Sweden - Apply for Permit for Family Members of Employees, Visiting Researchers, Athletes and Selfemployed Persons

ProcedureEdit

If you are sending your application online and your family members will accompany you to Sweden, you can include them in your own application online.
If they apply after you have applied, each family member must complete the form Application for permit for family members of employees, visiting researchers, athletes and self-employed persons, no. 133011, and submit it to the Swedish embassy or consulate general in the country in which they live. Before you submit your application you should contact the embassy or consulate-general.
Wait for the Migration Board's decision.
The decision will be sent to the embassy or consulate general. The member of your family must take their passport along when picking up the decision. The Swedish embassy or consulate general will hand over or send their card to them as soon as it is ready. Don't forget that it might take up to four weeks to make and send the card to the embassy or consulate general after they receive their decision.
The residence permit card must be presented along with a valid passport when entering Sweden. If your family can travel to Sweden without a visa, they should be able to show a copy of the decision when they arrive in Sweden. As soon as possible after they have arrived in Sweden, they should visit the Migration Board to provide fingerprints and be photographed. When the residence permit card is ready, it will be sent to the address in Sweden. Book an appointment at the Migration Board to be fingerprinted and photographed if your family can travel without residence permit cards

If the Migration Board refuses your family's application, they may appeal the decision within three weeks of the day you received it. Information on how to do this can be found in the decision.

Residence Permit Card

If your family members obtain a permit for more than three months, they will also receive a residence permit card. If they need a visa for travel to Sweden, they should visit the Swedish embassy or consulate general as soon as possible to be photographed and fingerprinted. Contact an embassy or consulate general prior to their visit. Contact them primarily through email.

Individuals who do not require a visa for travel to Sweden will be fingerprinted and photographed at the Swedish Migration Board upon arrival in Sweden. However, they must request that their permit be issued before they travel to Sweden.

Required DocumentsEdit

Submit the following documents along with your family members' applications:

copies of the pages in their passports which show their personal information, photograph, signature, passport number, passport issuing country, the period of the passport's validity and whether they have permission to live in countries other than their country of origin
copies of marriage certificates or the equivalent (applies to married couples or registered partners)
documents showing that you have lived together in your country of origin (applies to common-law spouses)
birth certificates for children
consent from the other custodial parent, if they are not also coming to Sweden, stating that the child is allowed to move to Sweden
documents showing that children above the age of 21 are financially dependent on their parents
a short letter written by you, which indicates that you and your family members will live together in Sweden although you have not applied together.

Documents to be submitted should be translated to Swedish or English by an authorised translator. Copies of original documents should always be included.

If your family members' passports are about to expire they should be renewed as permits cannot be obtained for longer than the validity of the passports. To be registered in the Swedish population register, you need to have a permit for at least one year and stay in Sweden for at least one year.

Power of attorney: A member of your family can give you a power of attorney at any time during the application process. If you have a power of attorney, the Migration Board's decision will be sent to your home address and you will be responsible for notifying the member of your family. Otherwise the embassy or consulate general will notify them.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

The Swedish Migration Board
Addresses and opening hours
Telephone number: +46 771-235 235
Fax: 011-10 81 55
From Sweden: 0771-235 235
Telephone hours: MondayFriday 08.0016.00
Email
Website

Find your closest embassy

EligibilityEdit

Who may accompany you in Sweden:

your spouse, common-law spouse, or registered partner
unmarried children of you or your partner who are under 21.

Unmarried children age 21 or older can obtain a permit under certain circumstances. They must be financially dependent on you or your partner.

Children of someone who has previously requested asylum and is applying for a work permit without leaving Sweden must not be older than 18 if they are to obtain a residence permit as a family member.

FeesEdit

Work Permit Application Fees:

Work permit: SEK 2,000
Extension of work permit within the same occupation or with the same employer: SEK 1,000
Extension of work permit within another occupation or with another employer: SEK 2,000
Special fees for certain occupations:
- Performer: SEK 1,000
- Au pair: SEK 1,000
- Athlete or coach: SEK 1,000
- Youth exchange (citizens of Australia, Canada, New Zeeland and South Korea): SEK 1,000
- Visiting researcher: SEK 1,000
- Self-employed: SEK 2,000
- Trainee (through international exchange programme or agreement): SEK 1,000
- EU Blue Card: SEK 2,000
Application for family members of persons applying for or holding a work permit:
- Adult: SEK 1,000
- Child under 18 years of age: SEK 500

Fees paid will not be refunded if your application is refused.

Notes:

Paying online: Use a credit or debit card to pay for the fee when you apply for or extend your permit.
Paying at an embassy or consulate-general: If you are applying at an embassy or consulate-general, you pay the fee when you hand in your application. For more information about the fee, contact the embassy or consulate-general where you are applying, as they do not have the same fees and terms of payment as the Migration Board.
Extension: When you apply online to extend your permit, you pay the fee with a credit or debit card in connection with the application. If you are not applying online, you pay the fee to bankgiro number 5223-7005. The IBAN for the account is SE6912000000012810106908 and the BIC/SWIFT code is DABASESX (Danske Bank).

In the box for messages to the recipient, you write the name and surname of the person the application fee is for, as well as their personal identity number and/or case number. If you are paying the fees of several people at the same time, write the personal identity number and/or case number for each of them. Also write on the application form when and how you paid the fee.

Exceptions: Japanese citizens may apply for work permits without paying an application fee.

ValidityEdit

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to UseEdit

Application for permit for family members of employees, visiting researchers, athletes and self-employed persons, form No. 133011 (PDF)

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Processing TimeEdit

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InstructionsEdit

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Required InformationEdit

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the DocumentEdit

If you obtain a permit to work in Sweden, residence permits can be granted to members of your family valid for the same time period. If you receive a permit for at least six months, members of your family can also obtain work permits.

Following is a procedure on how you can apply for a permit for them.

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External LinksEdit

The Swedish Migration Board - Website:

http://www.migrationsverket.se/English/Private-individuals/Working-in-Sweden/Employed/Permits-for-family-members.html

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