Residence permit for a long-term resident of another EU country — study

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

The right comes from long-term resident status in another EU country, held as an EC/EU residence permit for long-term residents.

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https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country.html
You must have long-term resident status in the EU country in which you previously lived You must have the special residence permit known as an EC/EU residence permit for long-term residents.

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

As a student: a course or programme at least at upper secondary level; Swedish for Immigrants (SFI) enrolment does not qualify. The student can work alongside studies. The status also allows moving to work, run a business or live on own funds.

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https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country.html
If you have long-term resident status in another EU country, you can move to Sweden to work, start your own business, study or live on your own funds, such as a pension from your country of origin.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country.html
your certificate of admission to a course or programme at least at upper secondary level. Please note that you cannot be granted a residence permit for enrolment in Swedish for Immigrants (SFI) courses.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country.html
If you are going to study, you can work alongside your studies.

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

A residence permit is needed for a stay longer than three months. Studies or work may start on arrival without waiting for the decision. Before a decision, the passport and EC/EU residence permit card may need to be presented at a Swedish embassy or consulate-general (outside Sweden) or a Swedish Migration Agency service centre (in Sweden). Students are granted a permit for the duration of studies, a maximum of one year at a time.

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https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country.html
If you plan to stay longer than three months, you will need a residence permit.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country.html
You have the right to start working or studying as soon as you have arrived in Sweden and do not need to wait to receive a decision about your residence permit.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country.html
Before you can receive a decision, you may need to present your passport and EC/EU residence permit card. You must do this at a Swedish embassy or consulate-general if you are outside Sweden, or at one of the Swedish Migration Agency’s Service Centres if you are already in the country.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country.html
If you are a student, you will be granted a permit for the duration of your studies, but for a maximum of one year at a time.

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

Family members who also want to live in Sweden can apply for a residence permit; each family member, including children, completes their own application form. The official source does not state which family members qualify or what rights they receive.

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Limits of the record

The captured source does not say which family members qualify or what rights they receive.

https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country.html
If your family also wants to live with you in Sweden, they can apply for a residence permit to do so.
https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country.html
Each family member must complete their own application form. This also applies to children.

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

Following legislative changes on 12 July, people granted long-term resident status in Sweden are issued a five-year residence permit instead of a permanent residence permit. The official source does not state when long-term rights arise in Sweden or any continuity, absence or retention conditions.

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Limits of the record

The captured source does not state the qualifying period or any continuity, absence or retention conditions for long-term resident status in Sweden.

https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country/long-term-residents-in-another-eu-country.html
Following legislative changes on 12 July, those who are granted long-term resident status in Sweden will no longer be issued with a permanent residence permit. Instead, you will be issued with a five-year residence permit.

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

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Residence permit for a long-term resident of another EU country — study

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

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

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

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

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

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