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Family Members of EU Citizens

Information for EU/EEA family members applying for a visa to enter the Schengen area.

As a family member of an EU/EEA citizen exercising their right of free movement in accordance with Directive 2004/38/EC you have the right to travel to the EU/EEA-area together with your family members or join to them in the area to settle there.

A Swedish citizen living in Sweden is not exercising his or her right of free movement and do not hold a right of residence based on Directive 2004/38/EC in their home country, unless the Swedish citizen recently moved back to Sweden from another EU/EEA country. 

Family members are:

  • Spouse/partner/common law spouse
  • The direct descendants (children) who are under the age of 21 or over the age of 21 if they are dependent, and those of the spouse or partner.
  • The dependent direct relatives in the ascending line (e.g. parents) and those of the spouse or partner.

Basic facts
You can apply for a short-stay Schengen visa (type C) which will permit you to enter and stay in Sweden and the Schengen area for up to 90 days.

If you wish to remain in Schengen for more than 90 days as a family member of an EU/EEA citizen exercising their free movement rights, you must apply (when in the Member State) for a Residence Card of a family member of a EU/EEA citizen. Information about how to apply is available on the Swedish Migration Agency's website.

Family members of an EU or EEA national applying for a Schengen visa to move to the family member in Sweden or travelling on a short journey with the family member in Sweden, should submit the following obligatory supporting documents:

  1. Schengen Visa Application
  2. Passport or travel document
  3. Proof of relationship. E.g. Marriage certificate or birth certificate.
  4. Copy of the EU/EEA national's passport or national identity card
  5. If you are a dependent family member, you must provide documents demonstrating your dependence.

Fees
Family members of an EU or EEA citizen do not pay an application fee.

Additional documents
In addition to the documents listed above there might be, depending on the circumstances, some additional documents required showing your family member's situation.

More information
Directive 2004/38/EC
The Swedish Migration Agency on EES family members

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