Besöka Sverige / Visit Sweden

Visit visa Pakistan/Afghanistan

Applications for visit visa must be submitted to FedEx/Gerry’s application centres throughout Pakistan*.

You must submit your application personally at FedEx/Gerry’s along with the following documents:

  • Two sets duly completed (one original, one copy) of :
    - Application for Schengen Visa; (Form No. 119031)
    - Family appendix for visa applicants - Appendix D; (Form No. 201031)

  • An invitation on Appendix E (Form No. 213031) from the person you will be visiting in Sweden (reference person) - 2 copies;

  • Fee deposit slip - original;

  • Original passport and national identity card; (The validity of the passport must be at least 3 months beyond the date you will be leaving the Schengen area) and previous passports, if any;

  • A copy of first two pages of your passport and of valid visas, if any, and a copy of your national identity card;

  • Two passport size photographs. The photos must be: full face (facing the camera directly with your eyes looking straight at the camera), colour, with a light background, no more than six months old and a good likeness of you, bareheaded, unless you have special religious reasons;

  • Your reference person's extract of the population register (Personbevis);

  • Your reference person's Taxation Certificate (Slutgiltigt Skattebesked);

  • If your reference is not a Swedish citizen,  a copy of his/her passport showing what kind of permit he/she has in Sweden;

  • A document certifying that you have been given leave from your job/studies during the period you intend visiting Sweden - original;

  • Your personal bank statement for the last 6 months. If you pay for the trip and upkeep you must prove that 
    you have at least 370 SEK/day;

  • Confirmed return (to and from Sweden) air ticket/booking; (the stay should not be more than 90 days)

  • A copy of your Medical Insurance Policy applicable to the entire Schengen territory and covering costs of at least 30 000 Euro for urgent medical treatment and/or emergency hospital treatment and repatriation for medical reasons.

* PKR equivalent to 18 Euro is charged by FedEx/Gerry’s.

Before you present your application you must deposit a non-refundable visa application fee equivalent to SEK 550:- in Pak Rupees into the Embassy's account No: 13530027999203 at Habib Bank Limited, Super Market, School Road Branch, F-6 Markaz, Islamabad or at HBL’s any on-line branch in Pakistan.

No fee - The following will be exempted from paying a fee:

  • Children under the age of six years
  • Schoolchildren, students in higher education, research students and their accompanying teachers – on
    condition that the purpose of the trip is studies or education
  • Researchers – on condition that the purpose of the trip is scientific research

Normal processing time is approximately 1 month.

Please note that possession of a Schengen visa does NOT guarantee entry into a Schengen state. At the border you may be asked to prove that you have enough means for your upkeep in Sweden and return to Pakistan or show a guarantee letter from the reference in Sweden (invitation).

The application receiving hours at FedEx/Gerry’s are from 9.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., Passport collection hours are between 2.00 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Telephone enquiries to the Embassy are restricted to: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday between 2.00 p.m. to 3.00 p.m.

Application forms are available at FedEx/Gerry’s application centres free of charge. Forms can also be downloaded from the Embassy's website or can be hand collected from the Consulates in:

Lahore:
Consulate of Sweden
5, FCC, Gulberg
Phone: 042-5753404-6

Karachi:
Consulate of Sweden
5-6 Chartered Bank Chambers, I.I Chundrigar Road
Phone: 021-2415697

Embassy of Sweden
P.O. Box 1100
House 4, Street 5, F-6/3 Islamabad
Phone: 051-2828 712
Fax: 051-2825 284
E-mail: ambassaden.islamabad-visum@foreign.ministry.se
Website: www.swedenabroad.se/Islamabad