Do I need a visa if I want to visit Sweden? How to apply for a visa?

I read about what it is like to live in Sweden yesterday. The descriptions written by netizens all had a very comfortable feeling, which made people a little fascinated, so I immediately went to find out what it would be like. If you want to visit Sweden, do you need a visa and how to apply for a visa? Next, I will share with you.

Since we are not citizens of an EU country, we need a visa to visit Sweden. The time we can stay in Sweden after applying for the visa is also limited, which means that the visa is a permission that allows us to travel to Sweden and stay in Sweden for up to 90 days. If you want to stay in Sweden for more than 90 days, you need to obtain a visitor residence permit.

After knowing that you need to apply for a visa to go to Sweden, the next step will be to take you through the procedures and steps for applying for a Swedish visa.

Step one: Determine the visa type

First of all, we must determine the type of visa we need to apply for, and check whether we meet the conditions for application. Visa types for Sweden include tourist, business/meeting, visiting family/friends, cultural, sporting, official visit, medical reasons, study, transit, airport transit, advertising and others. Also know what documents you need to submit with your application and the fees you need to pay to apply for a visa

Step 2: Start applying for a visa

Once you are ready to apply, you can download the visa application form. Complete and print the complete form and bring it with you to the Visa Application Center (along with the required documents for your chosen visa category) to submit.

In accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act, VFS Global must obtain the applicant’s consent before processing the applicant’s personal data before proceeding to process the visa application. Applicants are required to download, print, fill out, sign and bring the consent form and their visa application form when they visit the Visa Application Center.

Step 3: Select the 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 a reservation, you will receive a reservation confirmation email and reservation letter. If part of a family or group, separate appointments must be made 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 the form yourself, print it and bring it to the visa application center, you can pay at the time of appointment.

Applicants must pay the visa fee in cash and/or WeChat payment at the Visa Application Center.

Step 5: Visit the Visa Application Center

Applicants must submit a complete visa application form in person at the Visa Application Center.

Step 6: Track Application Progress

Applicants can receive application status updates through text messages sent directly to their mobile phones. (To check if the visa application center you are visiting offers this service.)

You can also track the status of your visa application online. Use the reference number on the invoice/receipt issued by the Visa Application Center and your surname to use this service

Step 7: Collect your passport

After a decision is made on your visa application, Apply One can collect their passport from the Visa Application Center or have their passport sent by courier for an additional fee.

If the applicant is unable to collect the passport in person, the representative should provide the following documents to collect the passport/rejection letter on the applicant’s behalf:

l Authorization letter signed by the applicant

< p> l Copy of the representative’s ID card (show the original to the visa application center staff)

l Invoice cum receipt (ICR)

l Cover of the identity page and signature page of the applicant’s passport Copy of stamp

l When parents/guardians collect passports on their behalf, they need to provide a copy of their child’s birth certificate or household registration (indicating the relationship between parents/guardians and their children)

That’s me We have collected relevant information about Swedish visas from the Swedish Embassy in China. Are you now clear about the entire visa application process?