After this period a residence permit is required. The permit is valid for 5 years or the period for which the work contract is valid, if this is shorter. This also applies to all accompanying members of the family. In certain cases, called Bona Fide visits, which are shorter than 3 months and for the purpose of lecturing only, a visa can be given directly by the Swedish embassy in the home country, which should be provided with the letter of invitation from the host university department. For further information tel.
Fact sheets concerning residence and work permits are available in a number of languages from tel.
All nationalities On your arrival in Sweden the following registrations are necessary. The application is made at the Local Tax Department in person. If you have your marriage certificate, this is also useful, but not necessary. This form is available in various lan-guages and the staff at the Tax Department will help. This application takes about 3 weeks to service.