2025-07-07
If you need to apply for a visa, you can now do so in Islamabad
As of 7 July, you can apply for a Schengen visa in Pakistan for short visits to Sweden by submitting your application in Islamabad.
You have completed your higher education studies in Sweden and want to apply for a residence permit to look for work or investigate the possibilities of starting your own business here. Your family can apply at the same time as you.
If you have a residence permit for higher education in Sweden, i.e., studies at the first-cycle, second-cycle, or third-cycle (doctoral) level, and have completed your studies here, you can be granted a residence permit to look for work or explore the possibilities of starting your own business here.
You can also apply for a residence permit to look for work in Sweden if you have had a residence permit for studies in another EU country and have stayed in Sweden for at least two semesters as part of your studies.
2025-07-07
If you need to apply for a visa, you can now do so in Islamabad
As of 7 July, you can apply for a Schengen visa in Pakistan for short visits to Sweden by submitting your application in Islamabad.
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.
2025-02-07
Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania are now part of the Schengen area. Legal residents of these countries shall, from 24 February 2025 turn to one of the five Schengen hubs for migration related matters.
Cohabiting partners means a couple who are not married but who live together as if they were.