SWEDEN DEPENDANT VISA

If you are in Sweden and have a residence card, you can bring your family to the country if you have the right of residence by working, studying, being self-employed in Sweden.

Your family does not need to apply for residence cards if they have a residence permit or apply for one within three months of arriving in Sweden.

The following family members can come to Sweden:

• Spouse or registered partner
• Your children below 21 years of age
• Children who are above 21 but are not financially independent
• Your parents or parents of your spouse, if they are financially dependent on you
• Other family members who are dependent on you

ELIGIBILITY REQUI­RE­MENTS

Family members must meet the following requirements for dependent visa

They must be in possession of valid passports.

They must be able to establish that you are a family by working, self-employed, studying, or having adequate means to meet the conditions for right of residence in Sweden.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

• Copies of the pages in your passport with your personal details, the validity of the passport and residence permit of other countries if any
• Copy of your marriage certificate or the equivalent
• If you are not applying for a permit at the same time, a short letter from the person in Sweden confirming that you will live together in Sweden.
• Birth certificate of your children.

PROCESSING TIME

A visa application takes roughly 15 days to process. Normally, the embassy keeps your passport while it is being processed. A visa sticker will be applied to the passport after the decision has been made.