Embassy office hours:
Migration: The opening hours for collecting residence permit cards and to leave biometrics are Monday - Thursday 3-4.30 pm and Fridays 10-11 am.
Other business: Monday - Friday 9-11 am.
Telephone hours for migration related questions:
+234 701 1979062 Monday-Thursday 2-3 pm.
You are always welcome to send your questions by e-mail to migration.abuja@gov.se
For other issues +234 9 9047 302 Monday-Friday 9 am-12 pm.
To further improve service, VFS Global currently receives visa applications on behalf of Sweden in Nigeria. Please check the VFS Global website for the application centre’s address and opening hours and for other practical information. http://www.vfsglobal.se/Nigeria/
Since February 1st 2022 the Embassy of Sweden in Abuja is no longer processing Schengen visas. Citizens from Nigeria, Cameroon, Liberia, and Sierra Leone travelling to Sweden and for applicants with other nationalities who are legally residing in any of these countries and intend to travel to Sweden are to submit their applications with VFS Global in Lagos or Abuja, Nigeria. The applications are handled by the Swedish Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.
Sweden is also handling Schengen visa applications for travellers to Latvia and Slovakia. These applications are also handled by the Swedish Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.
Inquiries about Schengen visas should be addressed to the Embassy of Sweden in Nairobi by email (ambassaden.nairobi-visum@gov.se) or phone. The Embassy´s phone hours are Monday and Wednesdays 2-3 pm and Fridays 10-11 am local Kenyan time. See the Embassy´s Website for holidays and such Contact - Sweden Abroad.
If you have questions about residence permits applications, please send an e-mail to migration.abuja@gov.se.
Change of opening hours
During the Christmas and New Year's Holidays we are closed:
Mondag 26 December, 2022
Friday 6 January, 2023
Holidays 2023
The Embassy is closed on the following days: