Residence Permit for Studies in Sweden

 A residence permit for studies in Sweden can be granted for:

• exchange students
• short study courses 
• university/college studies (postgraduate students included) 
• studies at upper secondary/folk high school

Residence permit cards                                                                               If you receive a residence permit after 20 May 2011, you will be given a residence permit card. The card will have a chip where your biometric data will be stored. The UT card is proof of your residence permit. It is not an ID card or a travel document. When you enter Sweden, you must therefore show your UT card along with a valid passport.

If you are applying for a residence permit you will be photographed and will need to submit finger prints in connection with:
 
• submitting your application;
• during your interview (if you are called to one); or
• when you receive your residence permit.

Can I work during the study period?
Exchange and short study courses students may not work during the study period in Sweden.
Students at upper secondary/folk high school may work if the course involves a practical training at a workplace, but should then apply for and be granted a work permit for the trainee period. You are not allowed to perform any other kind of work during your study period.
University/college students (postgraduate students included) may work and does not need a work permit for that during their stay in Sweden as a student or a postgraduate student.

The following documents are required:
Attention! All documents should be submitted in two copies.

• Application form, completed in Swedish or English, dated and signed.
  
  
• An admission to an upper secondary school / folk high school / university in Sweden. You must study full-time.
  
  
• Proof of sufficient financial means. Documents showing that you have enough money to support yourself throughout the planned study period must be provided, e g documentation certifying your own bank assets, or documentation certifying that you have received either a scholarship or student benefit from your country of origin/domicile. A sponsor may no longer guarantee your financial support.
  You are required to show that you will have 7 300 SEK/month at your disposal for 10 months/year. Certificates should be officially translated into Swedish or English. Funding/bank certificate in national currency must also be stated either in SEK, Euro, USD or GBP.
  
  
  
• Passport or other travel document, signed and valid for at least three months after the scheduled return and copies of its identification page and previous visas and stamps. Copies of all valid passports and old passports should be enclosed.
  
  
• Two [2] coloured photographs, size 35x45 mm, recent and of true likeness, showing full face, taken against a plain, evenly lit and light background.
  
  
• Application fee. The fee is 1000 SEK, which should be paid in UAH. Georgian applicants pay the fee in USD.
  Click here for more information.
  For students at the World Maritime University in Malmö or students who have received scholarships for studies in Sweden from SIDA, the Swedish Institute or other Swedish international organizations the application fee is waived.
  
  
• For advanced studies (college or university level) that are estimated to continue for a period of less than one year full-coverage health insurance is required.

Your intention must be to leave Sweden on completion of your studies.

Co-applicants
(Only for university/college students, including postgraduate)

Spouses/cohabitants and unmarried children under 18 years old accompanying a visiting university/college student or a postgraduate student may be granted a residence permit for the same period as the principal applicant, providing they can show that their upkeep is assured. Your family is not allowed to work for their living. Children under 18 years old pay half the application fee (500 SEK, for more information click here).

More information about residence permits.

More information for Georgian citizens.