Sweden Abroad
Go to content
Sweden Abroad

For Swedes

For non-Swedes

Embassies and consulates

Sweden & Spain

I have lived in Spain for many years with a Spanish permanent residence permit, can I go directly to Sweden and work with that permit or do I need to apply for a residence permit in Sweden?

Persons who have lived in an EU country for at least five years with a residence permit may apply for long-term resident status in that country. Persons who are granted long-term resident status receive a special EC/EU residence permit. This gives them certain rights, similar to those of an EU citizen. This makes it easier for them to move to another EU country in order to work, study, start their own business or live on their pension, for example. See more information from the Swedish Migration agency here and if you fulfil the requirements.

In other cases, if you are not EU citizen, in order to work in Sweden, you must have a work/study/visitors permit. Read more here.

Last updated 10 May 2022, 10.27 AM

Sweden in Spain

Sweden's mission for the country

Swedish consulates

Swedish consulates for the country

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