Appliction fees for residence permits 

See list of fees here.

How to pay

If you are applying online, you pay with a credit card or a bank card on the web.

If you are applying on a paper form, the fee must be paid by the applicant to the Embassy account (9030006358003), at any Stanbic Bank Branch.

Applicants may collect payment slips at Stanbic Bank. Each applicant must fill out one slip where full name of the applicant should be clearly stated.

Once a payment has been made the return slip is to be submitted at the Embassy together with the 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.