You are a citizen of a non-EU/EEA country or stateless

Here’s what you need to provide information about when you notify us of your move to Sweden

When you submit your notification, you must also provide:

• proof of your identity
• your Swedish residence card
• information about your reason for moving to Sweden
• your address
• proof of your family situation (relations)

Proof of your identity

When you visit a service centre, we will check your identity. You must therefore submit your passport, travel document, or another identity document for an identity check on request. During the identity check, the service administrator will check your identity documents, and – in some cases – take copies of them. Your documents will be returned to you after the identity check.

Show your Swedish residence permit card

You must show that you have a valid residence permit card from the Swedish Migration Agency (“Migrationsverket”). On request, you must give your residence permit card to the service administrator, who will check it and – in some cases – make copies of the documentation. Your residence permit card will be returned to you after the check.

If you do not have a Swedish residence permit, please contact the Swedish Migration Agency (“Migrationsverket”) for further information about applying for one.

If you have a residence permit from another EU or EEA country, you must apply to the Swedish Migration Agency for a Swedish residence permit.

• Swedish Migration Agency (“Migrationsverket”) External link.

Your reason for moving to Sweden

Tell us why you intend to stay in Sweden. You can show any of the following documentation, for example:

• the residence permit decision notice from the Swedish Migration Agency for you or your family member
• your, or your family member’s, employment contract
• your, or your family member’s, enrolment certificate for studies in Sweden

You can provide additional documentation confirming that you will live in Sweden for at least one year.

Details of your address

You need to provide:

• the full address of the residential property where you live and sleep
• the apartment number (if applicable) – (an apartment number consist of four digits; it will normally be stated in your rental contract and might also be displayed in the entrance to your building)
• the name of the person you are staying with (if you are living in someone else’s home)

Make sure your name is on your door or on the postbox in the entrance. This applies regardless of your living circumstances. The Swedish Tax Agency cannot register "care of" ("c/o") addresses.

Proof of your family situation: moving on your own

If you are moving to Sweden alone, or if your family is due to move here at a later date, the Swedish Tax Agency will need to register your civil status in the Swedish Population Register.

• If you are married, or have been before, you need to provide documentation confirming this. Examples of documentation include a marriage certificate, an extract from the civil registry, a divorce decree, a death certificate or a family registration document.
• If you have never been married, you do not need to provide any documentation regarding your civil status.

If you do not have documents showing your family relationships, the Swedish Tax Agency may need to see your residence permit decision notice from the Swedish Migration Agency, or other documentation that can prove your civil status.

Special rules apply when a family member is due to move to Sweden at a later date.

• You belong to the same family as a Swedish citizen
• You belong to the same family as an EU or EEA citizen
  

Proof of your family situation: you are moving to Sweden with your family

In some cases, if you are moving to Sweden with your family, the Swedish Tax Agency might need to register information about your family relationships.