How to apply for a Residence Permit as a Co-Applicant

You can apply for a residence permit at the Embassy of Sweden in Beijing. You may be interviewed by telephone after you have presented your application. When the Embassy has all the necessary documentation, your case may be forwarded to the Swedish Migration Board.

The Embassy will inform you when the decision is ready. If you are granted residence permit it will be entered into your passport. You cannot travel to Sweden and wait for the decision there.

You are required to enclose the following documents with your application (note that all documents must be submitted in original).

If your husband/wife/partner is in Sweden

• Two fully completed and signed application forms.
  
  
• Two passport photos taken within the past six months. Photos that do not conform to these standards will be rejected and may cause delay in processing the application.
  
  
• A valid passport and two photocopies of the identity page of the passport. We only accept passports which have been signed by the holder of the passport. Please note that even if you are not yet a holder of a valid passport it is possible to apply for a residence permit. You can forward your passport to the Embassy later.
  
  
• Notary Certificate of marriage (Chinese and English version) and a copy of the certificate, or two copies of a Swedish marriage certificate (vigselbevis) if you were married in Sweden. If you have been married before, you are required to enclose a Notary Certificate of the divorce (Chinese and English version) in two copies. If you are not married, you are required to enclose a Notary Certificate stating that you are single (Chinese and English version) in two copies. Mongolian citizens should note that documents from Mongolia must be authenticated by Consular department Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ulaanbaatar.
  
  
  
• Two photocopies of the identity page of your husband's/wife's/partner's passport;
  
  
• Two photocopies of your husband's/wife's/partner's Civil Registration Certificate, "personbevis".
  
  
• A letter of invitation from your husband/wife/partner.
  
  
• Financial guarantee for co-applicants to self employed persons. You should be able to show that you have 3500 SEK per month for the first year in Sweden.
  
  
• You are required to pay an application fee. If your application is rejected, the fee will not be refunded. The application fee is currently 890 RMB. The Embassy will only accept card payment. Please observe: cash payment can only be accepted, when card payment is not possible.

For children (under 18 years old) with one or both parents in Sweden, or children accompanying a parent to Sweden

• Two fully completed and signed application forms
  
  
• Two passport photos taken within the past six months. Photos that do not conform to these standards will be rejected and may cause delay in processing the application. For more information please see
  > photo guidelines
  
  
• A valid passport and two photocopies of the identity page of the passport. Please note that even if you are not yet a holder of a valid passport it is possible to apply for residence permit. You can forward your passport to the Embassy later.
  
  
• Notary Certificate of birth certificate. Mongolian citizens should note that documents from Mongolia must be authenticated by Consular department Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ulaanbaatar.
  
  
  
• Notary Certificate stating who has the legal custody of the child in case only one of the parents has the right of access to the child. Mongolian citizens should note that documents from Mongolia must be authenticated by Consular department Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ulaanbaatar.
  
  
• If one of the child's parents will stay in China, a letter from him/her is requested stating that he/she is aware of the child's application for residence permit and that he/she agrees that the child goes to Sweden. Mongolian citizens should note that documents from Mongolia must be authenticated by Consular department Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ulaanbaatar.
  
  
• Two photocopies of the identity page of the passport of the parent/s.
  
  
• Two photocopies of the Civil Registration Certificate, "personbevis", of the parent/s.
  
  
• Letter of invitation from the parent in Sweden.
  
  
• Financial guarantee for co-applicants to self employed persons. You should be able to show that you have 2100 SEK per month for the first year in Sweden.
  
  
• You are required to pay an application fee. If your application is rejected, the fee will not be refunded. The application fee for children under 18 years old is currently 440 RMB. The Embassy will only accept card payment. Please observe: cash payment can only be accepted, when card payment is not possible.

If you fail to supply the necessary documents mentioned above, the decision-making process of your case may be delayed. The Embassy may call you for additional documents or information if necessary.

For further information concerning residence permit due to family ties you may contact the Embassy of Sweden or consult the Migration Board's web site.