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2026-09-08
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Ancestry and return
1 pathwaysCulture, faith and volunteering
1 pathwaysFamily
12 pathwaysFamily member of a long-term resident of another EU country
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Recorded route source ↗Child residence permit to live with a non-parent relative
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Recorded route source ↗Residence permit to live with a partner
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Recorded route source ↗Adult residence permit to live with another relative
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Recorded route source ↗Family member of a worker, researcher or self-employed person
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Recorded route source ↗Family member of a higher-education, doctoral or post-study holder
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Recorded route source ↗Family member of a Swiss citizen residence permit
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Recorded route source ↗Residence permit for an adopted child
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Recorded route source ↗Family of a British Withdrawal Agreement residence-status holder
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Recorded route source ↗Child residence permit to live with a parent
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Recorded route source ↗Parent of a child under 18 residence permit
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Recorded route source ↗Residence permit for a child born in Sweden
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Recorded route source ↗Free movement
10 pathwaysResidence card for a non-EU/EEA family member
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Recorded route source ↗Swiss residence permit — employee, self-employed or own funds
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Recorded route source ↗EU/EEA right of residence — self-employed
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Recorded route source ↗Residence permit for a long-term resident of another EU country — work, business or own funds
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Recorded route source ↗EU/EEA right of residence — sufficient funds
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Recorded route source ↗EU/EEA right of residence — employee
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Recorded route source ↗Permit-free residence for a Nordic citizen
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Recorded route source ↗EU/EEA right of residence — student
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Recorded route source ↗Residence permit for a long-term resident of another EU country — study
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Recorded route source ↗Swiss residence permit — student
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Recorded route source ↗Humanitarian protection
4 pathwaysLong-term residence
10 pathwaysPermanent right of residence for an EU/EEA citizen
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence card for a non-EU/EEA family member
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence permit based on work
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence permit based on living with someone
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Recorded route source ↗EU long-term resident status in Sweden
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence permit for a doctoral student
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Recorded route source ↗Residence permit based on a former Swedish permanent residence permit
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Recorded route source ↗Late British Withdrawal Agreement residence-status application
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence permit for a self-employed person
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent British Withdrawal Agreement residence status
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Recorded route source ↗Short stays and visits
3 pathwaysSport
1 pathwaysStarting a business
1 pathwaysStudy
9 pathwaysOther studies residence permit
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Recorded route source ↗Mobility-programme study permit — programme starts in Sweden
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Recorded route source ↗Traineeship through an international exchange programme
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Recorded route source ↗Higher-education residence permit
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Recorded route source ↗Student mobility notification — permit held in another EU country
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Recorded route source ↗Doctoral-studies residence permit
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Recorded route source ↗Upper-secondary exchange-study residence permit
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Recorded route source ↗Contract or specialisation education residence permit
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Recorded route source ↗Traineeship related to higher education
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Recorded route source ↗Talent and merit
6 pathwaysArtist, technician or tour-staff work permit
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Recorded route source ↗Post-study job-search or business permit
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Recorded route source ↗EU Blue Card
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Recorded route source ↗Researcher residence permit
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Recorded route source ↗Post-research job-search or business permit
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Recorded route source ↗Highly qualified job-seeker or business-exploration permit
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Recorded route source ↗Transit
1 pathwaysWork
9 pathwaysICT permit — manager or specialist
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Recorded route source ↗In-country work permit after visiting an employer
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Recorded route source ↗Seasonal work permit
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Recorded route source ↗ICT permit — trainee or intern
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Recorded route source ↗General employee work permit
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Recorded route source ↗British Withdrawal Agreement frontier-worker certificate
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Recorded route source ↗ICT permit for long-term mobility
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Recorded route source ↗Seafarer work permit
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Recorded route source ↗Work permit after higher education studies in Sweden
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Recorded route source ↗Youth mobility
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