You are a UK citizen with residence status in Sweden

Running your own business

If you intend to run your own business, you need to demonstrate that you have sole responsibility for, and are engaged in, genuine economic activities. This applies regardless of whether you have a business that is registered in Sweden, or a business registered in another country that you run remotely from Sweden – as long as you intend to stay in Sweden for at least one year.

You need to demonstrate that you are actively involved in the business, and that you alone decide on what the business does, how many hours you work, and your level of compensation for the work you do. Your notification should include details of your role in the business and your plans for its development.

For example, you can show that:

• your business has entered into agreements regarding ongoing and/or future assignments
• you have a marketing plan for the business
• you have signed rental contracts for the necessary business premises
• you have experience and competence relevant to your business sector
• the business has issued invoices or quotes
• you have receipts or invoices for purchased materials
• you have reported VAT for the business
• you have any required professional qualifications or licence agreements
• you have transfer documents for the purchase of an established business
• you have a registration certificate from the Swedish Companies Registration Office (“Bolagsverket”)

Starting a business

If you are going to establish and run your own business, you need to demonstrate that you have made definite plans for starting operations in Sweden in the near future.

You need to demonstrate that you are actively involved in the business, and that you alone decide on what the business does, how many hours you work, and your level of compensation for the work you do. Your notification should include details of your role in the business and your plans for its development.

For example, you can show that:

• you have been granted, or applied for, F-tax approval
• your business has agreements regarding ongoing and/or future assignments
• you have a marketing plan for the business
• you have signed rental contracts for the necessary business premises
• you have experience and competence relevant to your business sector
• the business has issued invoices or quotes
• you have receipts or invoices for purchased materials
• you have reported VAT for the business
• you have any required professional qualifications or licence agreements
• you have transfer documents for the purchase of an established business
• you have a registration certificate from the Swedish Companies Registration Office (“Bolagsverket”)

Note that you can register a business in Sweden even if you do not have a personal identity number.

• Registering a business

When you apply för F-tax approval there are special requirements if you have lived in Sweden for less than two years.

• Approval for F-tax

You can stay in Sweden for six months in order to look for work. Normally, you cannot be listed in the Swedish Population Register while seeking employment, since the Swedish Tax Agency cannot assume that you will stay in Sweden for the required one-year period.

If you can show that you have a strong possibility of being employed during these six months, and you intend to stay in Sweden for at least one year, you should notify the Swedish Tax Agency of your move. When you submit your notification, include any supporting documentation such as a letter of intent from a potential employer regarding future work.

The Swedish Tax Agency will then assess the likelihood that you will be employed during this six-month period.

You can start working even if you have not yet been issued with a personal identity number or coordination number. Click the link below for more information about coordination numbers.

• Coordination numbers

Confirmation that you will study in Sweden

You must show a registration certificate or other document confirming your enrolment for a recognised educational programme. Please also show your admission notice that confirm you have been offered a place.

All upper secondary school programmes, and college and university studies with state or municipal support, are recognised programmes.

These courses are not recognised programmes:

• Studies at primary and lower secondary school level
• Swedish for immigrants (SFI) courses
• Swedish for Medical Personnel (SFM)

If you will be studying for less than 12 months (for example two semesters providing 60 credits), the Swedish Tax Agency will need more information about what you intend to do after your studies.

Assurance of sufficient resources

You must show that you will be able to support yourself during your studies. You will have the opportunity to provide information about this in your notification.

Show that you have enough money to live on

You need to show that you have enough money to support yourself for at least one year in Sweden. If your family is moving with you, you must show that your assets are sufficient to support the whole family. Examples of supporting documentation include:

• a balance statement from your bank
• confirmation of a pension
• an employment contract and salary specifications from another country co
• information of your rent, electricity and home insurance costs.

If you intend to live on another person’s assets, you need to show the following:

• a letter or document confirming that the other person can support you
• documents showing that this person is able to support you, such as a bank balance statement

If your cohabiting partner is moving with you, you may need to provide documentation so that the Swedish Tax Agency can assess your partnership status. Being cohabiting partners means that you live together in a relationship and have a common household. The documentation you can show includes:

• civil register extracts confirming that you have both lived at the same address
• rental or purchase contracts including both of your names
• letters, invoices, joint account bank statements, or other documents that show you have had a common household.

If a child under 21 years old is moving with you, you must provide documentation confirming who the parents of the child are. If the child is under 18 years old, you must also provide documentation confirming the child’s registered guardian(s). This could include a birth certificate, an extract from the civil register or a family registration document. If a custody decision has been reached, you should provide a notification document.

All guardians of a child under the age of 18 must also sign the notification of a move to Sweden. If one of the guardians is unable to visit a service centre in person, they must give written consent to the child’s move to Sweden. A child of 16 or over can sign their own notification. Written consent from a guardian is not required.

When you move with family members such as children over 21 years old, siblings, grandparents or cousins, you need to provide documentation confirming that you have a family relationship. This could include a birth certificate, an extract from the civil register or a family registration document. You must also provide proof that at least one of the following circumstances applies:

1. Your family member is financially dependent on you for his or her livelihood. Documentation that can support this includes bank statements or receipts that show regular transfers of money over a long period of time. Another example is a certificate of dependence issued by a competent authority in your previous country of residence.
2. You and your family member have a common household and did so before you moved to Sweden. Documentation that can support this includes extracts from the civil register confirming that you have lived at the same address.
3. It is essential that you personally take care of your family member due to serious health issues. You can prove this by providing various forms of documentation regarding the person’s health and specific care needs, which must clearly indicate that it is absolutely necessary for you to personally take care of your family member. This could include documentation issued by doctors and healthcare institutions, for example.