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Applying for a residence permit (study, cohabitation, work)

If you will be in Sweden for more than three months and you are not an EU citizen, you need a residence permit.

You will find information on the different types of visas that you apply for:

・A residence permit to move to a close relative in Sweden
Residence permit to live with a partner, child or other relative – Swedish Migration Agency

・A residence permit to study in Sweden
Residence permit for studies in Sweden – Swedish Migration Agency

・A work permit
Work permit or residence permit to work in Sweden – Swedish Migration Agency

In order to join your family or relative in Sweden, you must have a residence permit.

Read more at Swedish Migration Agency about how to apply for yourself and on behalf of your child.

Sweden in Japan

Sweden's mission

Swedish consulates

  • Telephone

    +81 11-738-2319

    Fax

    +81 11-738-2312

    Telephone hours:
    Weekdays (except for Japanese holidays) 10:00-12:00

    c/o DeLaval K.K.
    NCO Sapporo 14F, Kita 7-jo Nishi 1-chome 2-6 Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0807

    Visits are by pre-booked appointment only:
    Please book an appointment via email at sweden-sapporo@delaval.com

    District: Hokkaido

    Honorary Consul

    Mr. Akihisa Minawa

    Secretaries

    Ms. Ayaka Saito and Ms. Akiko Maehana

  • Phone

    +81 78 351 7695

    Fax

    +81 78 351 0880

    Consulate of Sweden
    c/o Kinki Industrial Co., Ltd.
    4-2-18 Sakaemachidori
    Chuo-ku
    Kobe-City 650-0023


    Visits are by pre-booked appointment only:
    Please book an appointment via e-mail at shinden-ayana@kinkikogyo.co.jp
    Telephone hours:
    09.40-12.00 and 13.00-16.40

    Districts: Kinki region (excluding Mie Pref.), Shikoku region, Fukui Pref., Ishikawa Pref., Toyama Pref., Okayama Pref., Tottori Pref.

    Honorary Consul

    Mr. Tomoki Wada

    Secretary

    Ms. Ayana Shinden

  • Phone

    +81 92 942 0511

    Fax

    +81 92 942 3761

    Consulate of Sweden
    c/o Seibu Giken Co., Ltd.
    3108-3 Aoyagi, Koga-City, Fukuoka 811-3134

    Visits are by pre-booked appointment only:
    Please book an appointment via e-mail at sweden-fukuoka@seibu-giken.co.jp
    Telephone hours:
    09.00-12.00 and 13.00-17.00

    Districts: Kagoshima Pref., Miyazaki Pref., Kumamoto Pref., Nagasaki Pref., Oita Pref., Fukuoka Pref., Okinawa Pref., Hiroshima Pref., Shimane Pref., Yamaguchi Pref., Saga Pref.

    Honorary Consul

    Mr. Fumio Kuma

    Secretary

    Ms. Yumi Fujikawa

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.

Find the embassy you are looking for:

See a list of all embassies here