Student mobility notification — permit held in another EU country

You have a residence permit for studies in an EU programme or a multilateral programme in another EU country and it is mandatory for you to complete parts of your studies in Sweden.

You must have a residence permit for higher education studies in another EU country, and part of your education requires a stay in Sweden.

Your studies in Sweden must be higher education-level mobility studies

“Mobility studies” are studies as part of an EU programme or multilateral programme with mobility measures, or an agreement between two or more higher education institutions with a permanent mobility arrangement. Exchange studies usually do not have this structure.

Certificate of studies from the higher education institution in Sweden

It is important that the certificate contains information about the period during which you will be studying in Sweden, with start and end dates.

You must be finally admitted to full-time studies. Studies with distance learning as a form of study are not accepted.

You need health insurance during your stay in Sweden. If you do not have insurance through your higher education institution, you must have or have applied for your own insurance. The insurance must be valid for the entire time you will be in Sweden and cover costs for emergency and other medical care, hospitalisation, and emergency dental care. It must also cover expenses for home transportation for medical reasons.

Your means of “financial maintenance” must be sufficient for the entire period of time that you plan to study in Sweden.

at least SEK 10,656 per month, if you applied in 2026 at least SEK 10,584 per month, if you applied in 2025.

SEK 2,960 per month for free food and SEK 4,736 per month for free housing, if you applied in 2026

You must notify the Swedish Migration Agency as soon as you can, but no later than 31 days before you enter Sweden.

It costs nothing to notify the Swedish Migration Agency about planned mobility studies.

Yes, if the Swedish Migration Agency has no objections to your stay in Sweden, you can work in parallel with your studies.

You stay in Sweden can last a maximum of 360 days.

You can also apply for a residence permit to look for work in Sweden if you have had a residence permit for studies in another EU country and have stayed in Sweden for at least two semesters as part of your studies.

This applies regardless of whether the permit has been issued by Sweden or by another EU country. You may also have had a residence permit for mobility studies issued by another EU country and have conducted at least two semesters of your education in Sweden.

After completing bachelor’s or master’s level studies, you can be granted a residence permit for up to one year.