2025-06-30
Payment to bankgiro is no longer possible
The bankgiro account that could previously be used to pay application and processing fees is closed from 30 June.
You are a citizen of a non-EU/EEA country and have lived in Sweden continuously for five years, and you want to apply for long-term resident status in Sweden.
If you have lived in Sweden for five years with a residence permit, or have been legally resident in Sweden on other grounds, you can apply for long-term resident status in Sweden.
Long-term resident is a legal status that means that you receive certain rights, similar to those of EU citizens. You also get more opportunities to move to another EU country, for example to work, study, start your own business, or live on your pension.
If you are granted long-term resident status, you will simultaneously be granted a permanent residence permit in Sweden. This only applies if you do not already have a permanent residence permit.
When you apply for long-term resident status in Sweden, the Swedish Migration Agency only examines this aspect of your application. We do not examine whether you can be granted a residence permit, for example on the basis of close family ties, studies or work. Nor do we examine whether you can be granted long-term resident status in another EU country.
If you are uncertain whether you meet the requirements, you can choose to apply for both long-term resident status in Sweden and an extension of your current residence permit. We will then examine both applications. Keep in mind that you will need to pay the application fee for both applications.
2025-06-30
Payment to bankgiro is no longer possible
The bankgiro account that could previously be used to pay application and processing fees is closed from 30 June.
2025-05-20
Are you going to visit the National Government Service Centre?
From May onwards, there will be changes to which of the Government Service Centers offer the services of the Swedish Migration Agency.
2025-02-05
The Swedish Migration Agency introduces new rules for checks of EC/EU residence permit cards
From 10 February, if you are a long-term resident of another EU country and are seeking a residence permit, you may need to present your EC/EU residence permit card.
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.
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.
Power of attorney means that you give someone permission to represent you, for example to apply on your behalf.
Read more about power of attorneyA 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.