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The rules for travelling to, moving to, working or studying in Sweden changed for British citizens on 1 January 2021.
If you were a resident in Sweden on 31 December 2020, your right to work will stay the same, as long as you remain resident. The registration opened 1 December 2020 and you will have to apply before 30 September 2021.
More information on the Swedish Migration Agency website.
Information and application here.
You should check the Swedish Migration Agency website for information on when and how UK nationals can apply for a work permit.
Moving to Sweden changed for UK nationals from 1 January 2021. Please check the Swedish Migration Agency for information.
More info also on British Government's website.
From 1 November 2022 applicants who submit, or who already have an open application for a residence permit (including work, study or close family ties), must visit the Embassy to show their valid passport in the original.
This can be done during the Migration Section’s opening hours without prior appointment. Biometrics (fingerprints and photograph) may be taken at the same time.
Phone
+44(0) 28 9035 0035)
davidc@heyn.co.uk
karenp@heyn.co.uk
Fax
+44(0) 28 9035 0005
Honorary Consulate of Sweden in Belfast
1 Corry Place
Belfast Harbour Estate
Belfast BT3 9AH
Northern Ireland
The consulate covers the areas of: Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone
Office hours: by appointment
Honorary consul
David Clarke
Assistent
Karen Patterson
Phone
+44(0) 7860 277 593)
swedishconsulbrighton@btinternet.com
Office hours: vacant until further notice
Phone
+44(0) 7907 113 780)
cardiffconsul@outlook.com
The consulate covers the areas of: Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dyfed, Gloucestershire, Gwent, Mid Glamorgan, Powys, Somerset, South Glamorgan, West Glamorgan and Wiltshire
Office hours: by appointment.
Honorary consul
Chris-Marie Niemelä
Phone
+44(0) 1304 248 322)
jgr@georgehammond.com
Honorary Consulate of Sweden in Dover
c/o George Hammond Marine Ltd
Hammond House
Limekiln Street
Dover CT17 9EF
Kent
Office hours: by appointment
The consulate covers the areas of: Kent (the Rochester area, east of a line between Tunbridge Wells and Faversham)
Honorary consul
James Ryeland
Phone
+44(0) 1316 050 109)
edinburgh@swedishconsulate.eu
Honorary Consulate of Sweden in Edinburgh
22 Hanover Street
Edinburgh
EH2 2EP
The consulate covers the areas of: Borders, Central Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland Islands, Tayside and The Outer Hebrides
Office hours: by appointment
Phone hours: Tuesday and Thursday 9am – 2pm
Honorary consul
Mike Christopherson
Phone
+350 200 12700)
consul@swedishconsulategibraltar.com
Honorary Consulate of Sweden in Gibraltar
Cloister Building, 1st floor Market Lane
PO Box 554, GX1 11AA
Gibraltar
Office hours: 9am - 5pm
Honorary Consul
George Gaggero
Assistant
Alexia Pecino
Honorary Consulate of Sweden in Glasgow
Office hours: vacant until further notice
Phone
+44(0) 1469 571 387)
camilla.carlbom@carlbom.co.uk
Fax
+44(0) 1469 571 023
Honorary Consulate of Sweden in Immingham
Carlbom Shipping Limited
Mariner House
Trondheim Way
Stallingborough
Immingham
North East Lincolnshire DN41 8FD
Humberside, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear, Cleveland and North Yorkshire (north of a line between Hawes and Scarborough)
Office hours: by appointment
Honorary consul
Camilla Carlbom Flinn
Honorary Consulate of Sweden in St Helier
Office hours: vacant until further notice
Office hours: vacant until further notice
Sweden has diplomatic relations with almost all States in the world. It has embassies and consulates in around half of these. Sweden's foreign representation consists of approximately 100 missions abroad and 350 honorary consulates.