Immigration to Sweden for Canada citizenship

Language Official - Swedish, English is spoken in cities and provincial centers

Car traffic Right-hand

Phone code +46

Currency Swedish krona (SEK)

Recognition of dual citizenship yes

Covid There are no COVID restrictions

Insurance policy Insurance policy is required

Residence permit

Obtaining citizenship of Sweden

In general, there are two main types of residence: permanent residence permit, local also known as permanent uppehallstillstand, temporary residence permit, which in Swedish is uppehallstillstand and, last but not least, a permanent residence card for a family member of a European Union citizen, local also known as uppehallskort /

To obtain a permanent residence permit, you need:

Five years of continuous residence in Sweden
have a residence permit or legal residence in Sweden on other grounds for the previous five years.
be able to support yourself and your family.

You fill in the form “Ansökan om ställning som varaktigt bosatt”, 138011 and send it to the Swedish Migration Agency. Please note that everyone, including the accompanying spouse / partner or children, must submit their own application. Each person applying for long-term resident status in Sweden undergoes an individual examination.

Mailing addresses to the permit departments of the Migration Agency

Ansökan om ställning som varaktigt bosatt, form 138011 (only in Swedish) by link.

You must also attach:

Copies of your passport stating your personal details, signature, validity and whether you have a residence permit in countries other than your country of origin (more details on what the copies must contain)
documents showing how you support yourself and your family. This can be shown, for example, by means of a certificate of employment and your latest salary certificates, pension benefits, bank statements, statements of your income from a Swedish tax agency or a statement of income from your own company.
documents showing your living expenses, such as leases, sales contracts, and statements showing your monthly living expenses.

Registration process is described in more detail on the official website.

An application for a temporary residence permit is usually made for study, work, visiting Sweden, or relatives living in the country. In order to complete the application for a temporary residence permit as an EU citizen, you will need to provide the following documents:

passport;
Swedish job offer;
salary offer;
evidence of health and life insurance and social security provided by the employer.

As a rule, you can stay in the country for up to 2 years.

Family members can join you on a temporary Swedish visa, but they will have to apply for their own visa.

Keep in mind that permanent residence does not mean citizenship. If you leave Sweden for a long period of time, your permanent residence will be canceled. This period can range from two to six years, depending on your specific permit. Similarly, if you have committed a serious crime, you are also at risk of deportation and revocation of your permit.

Details about it on the link.

A child born before 1 April 2015 in a country other than Sweden, with a Swedish father and a foreign mother who are not married to each other, does not automatically become a Swedish citizen. In order for a child to become a Swedish citizen, the child's father must apply for Swedish citizenship for the child.

A child can also become a Swedish citizen if the parents later marry each other and the child has not reached the age of 18 and is not married.

You must be over 18 years old to become a Swedish citizen.

To become a Swedish citizen, you must have lived in Sweden for some time. The time you have lived in Sweden must be continuous. How long you have to be a resident of Sweden varies.

Habitual residence means that you are a resident of Sweden and intend to stay. As a rule, you must be a resident of Sweden for five years in a row. Why you settled here and what permission you had during that time determines whether you will be able to enroll all the time in Sweden during your normal stay. The basic rule is that the time spent with a residence permit, which leads to obtaining a permanent residence permit, is included in the period of normal residence.

If you had a permanent residence permit or a residence permit for settlement when you entered Sweden, you can count from the day you arrived in Sweden.

If you did not have a permanent residence permit or a residence permit for settlement when you entered Sweden, the time is counted from the date when you applied for a residence permit in Sweden.

If you are an EU / EEA citizen, you must be able to prove that you had and have the right to reside and thus have had a legal presence for the last five years. Therefore, you must send documents confirming that you have worked, been self-employed, had your own means or studied in Sweden.

Those who have worked or are working must provide:

certificate of employment or certificate of employment with information on the period of employment and working conditions for the last five years;
a certificate from the State Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen) confirming that you are looking for work if you have been unemployed for six months or more;
a certificate from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan) confirming that you cannot work for six months or more due to illness or accident, if possible.

If you are or have been self-employed, you should include

certificate of registration and certificate of corporate income tax;
tax returns or other documentation proving that the company has operated for the past five years.

If you have or have had your own funds, you should include

documents proving that you have had sufficient funds to financially support yourself and your family over the past five years, such as pension benefits, salaries from abroad or bank funds;
the cost of housing for the last five years;
a certificate stating that for the last five years no one in the family has received income benefits in accordance with the Law on Social Services.

If you are studying or have studied, you should include

scholarships or grants that you got;
a certificate stating that you could support yourself financially during your studies.

More information on filling out the questionnaire can be found at the link.

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