- Copies of the pages in your passport showing your personal details, the passport’s period of validity and whether you have residence permits for countries other than your home country. If your passport is about to expire, you should renew it as you cannot obtain a permit for longer than the validity of your passporta copy of a marriage certificate or the equivalent (applies to married couples and registered partners)
- proof of national registration, a lease or proof of purchase for your residence, or another document showing that you have been living together in your home country (applies to cohabiting partners)
- a short letter from the person in Sweden in which they confirm that you are going to live together in Sweden, if you are not applying for a permit at the same time.
Make sure that the information on the documents you enclose is clearly visible. Check that the numbers and characters at the top and bottom of the passport pages is clear and legible.
If you have children under the age of 18 who are moving to Sweden with you, you must also enclose
- a copy of the child’s passport, showing their personal data, photograph, signature (if applicable), passport number, country issuing the passport, the period of the passport’s validity and whether the child has permission to live in countries other than their country of origin. If the child’s passport is about to expire, it should be renewed as the child cannot obtain a permit for longer than the validity of the passport
- birth certificate or equivalent document on which the parents’ names appear
- consent from the other custodial parent that the child may move to Sweden, if the other custodial parent is not moving with them to Sweden. It must be clear for what time the child is allowed to stay in Sweden. A copy of the other custodial parent’s passport or other ID documents must also be enclosed
- court decision if you have sole custody or death certificate if the other parent is deceased
- adoption documents if the child was adopted.
