Airport Transit Visa

Nationals of the following countries require an airport transit visa to transit through a Swedish airport unless they are residents in an EU/EEA member state with permission to return at least three months after transiting Sweden:

• Afghanistan
• Bangladesh
• Democratic Republic of Congo
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Ghana
• Iran
• Iraq
• Nigeria
• Pakistan
• Somalia
• Sri Lanka

The transit visa enables applicants to pass through the territory of one or more Schengen member states on their way to another country outside the Schengen area.

Please submit the following documents:

• Application for Transit Visa (same as Application for Schengen Visa), to be completed, signed and dated
• National passport or other travel document
• Copy of airline ticket(s)

Cost of visa
The equivalent of €60 (at present £48).The fee is payable on submission of the visa application and
non-refundable. Payment should be made in cash or by postal order.

There is no visa fee for the following applicants:

• children under 6 years of age
• school pupils, students and accompanying teachers on study or educational trips
• researchers
• for EU/EEA-spouses and their children (under 21), registered partners and co-habitees of EU/EEA nationals (does not apply for co-habitees of Swiss citizens). The original Marriage Certificate or original full Birth Certificate with parents' names must be submitted together with spouse's/parent's original passport.

The previous fee of €35 (£28) will remain in force for citizens of Russia, Ukraine, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Moldova.