As we are not citizens of EU countries, we need a visa to visit Sweden. The time we can stay in Sweden after applying for a visa is also limited, which means that a visa is a permit that allows us to travel to Sweden and stay in Sweden for up to 9 days. If you want to stay in Sweden for more than 9 days, you need to obtain a visiting residence permit.
after knowing that you need to apply for a visa to go to Sweden, I will take you to understand the procedures and steps for applying for a Swedish visa.
Step 1: Determine the type of visa
First, determine the type of visa we need to apply for and check whether we meet the application conditions. Visa types in Sweden include travel, business/conference, visiting family/friends, culture, sports, official visit, medical reasons, study, transit, airport transit, advertising and others. Also know the documents that need to be submitted together with the application and the fees that need to be paid when applying for a visa
Step 2: Start applying for a visa
After preparing the application, you can download the visa application form, fill in and print the complete form and take it with you to the visa application center (together with the documents required for the selected visa category) for submission.
According to the Personal Information Protection Law, VFS Global must obtain my consent before processing the personal data of the applicant, and then it can continue to process the visa application. When the applicant visits the visa application center, he should download, print, fill in, sign and carry the consent form and his visa application form.
Step 3: Select a visa application center and make an appointment
After filling out the visa form, the applicant needs to make an appointment to collect fingerprints and photos at the visa application center. This is called "biometric information". After making an appointment, you will receive an appointment confirmation email and an appointment letter. If you are a member of a family or group, you must make a separate appointment for each member of the family or group.
Step 4: Pay the fee
After submitting the application, you need to pay the visa application fee. If you download and print the form yourself and bring it to the visa application center, you can pay at the time of appointment.
the applicant must pay the visa fee by cash and/or wechat payment at the visa application center.
Step 5: Visit the visa center
Applicants must submit a complete visa application form in person at the visa application center.
Step 6: Track the application progress
Applicants can get the update of the application status through SMS sent directly to their mobile phones. To check whether the visa application center you are visiting provides this service. )
You can also track the visa application status online. Use the reference number on the invoice/receipt issued by the visa application center and your last name to use this service
Step 7: Get a passport
After the visa application is decided, the applicant can get a passport from the visa application center or send it by courier, but there is an extra charge.
if the applicant is unable to collect the passport in person, The representative shall provide the following documents to collect the passport/rejection letter on behalf of the applicant:
l Power of Attorney signed by the applicant
l Represents a copy of the ID card (showing the original to the staff of the visa application center)
l Invoice and receipt (ICR).
l stamped copies of the applicant's passport identity page and signature page
l When parents/guardians collect passports on their behalf, they need to provide copies of their children's birth certificates or household registration (indicating the relationship between parents/guardians and children)
The above is the relevant information about Swedish visas that I collected from the Swedish Embassy in China. Are you clear about the whole visa application process now?