Visas

If you are a citizen of any of the countries listed below, you will need a visa to enter Sweden. If not, you just need a passport, unless you are a citizen of one of the Schengen countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden) in which case all you need is an ID.

Citizens of these countries need visas:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua, and, Barbuda, Armenia Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Central African Republic, Ecuador, Chad, China (excl. Hongkong and Macau), Lebanon, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo, Dem. Rep., Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Sao Tome and, Principe, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Morocco, Marshall, Island, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Mariana Islands, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Russia, Korea People's Rep. of, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadins, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, and Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, South Africa, Swaziland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Your entry visa must be entered in your passport before your arrival in Sweden. You cannot apply for a visa at the border. You must bring two passport size photos when you turn in your application. For a business or conference visit, you are required to enclose an invitation - a letter - with your visa application from the company concerned or from whoever is organizing the conference. The invitation must contain details about you, the applicant, such as:

There is a fee of SEK 315 (approx 34 euros) to apply for a visa to visit Sweden. The cost is the same whether you are an adult or a child. You won’t receive a refund if your application is turned down. The Swedish embassy or consulate-general can usually make a decision on whether to grant your visa or not after checking with the other Schengen states.
The time it takes to process applications at embassies and consulate-generals varies, but decisions are generally reached within two weeks. To be certain of obtaining a visa in time, you should submit your application at least two months prior to your departure for Sweden. During the summer season (June-August) it may take even longer.
A visa is temporary and is valid until the date printed on the permit sticker in your passport. A visa doesn’t automatically entitle you to travel within the Schengen area. A new decision will be made every time you re-enter the area. When you go through border control, you must have enough money to support yourself while you are in the area and to return home, a travel medical insurance policy and documents indicating the purpose of your visit.

Here are some helpful links regarding Visas: