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Most people have to pay a fee when applying for a residence permit to move to a close relative in Sweden. The fee will not be refunded if your application is rejected.
Adults: SEK 2000
Children under 18: SEK 1000
If you are applying online, you pay with a credit card or a bank card on the website.
The fee must be paid in cash at the Embassy. Please note that the fee is non-refundable.
The following persons can apply for a residence permit without having to pay a fee:
• Husbands, wives, registered partners or common-law spouses (cohabitees) and children under the age of 18 who are applying for a residence permit on the grounds of family ties to a foreign citizen who has received a residence permit as a refugee, as a person in need of protection or due to particularly distressing circumstances. Parents and siblings of children in need of protection and living in Sweden are not covered by the exemptions.
• Family members of EU/EEA citizens. (Please note that Swedes do not count as EU citizens in this context.)
• EU/EEA citizens.
• Citizens of Switzerland and their family members.
• Citizens of Japan.