Residence Permit for Visiting Researchers

In order to be granted a residence permit as a visiting researcher in Sweden you must show that you have a hosting agreement with an approved research organisation. It must be signed by both parties.

When you apply for a residence permit you should provide the following documents:

• Two fully completed and signed “Application for a residence permit for visiting researcher”
  
• Three photographs of passport style and size [35 x 45 mm]
  Your photograph must be:
  – colour photo
  – recent and of true likeness
  – showing full face
  (facing the camera directly with your eyes looking straight at the camera)
  – taken without headgear
  – head coverings and hats are only acceptable due to religious beliefs, and even then, may not cover any portion of the applicant's face
  – taken against a plain, evenly lit and light background
  
• Your passport and two photocopies of the identity page of the passport
  
• Hosting agreement as well as one photocopy
  
• Comprehensive heath insurance in case you are going to stay in Sweden for less than one year, two photocopies

You can apply via the Swedish Migration Board’s website www.migrationsverket.se, or at the Consulate General in Guangzhou. Please note that if you hand in the application at the Consulate, you need to do so in person.

The application fee for applications handed in at the Consulate is 1770 RMB. The fee will not be refunded if your application is rejected.

The Swedish Migration Board decides on residence permits. The permit must be entered into your passport before you travel to Sweden, which means you cannot travel to Sweden and wait for the decision there.