Visas & Customs Requirements

Students:

If you are going to Sweden for the purpose of studying you will need a Swedish visa or residence permit.

There is a congestion of student visa applications each year prior to the autumn semester. You should be aware of the fact that the visa decisions - which are taken by the Swedish Migration Authority in Sweden, not the Embassy - can take time.

Documents to be enclosed with application for residence permit for students
(Each application should be submitted with one original and one copy)

List of documents:

• 2 recent passport photographs
• 2 copies of the passport (validity minimum 6 months)
• Acceptance letter from the University in Sweden & copy
• 2 Copies of educational degrees; university/college/high school etc (attested by the Foreign Ministry)
• 1 Letter of confirmation from the sponsor of the studies & copy
• 2 copies of the Bank statements for the last 6 months (the applicant should be able to show an amount of 7300 Swedish Kronor (approximately 3800 Dirham’s) a month for at least 10 months per year, for the entire study period. The bank statement or certificate must be stated in US dollar, Euro, UK Pounds or Swedish kronor.
• Health Insurance for students whose studies will not last more than 1 year.

All documents should be shown in original at the time of submitting the application at the Embassy.

List of universities in Sweden:

• Chalmers University of Technology
• Göteborgs Universitet
• Högskolan på Gotland
• Halmstad University
• Jönköping International Business School
• Jönköping University
• Karolinska Institute
• Kristianstad University
• Kungl Tekniska Högskolan
• Linkoping University
• Lulea University
• Lund Institute of Technology
• Lund University
• Mälardalens Högskola
• Mid Sweden University
• Stockholm School of Economics
• Stockholm University
• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
• Umeå University
• University College of Örebro
• University College of Gävle/Sandviken
• University College of Kalmar
• University of Boras
• University of Falun/Borlänge
• University of Karlskrona/Ronneby
• University of Karlstad
• University of Kristianstad
• University of Skövde
• Uppsala Universitet
• Växjö University

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