Instructions regarding the application fee

Applicants to university studies in Sweden with Swedish citizenship, permanent residency, or temporary residency granted for a reason other than studies are not required to pay an application fee.

You've received an email from us because our electronic checks couldn't determine that you aren't required to pay a fee.

Please submit documentation of your citizenship or residency status by the deadline indicated for documenting fee-exempt status. If you fail to do so, your application will be considered late and only processed at the discretion of the university in question.

Find out the deadline at Key dates

Make sure you created your account with your Swedish identity number 

If you created your account using an email address but have a Swedish identity number (personnummer), it's impossible for the system to find you. Please contact University Admissions if you have a Swedish identity number but didn't use it to create your account. Do not create a new account.

If you're a Swedish citizen

You must document your citizenship status, as we were unable verify it electronically.

For instructions on how to do this, see Document your citizenship EU/EEA

If you have permanent residency or temporary residency in Sweden that was granted for a reason other than studies

You must document your residency status as we were unable to verify it electronically . You can find information on how to do this at the Personal ID numbers and residence permits page.

If you have right of residence in Sweden

To document your status, please submit a copy of your residence card or a copy of the decision you received from the Swedish Migration Agency regarding your right of residence.

You can either upload a scanned copy of your original document to University Admissions in your account here, or submit a copy of the original document via regular post.

Do you have a residence permit but no Swedish identity number (personnummer)?

You must document your residency status. You can find information on how to do this at the Personal ID numbers and residence permits page.

 

You've received an email as a reminder that you're required to document your citizenship status.

If you've already submitted your documentation, you received the email because we haven't yet registered it. You don't need to do anything else – we'll register and review your documentation very soon. 

If you've not yet documented your citizenship, we have a page with special instructions for you.

Find out the deadline at Key dates

Find out more at documenting your citizenship, EU/EEA and Switzerland

Am I eligible for a fee exemption?

• If you have citizenship in a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you aren't required to pay application or tuition fees.
• Having temporary or permanent residency in an EU/EEA country does NOT exempt you from paying fees. 
• Citizens of EU candidate countries are not exempt and are required to pay fees.
• Long-term residency status in an EU/EEA country can grant you exemption from fee payments but you must contact the Swedish Migration Agency to apply for a transfer of your status from the other country to Sweden.

Find out more about whether you need to pay

Students who are registered for a course or programme at a Swedish university at the time of their application are not required to pay an application fee.

If you received an email regarding the application fee, this means that we were unable to verify your registration status electronically. 

What steps should I take to verify my status as fee-exempt?

You can find instructions at the Currently studying in Sweden page.

Find out the deadline at Key dates.

If you're required to pay fees, you've received the email as a reminder to pay the application fee for your application to be processed.

Find out the deadline at Key dates.

If you've already made your payment, especially through a bank transfer, it's possible that we have not yet received your payment. If your status in 'Application fee' in your account has not changed after 10 days, please contact University Admissions. Be sure to have as much information ready as you can regarding how and when you paid your application fee.

The application fee process

An application fee of 900 SEK (Swedish kronor) must be received by the deadline indicated on the 'Application fee' page, for your application to be processed. Any payments received after the deadline will result in your application status being changed to late. Late applications are only processed at the discretion of each university, if there are places available.

Read more about how to pay your application fee