Residence permits 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 (the research organisation must be ap-
proved by the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education).
A hosting agreement shows that the visiting researcher has undertaken to conduct a research assignment and that the research organisation hosts the visiting researcher. 

Note!  All documents should be submitted in two copies.

Documents required:

• Hosting agreement (English or Swedish), signed by both parties
• Application for a residence permit for  visiting researchers (English or Swedish) 
• Passport or other travel document and a copy of its identification page
  
• Copies of all marked pages of citizen/internal passport (for Russian citizens)
  
• Three [3] recently taken (not older than 6-months) colour photographs (35 x 45 mm) for all applicants, including minors.
  The photograph must be:
  – of natural colouring, taken against a plane, white background
  – showing full face and facing square into the camera, eyes open and clearly visible not covered by heavy frames
  – no tinted lenses and no flash reflections on the glasses, avoid red eye effect
  – without hat or other head covering (unless for cultural or religious reasons)
  – high resolution and quality printout.
  Photographs that do not conform to these standards will be rejected and may cause delay in processing the application.
  
• Application fee

The Swedish Migration Board decides on residence permits and normally grants a permit for at least one year at a time or for the period covered by the hosting agreement.

Co-applicants:
Your spouse, registered partner or cohabitee and any children you have under the age of 18 will receive a residence permit for the same period as you.

Note!  All documents should be submitted in two copies.

Documents required:

• Copy of the hosting agreement of the main applicant
• Application for a residence permit for co-applicants (English or Swedish)
• Passport or other travel document and a copy of its identification page
  
• Copies of all marked pages of citizen/internal passport (for Russian citizens)
  
• Three [3] recently taken (not older than 6-months) colour photographs (35 x 45 mm) for all applicants, including minors.
  The photograph must be:
  – of natural colouring, taken against a plane, white background
  – showing full face and facing square into the camera, eyes open and clearly visible not covered by heavy frames
  – no tinted lenses and no flash reflections on the glasses, avoid red eye effect
  – without hat or other head covering (unless for cultural or religious reasons)
  – high resolution and quality printout.
  Photographs that do not conform to these standards will be rejected and may cause delay in processing the application.
  
• Application fee

For accompanying children under 18 years (additionaly):

• the original and a copy of a birth certificate of a child
• if a child is entered in the passport of his parent, a copy of his passport (identification page and a page with child’s personal particulars) is required
• the original and a copy of a written consent stamped by a notary public from both parents (one of the parents) or the legal guardian of the child
• a copy of the internal passport (the identification page) from both parents (one of the parents) or the legal guardian of the child.

Last update 12.01.09