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Requirements to be granted a residence permit

The likelihood of you obtaining a residence permit depends on your relationship to the family member who lives in Sweden.
 
Husband/wife or common-law spouse
You are entitled to receive a residence permit if you are married, have entered into a registered partnership with or are the common-law spouse of someone living in Sweden. However, your application may be rejected if, for example,

* The application is based on incorrect information
* The relationship is fraudulent
* If you do not plan to live together.
 
Future husband/wife or common-law spouse
You may receive a residence permit if you are planning to marry or cohabit with someone living in Sweden. However, your application may be rejected if, for example,

* Your application is based on incorrect information
* Your relationship is fraudulent
* Your relationship does not appear to be serious.

Children under the age of 18
If you are under the age of 18, you have the right to be reunited with a parent in Sweden.
 
Other close relatives
In exceptional cases, you may obtain a residence permit if you have lived in the country of origin with the relative now resident in Sweden. This category covers, for example, children over the age of 18 and the parents of the person resident in Sweden. If you belong to this category, apply for a residence permit as soon as possible after the date when your relative was granted a permanent residence permit in Sweden.

You must be able to prove that you lived with your relative immediately before they moved to Sweden and that you were dependent on them in the country of origin to the extent that it is difficult for you to live apart. In this context, ´dependent´ means that you are financially, socially or emotionally dependent on your relative who lives in Sweden.

 

Related files

Arbeta & bo i Sverige / Work & Live in Sweden

General information and procedures at the Embassy concerning Residence Permits

Applicants who wish to move to Sweden on a permanent basis needs to apply for a Residence Permit.

IMPORTANT: Please note that as of June 2011 all applicants have to make an appointment with the Embassy before visiting. More information regarding this can be found under the following link: Appointment system for the Embassy


The application should be handed in by the applicant to the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi or to the Honorary Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City. If you chose to hand in your application at the Consulate in HCMC, and is granted residence in Sweden by the Migration Board, you will be asked to visit the Embassy in Hanoi in order to leave your biometric data before the Embassy can issue you a Residence Card. This will cause a delay in your departure for up to 3 weeks. If applying at the Embassy, the biometric data will be collected in connection with the application procedure.

 On May 2011 an EU Regulation enters into force in Sweden which means that a residence permit card will replace the sticker in passports. For more information about this, please click on the following link: Introduction of reisdence cards and biometric data

All applicants have to pay the application fee through the Embassy bank account before applying and bring the receipt to the Embassy or Consulate together with the application. The fee must be paid to the Embassy bank account in ANZ Bank, account number: VND 6143432, account name: Embassy of Sweden-UM.

For information on current fees, please consult the Application Fees page.Please note that the fee is non-refundable. 

After you submit your application at the Embassy or Honorary Consulate General, you will be given an appointment at the Embassy or at the Consulate for a personal interview. Only the applicant is allowed in to these interviews.

When the interview has taken place the Embassy will send the application and all attached documents to the Migration Board for further process. When the application has left the Embassy you have to contact the Migration Board directly for any questions regarding your application.

When your application has reached the Migration Board they will send a questionnaire to your registered partner or relative in Sweden. The questions are about your relationship and must be answered within four weeks. The purpose of the investigation is to determine identity, family status, and how long the relationship has existed.

Sometimes the Embassy need more information and may contact you after the interview in order to ask some follow-up questions. The same goes for the Migration Board who may either ask your relative to come in for an extra interview at Board or else call him or her and ask the questions over the phone. You should expect the decision to take about six months from the date you apply at the Embassy.

The Migration Board decides whether or not you will get a residence permit. The Embassy - or Consulate - has no influence over the Board’s decision. Once the decision has been taken, it is sent to the Embassy. If you gave your relative a power of attorney, the Board in Sweden will notify him or her. Otherwise, you will be contacted over the phone by the Embassy.

If you wish to have your decision in written form it will be provided upon request. Please note that the decisions made by the Migration Board are in Swedish and that it is up to you to have it translated into Vietnamese. A short explanation in English can be provided by the Embassy.
 
If your application is rejected, you may appeal the decision within three weeks of the date you received the decision. You must send the appeal to the Migration Board by post and not through the Embassy in Hanoi or the Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City. If you have given someone in Sweden a power of attorney to represent you, he or she may write your appeal and send it to the Migration Board.

If you have general questions regarding residence permits, please contact the Embassy during our visa phone hours on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 15.00 -16.00. Our staff speaks Swedish, English and Vietnamese.

If you have any questions regarding an ongoing application you or your relative in Sweden should contact the Migration Board in Sweden.
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