Do you have family or friends who want to visit Sweden?

If you have family and friends residing in countries outside of EU and Schengen, you may have talked about the possibility for them to visit Sweden. After all, inviting family and friends here is a chance to show off your home and what your life in Sweden looks like, something that’s very important to many. Before you start planning the visit, there are some practical things you need to take care of depending on how long the visit will be.

When someone outside the EU and Schengen wants to visit Sweden for a maximum of 90 days

If you want to invite relatives who want to visit Sweden for a maximum of 90 days, you have to start by filling out an invitation before their visa application. If there are several people who’ll visit you, you have to fill in one form per person. When you’ve done that, you need to send the completed form to the person you’re inviting along with:

• a copy of valid identification showing your identity. Passport or ID card works just fine.
• documentation showing income and assets of the person who’s responsible for providing during the visit. You don’t have to be the provider, it can be someone else. And then you can send a copies of payslips, bank statements, pension notices or similar for the last three months.
• population registration certificate marked “invitation” which can be ordered from the Swedish Tax Agency.

The form and the attached documents has to be submitted to a Swedish embassy or consulate general together with the application for visa.

When someone outside the EU and Schengen wants to visit Sweden for more than 90 days

If the person you want to invite wants to stay for more than 90 days, they have to apply for a residence permit, not a visa. And then you need to fill in an invitation for visits longer than 90 days. If there are several people who’ll visit you, you have to fill in one form per person. Along with the form, you have to send:

• a copy of valid identification showing your identity. Passport or ID card is fine.
• documentation showing income and assets of the person who’s responsible for providing during the visit. You don’t have to be the provider, it can be someone else. And then you can send a copies of payslips, bank statements, pension notices or similar for the last three months.

The form and the attached documents has to be submitted to the Swedish Migration Agency when applying for residence permit.

Do you need help with filling out the forms before the visit?

Dp you need help filling out the forms? Or does your loved one need help applying for a visa or residence permit? Then book a video meeting with one of our lawyers in the Kliently app. The app can be used from anywhere in the world, so even your loved ones can get help with Swedish legislation as long as they download the app. And it’s possible to choose a lawyer based on the different languages the lawyers speak.

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