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Residence permit for an adopted child

SwedenFamily

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which family relationships qualify?

A child living outside the EU who has been, or is going to be, adopted and who does not become a Swedish citizen through the adoption.

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Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

The adopting parent must have a residence permit in Sweden or be a citizen of Sweden or another Nordic country; the adoptive parent fills in the child's application.

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What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

The adoption must be valid in Sweden under the laws regulating adoption. The adopting parent(s) must first get the Social Welfare Board's approval; without it a child abroad may not be adopted by anyone in Sweden, and bringing a child without it can lead to a fine. A custody transfer is not an adoption, and foreign custody decisions apply in Sweden only if supported by law.

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  • Recorded source · www.migrationsverket.se
    The adoption must be valid in Sweden, per the laws that regulate adoption.
  • Recorded source · www.migrationsverket.se
    Regardless of the way in which the adoption is carried out, the adopting parent(s) must first get their Social Welfare Board’s approval of the adoption. Without such an approval, a child living abroad may not be adopted by anyone in Sweden. If you bring a child to Sweden without such an approval, you can be fined.
  • Recorded source · www.migrationsverket.se
    A custody transfer is not an adoption. Foreign custody decisions do not apply in Sweden unless they are supported by law.

What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance requirements.

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  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the application process, rights, duration and path to independent or longer-term status.

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Limits of the record
  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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