How To Apply For A Student Visa To Sweden

How To Apply For A Student Visa To Sweden

How To Apply For A Student Visa To Sweden – Are you a prospecting applicant wanting to have a wide multicultural environment and great academic opportunities? Sweden has many best universities making part of the global best universities.

Having your studies in Sweden provides students with numerous benefits. Aside from the benefits that successful applicants might get, there are a whole lot of reasons why International students choose to study for a degree in Sweden.

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Meanwhile, before successful applicants can stay in the country for their studies, they would have to acquire a student visa which is also termed an educational residence visa.

Well, let’s move through the steps involved in applying for a student visa to Sweden;

Apply to a Swedish university and get your acceptance letter

Applicants are to decide for themselves which University they want to have their studies before enabling the application process. After being accepted at Sweden University, you’ll get an acceptance letter required for the visa application. Without an acceptance letter from any University in Sweden, applicants can’t apply for a student visa to the country.

You can consider the following universities;

Linnaeus University, University of Boras, Jonkoping University, Uppsala University, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and Chalmers University of Technology.

Before applying for the Swedish student visa

Applicants, before attempting to apply for a student visa to Sweden, must fulfill the following conditions;

  • The university study program you applied to must be full-time.
  • You must have written confirmation that has been admitted
  • You are recommended to pay the first tuition fee installment (only if there is any tuition to be paid)
  • If you stay less than one year, you are required to have comprehensive health insurance.
  • Your passport should be valid for a minimum of 6 months

Language requirements for studying in Sweden

Applicants would be required proof of either Swedish or English language, which is part of the successful admission at a Swedish university.

Apply for a work permit in Sweden

As an EU/EFA citizen, you are entitled to work in Sweden without a work permit. Non-EU/EFA citizens will need a work permit; nevertheless, the employer in Sweden will apply for a work permit on your behalf at the Swedish Migration Agency. Successful applicants can work as they have their studies but are also advised not to neglect their education since that was the main reason for their application for a student visa. 

Frequently Asked Questions On How To Apply For A Student Visa To Sweden (FAQ)

When and where to apply for a student visa in Sweden?

Applications can be done online via the Swedish Migration Agency website or at the local Swedish embassy or consulate in your home country.  After that visit the Swedish embassy or consulate in your country to be photographed and fingerprinted and to receive your residence permit card.

The decision regarding your visa/residence permit is announced via email and you will be required to make an appointment and collect the documents with the official decision document also sent to your university.

Applicants are also advised to at this stage apply for the student visa quickly since the regular waiting time hovers around 2-3 months. 

Here are some tips regarding the visa application process;

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  • Applicants have to go through an interview when they submit their visa application.
  • Applicants must make an appointment at the embassy to schedule an interview
  • Applicants are to move along with their passports and original copies of documents to the embassy.

What documents are needed in the application process for a student visa to Sweden?

  • Receipt proving you’ve paid the residence permit application fee of 145 EUR.
  • Copies of the pages from your passport with personal information, validity period, and permission to live in another country.
  • The letter of acceptance from the university states that you have been admitted to a full-time course.
  • Proof that you have comprehensive medical insurance coverage in Sweden (if your study lasts for less than a year). This applies also if the university covers your insurance.
  • A bank statement that proves you can financially support yourself: A minimum of 840 EUR/month or 165 EUR/month if you receive free food and accommodation. The document must cover the duration of your study and be translated into English. You can also attach documents that show that you’ve received a scholarship, student aid, or, in the case of a Ph.D. student, an educational grant or employment in research.

Do students from EU/EFA countries need to apply for a student visa to Sweden?

NO, applicants from EU/EFA countries do not need to apply for a student visa or a residence permit.

Below are links to visa applications to other countries;

In this post, applicants were taken through the steps involved in applying for a student visa to Sweden coupled with the required documents and some frequently asked questions.