Information about which documentation that is required in your application for visa can be found in the checklists. You can find the checklists on the bottom of the page “How to apply”. On this page we clarify some of the required documentation.
Please note that the embassy advises you to always keep copies of the submitted documentation in the visa case with you when travelling to Schengen. The border control might request to see this documentation.
When traveling in group, e.g. trips concerning sport-clubs, cultural associations and such documents similar to all participants, e.g. invitation, medical travel insurance, membership, should be copied and attached to each person's application.
Minors are anyone under 18 years of age. The requirements listed below are valid no matter if the child is traveling alone, with one parent or legal guardian.
Visa applicants are required to have medical travel insurance. It must cover any costs that may arise during the trip due to emergency medical aid, urgent hospital treatment or transport to the country of origin for medical reasons or in the event of death. When you apply for the visa you need to be able to show that you have bought and have a valid insurance for the trip.
The insurance must cover costs for least EUR 30 000 and be valid in all Schengen countries and throughout your stay. Please note that both the amount of days and the dates for the trip need to correspond with the insurance.
The border control might request you to show a copy of the insurance, so make sure you bring your insurance certificate with you when you travel.
Exemptions from the requirement to have a travel insurance:
Please note that main destination of trip should be Sweden. If you do not have any plans to visit Sweden, you should not apply for a Swedish visa and your application might be rejected. Upon request from the embassy you need to be able to specify your plans for the visit.
To apply for a visa you need a passport or a travel document must. This document must be:
When you hand in your application for visa you need to submit biometric information, that is your fingerprints for all 10 fingers and a picture.
Some people do not need to leave their biometric information while applying for visa. This includes the following categories of applicants:
Applicants who have been granted a Schengen visa during the last 59 months do not have to leave their fingerprints again when they apply for a new visa. They must be able to show a copy of the previously issued visa sticker. If there are reasonable doubts about the identity of the applicant, the consulate might request him/her to leave her biometric information again. The applicant can also request to submit new biometric information if it cannot immediately be established that he/she has been issued a Schengen visa during the last 59 months. Biometrics taken in connection with previous application for Schengen visas at a Swedish Embassy/consulate can be reused even if the visa application was rejected.
According to the Visa Codex, an applicant must be able to prove, before the trip, that he/she has enough financial means to cover both the planned visit and for the return trip, if he/she is him/herself paying for the travel and upkeep during your visit to Sweden. This can be proved by enclosing to the application a bank account statement with history for the last three months or salary specifications concerning the last three months. If the person inviting the applicant to Sweden will pay for the applicant's support, they must in the same way show that he/she has sufficient financial means to do so. In general, Sweden requires a person applying for a visa to be able to show that she/he has SEK 450 per day and per person. The required amount may be less if, for instance, a person can show that he/she has paid for board and lodging in advance or will stay with friends or relatives.