Besöka Sverige / Visit Sweden

Visa for visiting friends / relatives

The following documents are required:

• A signed and dated invitation letter (Appendix E) stating the reason for the visit and proof of identity (personbevis) from the inviting party. These documents should not be older than three months. If the inviting party is temporarily not residing in Sweden, a copy of the identification page in the passport has to be handled in instead of personbevis.
> Appendix E

• Application for Schengen visa; completed in block letters, dated and signed.
> Application form – Schengen Visa

• Appendix D (Family Appendix for Visa Applicants); completed in block letters
> Appendix D

• Passport or other travel document, signed and valid for at least three months after scheduled return and copies of its identification page and previous visas and stamps. Copies of all valid passports and old passports should be enclosed.

• Domestic passport and copies of all 16 pages it.

• Foreigners living in Ukraine should present a proof of registration in Ukraine and a copy of it.

• Proof (e.g. bank statement, travellers' cheques) of sufficient financial means for your upkeep and for the journey home. The Swedish authorities has decided that you need 40 Euro per day to support yourself during your stay in Sweden. This amount could sometimes be lower if, for instance the applicant is a young child or if you intend to stay with relatives or friends. A letter in which the host in Sweden guarantees that he/she will provide for the visitor can in some cases be a sufficient proof, provided that information about his/her income.

• Proof of medical travel insurance. Click here for detailed information.

• If you are working you need to submit a certificate from the current employer stating what you do, how long you have been working there, what your salary is and that you are entitled to a vacation. The certificate should contain contact information to the company, the name of the person signing as well as his/her signature. If you are a private entrepreneur you need to submit the registration certificate for your company and declared income for the company. If you are studying you need to submit a certificate from the institution where you are studying, confirming your status.

• Two [2] coloured photographs, size 35x45 mm, recent and of true likeness, showing full face, taken against a plain, evenly lit and light background.

• Consular fees / Categories that do not have to pay a visa fee.

> Visa application for children.
> Visa application for those who are not Ukrainian citizens.