How to Apply for a Sweden Schengen Visa?

How to Apply for a Sweden visa: Steps

• Step 1: Determine your Purpose for travelling to Sweden, which will determine the Type of visa you should apply for.
• Step 2: Determine how many Entries to Sweden/the Schengen area you need.
• Step 3: Gather your Required Documents.
• Step 4: Schedule a Schengen Visa appointment (if applicable).
  • Depending on the location of the consulate/visa center you are applying through, you may have to schedule an appointment in order to submit your application. Alternatively, you may be able to drop off your application without prior arrangement, so long as you do so during normal operating hours. Contact your consulate/visa processing center directly to find out if you need to schedule an appointment in order to submit your application.
• Step 5: Fill out your application.
  • Different Swedish Consulates/visa processing centers provide different ways of accessing applications – how you apply depends on where you are applying from. Contact your consulate/visa center directly to find out whether you should apply through an external service provider or directly through a Swedish Embassy.
  • Please note that the option of applying through the Swedish E-Service is only available if you are applying via the Swedish Embassy in Iran, Korea, Tanzania, or Tokyo. If you are applying for a Schengen visa to Sweden through one of these embassies, you should use the E-Service link here.
• Step 6: Pay the application fee.
• Step 7: Submit your Swedish Schengen visa application (at least 15 days prior to travelling, not before 6 months).
  • Different Swedish consulates/processing centers have different procedures for submitting applications. In almost all cases, applications must be submitted in person to the consulate/center you are applying through.
  • When you submit your application, you will likely also be asked to submit biometric data (fingerprints). Children younger than 12 years are likely exempt from having their fingerprints collected. However, facial photo capture is required for all applicants nevertheless of their age.
  • Please note, after submitting your application, you may be asked to return at a later date for a personal interview to provide further information/materials related to your trip.

When to Apply

Submit your application at least 15 days prior to the day you intend to travel, and no earlier than 6 months before you leave.

Where to Apply

Applications for Schengen visas to Sweden should be submitted at either a Swedish Consulate or a visa application center that has a relationship with Sweden.

You should ideally lodge your application for a Sweden Schengen visa in the country where you legally reside/are a citizen.

Find Swedish Embassy/Consulate where you live here.

In countries where there is no Swedish consular presence, applications may be lodged via the consulate of a Schengen state representing Swedish consular interests. If you are seeking to apply for a Swedish Schengen visa via a non-Swedish consulate, you should contact the consulate prior to applying, to make sure that they will accept your application.

Processing Time for Sweeden Schengen Visa

The Swedish Schengen visa processing time is generally 15 days, although it can take longer in certain cases.

If your Sweden visa was approved:

Collect your visa and make sure the information it contains is valid and complete.

If your  Sweden visa was denied:

If you receive a Schengen visa rejection for Swedish, you have the right to an appeal, within 3 weeks of receiving your rejection.

Begin this process by picking up your standard issued-visa refusal form, which describes why your request was denied and explains the detailed steps of the appeal process.

You may have to pay an appeal fee, which is likely non-refundable regardless of the outcome of the appeal (positive or negative).

You should submit your Schengen visa appeal in writing to the consulate which issued the original refusal. If you applied through another country’s consulate, your appeal will be considered by that country’s respective authorities.

If the consulate upholds their rejections, your appeal is then forwarded to the Migration Court of Gothenburg, which has a final ruling on your case.

Finally, once you obtain your Schengen Visa for Sweden, please note the following:

Your visa may be revoked if you do not notify the Swedish Consulate/visa application center of any changes to your trip itinerary that occur after you have submitted your application.

Being approved for a Swedish visa does not guarantee you entry to either Sweden or the general Schengen area – you can still be refused entry to both places upon arrival.

Alternatively, you may have to show additional documents regarding your finances or accommodation in order to enter Sweden/the Schengen area.