Application for Residence and Work Permits from the Philippines

Please Note!

From 20 May 2011 Residence permit cards will be introduced which means that Filipino applicants need to visit The Swedish Embassy in Bangkok to leave biometrics.

Residence permit cards

All EU countries will introduce a residence permit card (UT-card) by 20 May this year. The cards will replace the current stickers and keep the same safety standards as passports.

The purpose of residence cards is that they will be safer than today's stickers. The cards will have a chip with the holder's biometrics in the form of a photo and of two fingerprints.

UT-cards will have the same format as an ordinary credit card. They will be issued for all forms of residence. Each card will carry the title RESIDENCE on the language of the country that issued the card. The cards are valid for five years.

EU countries have jointly decided that UT-cards are introduced and the rules of the cards are same throughout the EU.

For more information about UT-cards, read the Factsheet UT-cards and Residence Permit Cards- Frequently Asked Questions, on the right margin. Or visit The Migration Board's website

Please make your interview booking at the Consulate General by either Email or telephone.

Tel: +63 2 89 61 160
+63 2 89 61 261
Email: inquiry@swedconmanila.com

The application fee should be paid, not more than one week before the interview date. The fee is paid to:

Consulate General of Sweden
Savings account no.0019102429-400
Bangkok Bank
10th floor Tower II
The Enterprise Center
6766 Ayala Avenue, Cor. Paseo De Roxas
Makati City
SWIFT code BKKBPHMM

Fee

The fee for adults is approximately 1500 SEK. Student and other applicants who do not have a family tie in Sweden are subject to a fee of approximately 1000 SEK. Children below the age of 18 are subject to a fee of approximately 750 SEK. Children who do not have a family tie are subject to a fee of approximately 500 SEK. Information about the eqalent sum in PHP can be given by the Consulate General. A courir cost of PHP 300 is charged per application.

Read more on how to:
> Apply for a Residence Permit on the Basis of Relationship
> Apply for a Residence Permit for Employees