Here you find information about moving to someone in Sweden, visiting, working or studying in Sweden.
In order to join your family or relative in Sweden, you must have a residence permit. Read more here about how to apply for yourself and on behalf of your child:
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In order to book an appointment for an interview at the Swedish Embassy in Paris, please send an email with your dossier number.
If you are visiting Sweden and are a citizen of a non-EU country, you may need a visa. A visa is a permit to travel to and stay in a country for a maximum of 90 days. If you intend to stay in Sweden for longer than 90 days, you will need a visitors’ residence permit. Read more here:
In order to work in Sweden, you must have a work permit. Read more about how to apply for a work permit or for a residence permit as a self-employed person or a visiting researcher. Read more here:
In order to study in Sweden, you must have a residence permit. Read more about how to apply for a permit for studies or to work as a doctoral student. Read more here:
Telephone
+33 (0)5 57 87 47 90
consulat@schroder-schyler.com
Consulat de Suède
35 bis Cours du Médoc
33027 Bordeaux
New address as of 01/07/2026
1 Place Lainé
33000 Bordeaux
Opening hours:
Only upon appointment.
Closed between: 30/7-15/08 2026
The consulate in Bordeaux can hand out passports, ID-cards and driving licenses issued at an embassy or a police-office in Sweden. The consulate can also issue emergency passports.
Honorary consul
Yann Schÿler
Telephone:
+33 (0)3 74 44 60 61
E-mail:
consulat.suede.lille@gmail.com
Consulat de Suède
M. Ludovic Lemahieu
Hôtel Vrau
11 rue du Pont Neuf
59800 Lille
Opening hours:
Only upon appointment.
The consulate in Lyon can hand out passports, ID-cards and driving licenses issued at an embassy or a police-office in Sweden.
Honorary consul
Ludovic Lemahieu
Telephone
+33 (0)7 56 88 37 21
consulat.suede.lyon@gmail.com
Consulat de Suède
Mme Virginie Ferraton
32 rue de Trion
69005 Lyon
Opening hours:
Only upon appointment.
Closed between: 27/07-27/08 2026
The consulate in Lyon can hand out passports, ID-cards and driving licenses issued at an embassy or a police-office in Sweden.
Honorary consul
Virginie Ferraton
Telephone
+33 (0)4 91 13 16 31
consulatsuede@tddem.fr
Consulat de Suède
519/525 Chemin du Littoral
13016 Marseille
Opening hours:
Only upon appointment.
The Consulate l in Marseille can hand out passports, ID-cards and driving licenses issued at an embassy or a police-office in Sweden.
The consulate can also issue emergency passports.
Honorary consul
Nicole Guadagnino
E-mail:
consulat.suede.montpellier@gmail.com
Consulat honoraire de Suède à Montpellier
Maison des Relations Internationales
14 Descente en Barrat
34000 Montpellier
Opening hours:
Only upon appointment
Closed between: 20/07-29/07 2026
The consulate in Nantes can hand out passports, ID-cards and driving licenses issued at an embassy or a police-office in Sweden.
Honorary consul
Claire Feller
Telephone
+33 (0)6 81 12 50 88
nantes@consulats-suede.fr
Consulat de Suède
30 rue Marie-Anne du Boccage
44000 Nantes
Opening hours:
Only upon appointment
The consulate in Nantes can hand out passports, ID-cards and driving licenses issued at an embassy or a police-office in Sweden.
Honorary Consul
Pia Edström Bourdeau
Telephone
+33 (0)4 89 24 16 51
contact@consulat-suede.fr
Consulat de Suède
54, rue Gioffredo
06000 Nice
Opening hours:
Only upon appointment.
Closed on Wednesdays and Fridays
Closed between: 20/07-29/07 2026
The consulate in Nice can hand out passports, ID-cards and driving licenses issued at an embassy or a police-office in Sweden.
The consulate can also issue emergency passports.
Honorary Consul
Johan Wretman
Telephone
+33 (0)4 95 72 13 90
consul@archipetrus.com
Consulat de Suède
Moulin de Guardienna
Route d’Arca
20137 Porto Vecchio
Opening hours:
Only upon appointment.
Closed between: 26/07 and 22/08 2026
The consulate in Porto Vecchio can hand out passports, ID-cards and driving licenses issued at an embassy or a police-office in Sweden.
Honorary Consul
Thomas Fourtané
Telephone
+590 (0)590 27 29 38
contact@consulat-suede-stbarth.fr
Visiting adress:
Consulat honoraire de Suède
CCPF Public
97133 Saint-Barthélemy
Post adress:
Consulat honoraire de Suède
BP 118
97098 Saint-Barthélemy Cedex
Opening hours:
Only upon appointment.
Closed between: 27/07-16/08 2026
The consulate in Saint Barthélemy can hand out passports, ID-cards and driving licenses issued at an embassy or a police-office in Sweden.
Honorary Consul
Lisa Beronius-Magras
Telephone:
+33 (0)6 31 11 88 03
Email:
consulat.suede.strasbourg@wanadoo.fr
Temporary address:
Représentation permanente de la Suède auprès du Conseil de l'Europe
67 allée de la Robertsau
67000 Strasbourg
Opening hours:
Only upon appointment.
The consulate in Strasbourg can hand out passports, ID-cards and driving licenses issued at an embassy or a police-office in Sweden.
Honorary Consul
Christina Krüger
Telephone:
+33 (0)5 61 12 67 67
E-mail:
consulat.suede.toulouse@gmail.com
Consulat honoraire de Suède
M. Pascal Gorrias
30, rue Théodore Ozenne
31000 Toulouse
Opening hours: Only upon appointment.
Closed between: 3/08-31/08 2026
The consulate in Bordeaux can hand out passports, ID-cards and driving licenses issued at an embassy or a police-office in Sweden.
Honorary consul
Pascal Gorrias
Sweden has diplomatic relations with almost all states in the world, with embassies and consulates in around half of these. Sweden's foreign representation consists of approximately 100 missions abroad and 350 honorary consulates.