Appliction fees for residence permits

Adults: SEK 1 500 (or equivalent in MKD)

Children under 18: SEK 750 SEK (or equivalent in MKD)

How to pay

If you are applying online, you pay with a credit card or a bank card online when you submit the application.

If you are applying on a paper form, you will be requested to make a payment at the bank when handing in your application.

Exemptions

The following persons can apply for a residence permit without having to pay a fee:

• Husbands, wives, registered partners or common-law spouses (cohabitees) and children under the age of 18 who are applying for a residence permit on the grounds of family ties to a foreign citizen who has received a residence permit as a refugee, as a person in need of protection or due to particularly distressing circumstances. Parents and siblings of children in need of protection and living in Sweden are not covered by the exemptions.
• Family members of EU/EEA citizens. (Please note that Swedes do not count as EU citizens in this context.)
• EU/EEA citizens
• Citizens of Switzerland and their family members
• Citizens of Japan.