Visa for visiting Sweden

Everybody who wants to travel to Sweden must submit a separate application, including children who are entered in the passport of their parents.

A visa application can be submitted not earlier than 3 months before the scheduled visit.

The Embassy of Sweden in Moscow handles cases for visa application from citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of other countries who legally reside in the Russian Federation. The Embassy does not handle visa applications from citizens of former republics of the USSR. Those citizens are recommended to contact the Schengen embassy that represents Sweden in their home country (see page).

Important changes for visa applicants!

As of February 17, 2012 those who wish to apply for a Swedish Schengen visa are referred to the Swedish Visa Centre on Ulitsa Sushchevskiy Val, 31, Moscow, telephone number: +7 495 668 1494. The centre will accept applications and deliver passports after the visas have been issued. The Embassy will still be taking decisions in all visa cases. The processing time for visas from Russian citizens will normally be three days and for non-Russian citizens five days. The Swedish Visa Centre opening hours are: Monday - Friday between 9 and 17. There is no need to book time to apply for a visa at the Swedish centre. The applicant can still find information about required documents for the visa application on the Embassy’s website. Soon the Swedish Visa Centre will open their own website. The fee for the application will be the same but the applicant must pay a service fee which is 26,75 euro (approx. 1100 rub). This applies even for those applicants who usually do not need to pay the visa fee. The fee should be paid in Russian rubles directly to the Swedish Visa Centre the same time as the visa application is submitted. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. The applicant can still apply via a representative.
In the coming months, Swedish Visa Centre will open in several Russian cities. The embassy will be informing continuously about this.

The following categories of applicants, however, SHALL still lodge their visa applications  directly at the Embassy:

• Applicants applying for urgent visa (24 h). Note that the applicant must appear in person at the embassy.
• Applicants from an official delegation from federal or regional authorities on a visit to Sweden of official nature.
• Applicants applying for a national visa (D visa)
• Applicants who wish to have a valid visa "transferred" from a canceled passport

Other categories of visa applicants may also choose to apply for a visa directly at the embassy. These must then make an appointment to submit their applications. There will only  be a limited number of time slots each day and the appointments are booked via the Swedish Visa Centre hotline  (+7 495 668 1494). The hotline will open for booking on February 14th. Appointments can not be made through the Embassy's regular hotline.

Persons applying for other types of permits than Schengen visas will not be affected by the changes. 

Attention!

Changes in chapters “Visa for visiting friends and/or relatives” and “Tourist visa”.
No need to fill in appendix “Family details”.

The Embassy will increase the possibility for tourists to get a visa for a longer period with multiple entries.

From 1st February 2012 the processing time for applications for visas will be three days.

New requirements for applicants applying by a representative (power of attorney).

Submitting your application:
You can submit your application at the Migration office of the Embassy of Sweden in Moscow. The Migration office has the same location as the Embassy:
Mosfilmovskaya street 60, Moscow.
The entrance to the Migration office is to the left of the main entrance (follow the signs).
The Migration office is open Monday-Friday 9.00–12.00 for submitting applications. Passport and decisions are handed out 16.00 - 17.00.

Documents required:
You can find detailed information about the required documents on the following pages:

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

Application fees:
The application fee is paid in cash, in Russian roubles (RUB) at the same time you submit the application. The charge rate subjects to changes due to currency exchange rates. Credit cards and other forms of payment are not accepted. For more information see page Application fees for visas

Multi-entry visas:
If you have been in a Schengen-country before (in the last 5 years) and will travel to Sweden several times in the years to come you can be granted a visa valid for one-year with multiple entrances. This mainly concerns business visa and visa for visiting relatives.
If you have been granted a Swedish one-year visa you can apply for a visa valid for several years (max 5 years). This mainly concerns close relatives and businessmen.

D- Visa (visa for a stay more than 90 days):
If you want to visit Sweden for more than 90 days (max 1 year) you can apply for a D-visa (national visa). This mainly concerns visiting close relatives such as parents, children and spouses. It is possible to be granted multiple entrances. A D-visa gives you the right to move freely within the Schengen area.
An alternative to a D-visa is to apply for a temporary residence permit for visiting Sweden.
The Migrationboard introduced application form for D-Visa.

Further information:
Information for citizens from the former republics of the USSR
The Schengen agreement, Schengen countries
Rules about the importation of animals to Sweden
List of countries whose citizens require a visa for entering Sweden

More information about visas 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 01.02.2012