Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina have until now turned to the Swedish Embassy in Sarajevo for applications for residence and work permit. As from March 10, 2025, the Embassy in Sarajevo will no longer handle migration related matters, you should contact the Embassy of Sweden in Skopje, North Macedonia, from 18.02.2025 for interview, passport check, biometrics etcetera.
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Last updated 07 Feb 2025
Are you a girl aged 15+ and interested in becoming a Swedish ambassador for a day? Do you care deeply about gender equality and equal rights? Want to learn more on how you can make a change? Then this is the perfect vacancy for you. The Embassy of Sweden in Skopje is opening a vacancy for the position of “Ambassador for a Day”. Read more below on what is expected from the “Ambassador for a Day” and how to apply:
NEWSSince the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the embassy in Kyiv handles no longer any types of migration cases. This applies until further notice. The embassy in Skopje receives residences of Ukraine and Georgia who want to apply for a visa or residence and work permit. The same goes for other migration-related matters such as booking an interview.
Last updated 22 Jun 2023
Interested in studying Swedish? Several options are listed below and you can find more information about them here.
University courses in Sweden: Several universities in Sweden offer Swedish language courses or programmes for all levels, full-time or part-time for international students.
Adult education and summer courses: A wide range of Swedish courses is available through adult education associations, of varying content, length and intensity. Some schools will offer courses with starting dates throughout the year, while others may focus on summer programmes.The most established adult education associations offering courses in Swedish are:
Learning Swedish online: You can also learn Swedish online from anywhere in the world.
Many private organisations also offer paid distance learning courses, including:
A good starting point is Lingu@net World Wide. Lingu@net is a search engine for language learning resources and offers an extensive directory of resources searchable based on a variety of criteria.
The following resources can also be useful:
If you are planning to study in Sweden, the web site Studyinsweden.se is your one-stop information centre for higher education studies in Sweden. It provides international students wishing to study in Sweden with a convenient and comprehensive information resource.
If you will be studying in Sweden for more than three months and you are not an EU/EEA citizen, you need a residence permit. Read more on the links below or visit the Swedish Migration Agency's website.
