Visa for visiting Sweden

• as a tourist
• on business/to take part in a conference or
• to visit relatives and friends, or
• simply when passing through in transit

In order to improve the services to applicants and facilitate visa processing, the Embassy of Sweden has commissioned VFS Global Services Private Limited to receive Swedish visa applications in New Delhi.

The VFS Swedish Visa Application Centre accepts visa applications from all country nationals who wish to travel to Sweden at;

VFS Swedish Visa Application Centre
No. 15-26 Block-E,
2ND Floor, International Trade Tower,
Nehru Place,
New Delhi-110019
> VFS

The Visa Application Centre is open Monday to Friday, except on Embassy holidays.

The Visa Application Centre accepts applications for Tourist, Relative/Friend, Business, Conference, and Transit Visa categories maximum of 90 days duration in a six months period.

Processing time will be a minimum of five working days for Business/Conference and Transit visas and eight Working days for Tourists, Visiting Friends and Relatives. If the application is not complete the processing time will be extended.

Processed passports can be collected after a minimum of five working days & eight Working days as the case may be from The Swedish Visa Application Centre.

If you wish to submit your visa application at the Embassy, please note that the processing time will be 10 working days for Business/Conference and Transit Visas and 15 working days for Tourists, Visiting Friends and Relatives.
> Opening hours for the Visa section at the Embassy

Applications for Residence and/or Work Permit, need to be submitted at the Embassy in New Delhi or Consulates in Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai.
> Swedish Consulates in India

How long is a visa valid?

Visas are granted for a maximum of 90 days at a time. Only in exceptional cases are applicants granted a visa for a visit of more than 90 days’ duration, but never for longer than a year.

Where is a visa valid?

An entry visa is normally valid in all the Schengen countries. In exceptional cases a visa may be granted solely for entry into the country that issued it. For more information on the Schengen Agreement please refer to the link to the right.

Where do I apply?

You application should be submitted to the VFS Swedish Visa application centre in New Delhi or at the  Embassy of Sweden.

In cities in India where there is no Swedish diplomatic mission, Sweden is represented by another Schengen state:

Chennai
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
No. 9 Boat Club Road
Raja Annamalai  Puram
Chennai 600 028, Tamil Nadu, India
Tel: +91-44-2430 1600
Fax: +91-44-2434 9293
> www.chennai.diplo.de

Kolkata
Consulate General of Italy in Calcutta
3, Raja Santosh Road, Alipore,
Kolkata - 700 027
Tel : 0091-33-24792414/ 24792426
Fax : 0091-33-24793892
> www.conscalcutta.esteri.it

Mumbai
Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai
Kanchanjunga first floor
72 G.Deshmukh Marg
Mumbai - 400 026
Tel : 0091-22-23804071
Fax : 0091-22-23874074
> www.consmumbai.esteri.it

How long does it take?

The time it takes to process an application received at VFS is minimum five working days and at the Embassy ten working days.

Remember!
Make sure you are properly insured so that you are covered for any costs associated with an illness, accident, etc.

What if my application is turned down?

Since April 5, 2011, it's possible to appeal a decision on an entry visa. At the same time, the decision to reject an application for an entry visa will require justification. This means that you will get information in the decision as to why your application was rejected.

If you received a decision you are not satisfied with, you can submit a written appeal no later than 3 weeks from the day you received the decision.

How to appeal
In your appeal, write down which decision you are not satisfied with, and why and how you want it to be changed. If you have any documents that you didn’t submit earlier, you can supplement your case with them. Your appeal should be submitted to the Swedish mission abroad (embassy or consulate) that made the decision. The Swedish mission abroad will verify that the appeal came in on time and will go over the case again. If more than 3 weeks have passed, the appeal will be rejected; in that case you will have to submit a new application.

If the Swedish mission abroad changes the decision
The decision can be changed if new information comes in. In that case you will be notified, and the entry visa placed in your passport.

If the Swedish mission abroad does not change the decision, it will be forwarded If the appeal came in on time and the authority that made the decision sees no reason to change the decision, the case will be forwarded as soon as possible. Your application, the decision, and all other documents submitted in the case will be sent by courier to the Administrative Court in Göteborg. The Administrative Court will then make a decision and notify the Swedish mission abroad, who in turn will notify you.