find information about what you need to do if your application has been rejected. The information applies to both first-time applicants and those who applied for an extension.

If you are an EU/EEA citizen, you only need to expand the first heading to find all the information that applies to you.

If your application for a residence permit has been rejected, this means that you do not have the right to stay in Sweden. If the Swedish Migration Agency rejects your application while you are in Sweden, you will have a certain amount of time to leave Sweden.

The decision states the deadline by which you must leave. If you remain here after that date, you will be in the country illegally.

It is your responsibility to make sure you know what applies to you, so that you leave Sweden within the deadline stated in the decision.

You can appeal the Swedish Migration Agency’s decision. Information about how to appeal and the deadline for doing so is provided in the decision. If you choose to appeal, a court will review the decision.

If you have appealed the decision, in some cases you can stay in Sweden while you wait for the court’s decision. The decision states whether or not you have the right to stay in the country while your appeal is being examined.

Once the decision has come into force and can no longer be appealed, you must leave Sweden.

You need to plan your trip yourself and arrange for your passport and anything else you need in order to travel home.

Yes, you can appeal the Swedish Migration Agency’s decision. Information about how to appeal and the deadline for doing so is provided in the decision. If you choose to appeal, a court will review the decision.

Appeal a decision

If your application for a residence permit has been rejected, this means that you do not have the right to stay in Sweden. If the Swedish Migration Agency rejects your application while you are in Sweden, you will have a certain amount of time to leave the territories of the Member States and the Schengen area. The decision states the deadline by which you must leave. If you remain here after that date, you will be in the country illegally.

It is your responsibility to make sure you know what applies to you, so that you leave Sweden within the deadline stated in the decision.

If you have appealed the decision, in some cases you can stay in Sweden while you wait for the court’s decision. The decision states whether or not you have the right to stay in the country while your appeal is being examined.

Once the decision has come into force and can no longer be appealed, you must leave the territories of the Member States and the Schengen area.

If you have received a refusal of entry decision that must be implemented immediately

If you have received a refusal of entry decision that is to be implemented immediately, you must leave Sweden as soon as you have received the decision, even if you choose to appeal.

If you do not leave the territories of the Member States and the Schengen area within the time limit stated in the decision, you will be in the country illegally. You may then be subject to a re-entry ban. A re-entry ban means that you are prohibited from entering Sweden or any other Schengen country for at least one year. A person who has received a refusal of entry decision that must be implemented immediately will always receive a re-entry ban.

Supervision or detention

If the Swedish Migration Agency judges that there is a risk that you will abscond and you are failing to cooperate in preparations for leaving the country, we can issue a supervision or detention decision. Being placed under supervision means that you must register with the Swedish Migration Agency or the police at certain times while waiting to start your journey home. If you are detained, you will stay in a locked accommodation until your return journey.

Supervision and detention

Your case can be handed over to the police

If you stay away or if you don’t leave the country voluntarily, the Swedish Migration Agency can ask the police to take over responsibility for enforcing the decision by force.

A re-entry ban means that you are not allowed to enter Sweden or the Schengen area for at least one year from the time you left Sweden.

You may be subject to a re-entry ban if

  • you fail to leave the Schengen area within the deadline specified in the decision
  • the Swedish Migration Agency assesses that you will not return home voluntarily.

If you have received a refusal of entry decision that is to be implemented immediately, you will be subject to a re-entry ban for two years.

You may also be subject to a re-entry ban if the Swedish Migration Agency assesses that there is a risk that you will abscond. Such a re-entry ban is usually valid for between to and five years. For example, this can happen if you

  • have absconded in the past
  • have said that you do not intend to leave Sweden
  • have used a false identity or have refused to help the Swedish Migration Agency determine your identity
  • have deliberately provided incorrect information
  • have been convicted of crimes that can lead to imprisonment.

You need to plan your trip yourself and arrange for your passport and anything else you need in order to travel home. Keep in mind that you are not allowed to buy a trip with a stopover in another Schengen country.

If you have questions about your return journey, you can contact the Swedish Migration Agency.

The Swedish Migration Agency will be informed that you have left the Schengen area

In most cases, the Swedish Migration Agency will be informed that you have left the Schengen area, as the decision to reject your application is registered in the Schengen Information System (SIS). This means that information about the decision will be available to authorities in Sweden and in other countries with access to this system. If you leave Sweden within the time specified in the decision, the information will be deleted.

If you received a decision before 7 March 2023, you must show the Swedish Migration Agency that you have left the Schengen area, for example by submitting an exit certificate to passport control or by submitting a copy of your passport with an exit stamp to the Swedish Migration Agency.

News

2025-03-05

The Swedish Migration Agency's new website has now been launched

On 5 March, the Swedish Migration Agency launched a completely new version of migrationsverket.se, with a new structure and a more user-friendly navigation. The purpose of the new website is primarily to make it easier for visitors to find the information they need.

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.

2024-11-26

Citi­zens of Kazak­hstan, Kyrgyz­stan, Taji­kistan, Turk­me­nistan and Uzbe­kistan will from 2 December 2024 contact the Swedish Consu­late General in Istanbul

Until now citizens of, or persons otherwise legally residing in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, have had their applications for residence- and work permit handled by the Swedish Embassy in Moscow. From December 2 2024 you will instead have your applications handled by the Swedish Consulate General in Istanbul.

The Swedish Migration Agency is responsible for considering applications from people who want to live in Sweden, seek protection or become Swedish citizens. Our work is based on Swedish laws and international conventions, with a focus on legal certainty and effective reception and return.