Visa for visiting Sweden

The Migration office has the same location as the Chancellery. The entrance Migration office is to the left from the main entrance (follow the signs).

We receive applications Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9.00 to 12.00.

Passports and decisions are handed out from 16.00 to17.00.

On Wednesdays the Migration office is closed to the public but it is open for pre-booked interviews.

Read more about applications for a:

• Tourist visa
• Business visa
• Visa for visiting friends and/or family

A decision on a visa application shall be taken within 10 calendar days of the date of the receipt of the complete visa application and the supporting documents. Processing time may be extended up to 30 days when further scrutiny is needed.

Generally, a decision is taken at the Migration office.  However, if there's any uncertainty in the case, it might be sent to the Migration Board in Sweden for a decision. Applications for residence- and work permits are sent to the Migration Board in Sweden for a decision.

Address:
Embassy of Sweden
Mosfilmovskaya str., 60
Phone: +7-495-937 92 01, operator: from 10AM to 11AM and from 3 PM to 4 PM Moscow time, clock round answering machine.
Fax: +7-495-937 92 03
E-mail: visa.moscow@foreign.ministry.se

Further information:

Information for citizens from the former republics of the USSR
The Schengen agreement
Rules about the importation of animals to Sweden

Important information about visas, residence- and work permit and all application forms can be found on the website of the Swedish Migration Board. The information is in Swedish and in English. There are also fact sheets in Russian.

(Last update 26 March 2008)