Facts

The Embassy of Sweden in Washington DC will normally process a visa application in 15 days.

The Consulate General of Sweden in New York cannot provide any information regarding the status of a submitted visa application.

Please contact the Embassy of Sweden in Washington DC for information and to schedule an appointment: tel (202) 467-2694 between 11:00 am - 12:00noon EST on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, or email
ambassaden.washington @foreign.ministry.se.

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General Information About Visas

As of January 1, 2012, the Consulate General of Sweden in New York no longer accepts applications for Schengen visas.

Effective January 1, 2012, the Embassy in Washington, DC require the following categories of Schengen visa applicants to submit their applications in person at the Embassy of Sweden in Washington DC:

-Visiting Family and Friends
-Tourism
-Students - studying for less than 90 days
-Business or Conference - first time traveling to Schengen

If you are married to a EU citizen, please contact the Embassy in Washington DC for more information.

Please contact the visa department at the Embassy of Sweden in Washington DC to schedule an appointment.

Please view a list (PDF) of foreign citizens who require visas for Sweden.

A complete application must be submitted to the Embassy of Sweden in Washington DC at least 15 days before the intended visit, and cannot be submitted earlier than three months before the start of the intended visit.

In most cases, once a complete visa application has been submitted, processing time is 15 days.

All required documents for visa applications are listed on the website of the Embassy of Sweden in Washington, DC.

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