Application fee instructions

Applicants to university studies in Sweden with Swedish citizenship, and most who have residency in Sweden, 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 personal identity number 

If you created your account using an email address but have a Swedish identity number (personnummer), it's impossible for the admissions system to find your citizenship/residency information electronically. Please contact University Admissions if you have a Swedish personal 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 to verify it electronically.

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

If you’re a Swedish resident

If you have one of the following types of residency, you must submit documents which show this. This is because our electronic checks have not been able to verify your status.

• Swedish permanent residence permit
• Swedish temporary residence permit granted for reasons other than studies (residence permits for studies do not give exemption from the application fee)
• Expired Swedish temporary residence permit granted for reasons other than studies, but before your permit expired you had applied for an extension on the same grounds
• Right of residence in Sweden as the family member of an EU/EEA citizen
• Residence status as a British citizen who started living in Sweden on or before 31 December 2020 (or family member of such a British citizen)

Find out how you can provide the necessary documents to confirm your residency at Swedish personal ID, citizenship and residence permits. Follow the instructions for applicants who do not have a Swedish personal ID number.

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 more at documenting your citizenship, EU/EEA and Switzerland

Find out more about whether you need to pay

Find out the deadline at Key dates

Students who are registered at a university outside of Sweden do not need to pay application or tuition fees for exchanges studies in Sweden which are part of an official study abroad programme.

Contact the Swedish university that you wish to study at. They will be able to advise you on how to apply as an exchange student in the correct way.

Contact information for Swedish universities

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.

University Admissions support centre

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