Family who want to apply afterwards
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | Familj som vill ansöka i efterhand as of 2025-02-25[2] Page name on Migrationsverket's Swedish site, under the study hub. The live-with-someone hub lists the same route as 'Medfoljande familj – studerande'. |
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| Official name (English) | Family who want to apply afterwards as of 2025-12-03[1] Page name on Migrationsverket's English site; the page's own heading adds the qualifier '- study'. |
| Legal basis | Utlanningsforordning (2006:97) 4 a kap. 6 §, med stod av Utlanningslag (2005:716) 5 b kap. 28 § as of 2026-08-22[4][5] 'Uppehallstillstand far beviljas en familjemedlem till en utlanning som har ett uppehallstillstand enligt 5 b kap. 3 eller 8 § utlanningslagen (2005:716). For att beviljas uppehallstillstand ska familjemedlemmen 1. ha sin forsorjning ordnad under vistelsen, och 2. inte utgora ett hot mot allman ordning, allman sakerhet eller allman folkhalsa. Familjemedlemmens uppehallstillstand ska galla for samma tid som anknytningspersonens tillstand. Med familjemedlem avses make eller sambo till anknytningspersonen och barn under 18 ar till anknytningspersonen eller till anknytningspersonens make eller sambo.' The enabling power is Utlanningslag 5 b kap. 28 §. Note that the family of a RESEARCHER is not here – that is 5 b kap. 19 § in the act itself, and is mandatory rather than facultative. |
| Instrument type | residence permit as of 2026-08-22[4] |
Who can apply
| Criminal-record condition | Not established from a qualifying source[4] |
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Permit terms
| Initial duration | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-08-22[1][4] Utlanningsforordning 4 a kap. 6 § andra stycket: 'Familjemedlemmens uppehallstillstand ska galla for samma tid som anknytningspersonens tillstand.' No number – the term is defined relationally. initial_duration_basis carries the rule. |
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| How the initial term is set | matches the sponsor's permit |
| Renewable | Yes as of 2025-12-03[1] 'Your residence permit can be extended.' Utlanningsforordning 4 a kap. 7 § lets the extension be applied for from within Sweden. |
| Work rights | Not established from a qualifying source[1][4] |
Permanent residence and citizenship
Requirements
| Who can sponsor | specific permits as of 2026-08-22[1][4] A closed list of three permits: first- or second-cycle studies, doctoral studies, or looking for work after completing studies – that is, 5 b kap. 3 § and 8 § permits. Family of a holder of a permit for OTHER studies, including upper-secondary studies, cannot use this route at all and are told to apply for a visitor's permit instead. Family of a researcher use Utlanningslag 5 b kap. 19 § and are recorded on se-researcher's own family_inclusion block. |
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| Eligible relations | spouse, registered partner, unmarried partner, minor child as of 2026-08-22[1][4] Utlanningsforordning 4 a kap. 6 § tredje stycket defines the group: the sponsor's spouse or cohabiting partner, and children under 18 of the sponsor or of the sponsor's spouse or cohabiting partner. Migrationsverket adds registered partners. |
| Sponsor income requirement | 0.08 × price base amount (a annual figure), assessed monthly as of 2025-12-03[1][3] |
| Sponsor accommodation requirement | No as of 2026-08-22[1][4] Utlanningsforordning 4 a kap. 6 § imposes maintenance and a public-order condition and nothing about housing. |
| Sponsor waiting period | Not applicable[1] None on the sponsor's side. The timing condition runs the other way: the sponsor's permit must have MORE than three months left when the family member applies. |
| Pre-entry language test | No as of 2025-12-03[1] None. |
Process
| Where to apply from | from abroad only as of 2026-08-22[1][4] 'You must apply for a residence permit while you are outside Sweden … Your residence permit must be granted and issued before you can enter Sweden.' Utlanningsforordning 4 a kap. 7 § carries the in-country exceptions: an extension may be granted while the family member is here, and an application may be made after entry if it is filed within the validity of a 5 b kap. 1-3, 7 or 8 § permit. |
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| Statutory processing time | 90 days as of 2026-08-22[4] Utlanningsforordning (2006:97) 4 a kap. 1 § (Forordning 2026:459): an application must be decided at the latest '1. 60 dagar fran det att ansokan lamnades in, om ansokan avser uppehallstillstand enligt 5 b kap. 1 eller 2 § eller utbildning pa forskarniva enligt 3 § utlanningslagen (2005:716), eller 2. 90 dagar … om ansokan avser uppehallstillstand enligt 5 b kap. 3-8 eller 19 § utlanningslagen.' The clock may be extended where the application needs completing, and the applicant must be told. This is a real statutory deadline and it is not the same thing as Migrationsverket's own service commitments or its published percentiles. Reached through 5 b kap. 19 §/the family limb; the 90-day branch covers 3-8 and 19 §§. |
| Observed processing time | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value[1] |
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Physical presence
| none stated | to keep the permit as of 2025-12-03[1] No day count, but one timing condition that behaves like one and has no other home: 'You can only be granted a residence permit if the person in Sweden has more than three months left on their permit period when you apply.' And 'You must plan to live together in Sweden for the duration of the permit period.' |
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Family inclusion
| Family members may be included | No as of 2025-12-03[1] The applicant is the family member. |
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Your next step
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Verification
| Sources cited | 5 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 5 |
| Oldest as-of date | 2025-02-25 |
| Newest as-of date | 2026-08-22 |
| Reviewed on | 2026-08-22 |
| Schema version | 1.1 |
Sources
- [1] Family who want to apply afterwards – study
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-03 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [2] Studera (Swedish-language study hub)
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-25 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [3] Prisbasbeloppet for ar 2026
Statistiska centralbyran (SCB) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-07-14 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [4] Utlanningsforordning (2006:97), consolidated text
Sveriges riksdag · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [5] Utlanningslag (2005:716), consolidated text, amended up to and including SFS 2026:1451
Sveriges riksdag / Regeringskansliet · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-22