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Permit-free residence for a Nordic citizen

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Which citizenship, status or regional agreement creates the person's right to move/reside?

Citizens of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland can live in Sweden under the Nordic agreement, without applying for a permit to move there.

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    The Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland and Sweden have an agreement through which citizens of one Nordic country have the right to live in the other countries in the Nordic region. As a Nordic citizen, you do not need to apply for a permit to move to Sweden.

Under which circumstances can the person reside: worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded person or another recognised basis?

This route covers Nordic citizens coming to work, study or live in Sweden; they do not need to apply for a permit to move there under the Nordic arrangement.

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  • The separate conditional EU/EEA route mentioned on this page is not treated as a condition of the Nordic permit-free arrangement.
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    You are a citizen of Denmark, Finland, Norway or Iceland and want to work, study or live in Sweden.
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    The Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland and Sweden have an agreement through which citizens of one Nordic country have the right to live in the other countries in the Nordic region. As a Nordic citizen, you do not need to apply for a permit to move to Sweden.

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

No permit application is required to move to Sweden as a Nordic citizen. A planned stay of at least one year must be reported for population registration; the Swedish Tax Agency decides whether registration conditions are met and registration provides a personal identity number.

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  • This page does not specify all identity documents or detailed population-registration requirements.
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    As a Nordic citizen, you do not need to apply for a permit to move to Sweden.
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    If you plan to live in Sweden for at least one year, you must report your move to Sweden and get listed in the Swedish Population Register. It is the Swedish Tax Agency that decides whether you meet the conditions for being listed in the Swedish Population Register. Being listed in the Swedish Population Register means that you are registered as a resident of Sweden. Once you are listed in the Swedish Population Register, you will receive a personal identity number.

Which non-member-country family members can accompany or join, and what broad rights do they receive?

Family members who are not themselves Nordic citizens need to apply for a residence card or residence permit to live with the Nordic citizen in Sweden. The official source does not state which family relationships qualify or the family member's work and other rights.

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  • The captured page does not identify all qualifying family relationships, which of the two mechanisms applies, or the family member's work and other rights.

When do permanent/long-term rights arise and what continuity, absence or retention conditions matter?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm when permanent rights arise and the continuity or absence rules.

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  • Searched 5fb212db29bc75da.txt for permanent, long-term, continuity, absence and retention rules for Nordic citizens: none. The only "permanent" text is an unrelated news headline.

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

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