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For Swedes

For non-Swedes

Embassies and consulates

Sweden & Japan

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
A residence permit to study in Sweden
A work permit

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

Sweden has diplomatic relations with almost all States in the world. It has 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 here

See a list of all embassies here