EU-Family Visa

All persons wishing to apply for a visa to visit Sweden must make an appointment before attending and submitting their documents. The automated 24 hrs phone number to call is 09065-540 710 (£1.-/min).

Family members of EU/EEA nationals (spouses and dependents) can apply for an EU-family visa.

Please bring the following documents:

  • Application for Schengen Visa – to be completed, signed and dated
  • Two (2) passport photographs of the applicant
  • Passports (applicant's and EU-spouse's)
  • Original Marriage Certificate/ Birth Certificate
  • Photocopies of the passports, UK residence permit and Marriage Certificate
  • If you are married to a Swedish citizen, you have to enclose an extract from the Swedish population registration, which can be obtained from the Swedish Tax Agency (www.skatteverket.se)

There is no visa fee 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.

According to the EU Directive 38/2004 family members of EEA nationals who are in possession of a British "Residence Card of a family member of an EEA national" or "Permanent Residence Card" do not need a visa for visits up to 90 days to Sweden and many other EU member states. Please click under "related files" to see an example.