Personal ID numbers and residence permits

Students with a Swedish personal identity number, including those with Swedish citizenship, a residence permit, right of residence or residence status, are checked electronically for fee-exempt status. In some cases, there may be steps you need to take.

Students with a Swedish Personal Identity Number

At the time of application, all Swedish personal identity numbers (personnummer) are checked with various databases to determine if an applicant is exempt from paying the application fee. This electronic process is completed within a few days after you've submitted your application.

Use your personal identity number 

If you created your account using an email address, it's impossible for the system to find you. Please contact University Admissions if you have a personal identity number but did not use it to create your account.

Do not create a new account.

Use the contact form at the Support Centre

Swedish citizens living in Sweden

Confirmation of your citizenship status will occur automatically through an electronic process. You don't need to submit any documentation. 

Please note: It's possible that our electronic check will indicate that you must document your citizenship. If this is the case, you'll receive an email with further instructions. 

Swedish citizens living abroad

If you're living abroad, your citizenship status can't be electronically confirmed as you don't have an officially registered residence in Sweden with the Swedish Tax Agency.

To document your Swedish citizenship, you must upload a copy of a document we can accept.

Find out what documents are accepted at Documenting citizenship

Swedish residency

You aren't required to pay the application fee if you have one of the following:

• a Swedish permanent residence permit
• a Swedish temporary residence permit granted for reasons other than studies. If your resident permit has expired but you have applied for an extension, read information and instructions for residents who do not have a personal identity number. Note that residence permits for studies do not give exemption from the application fee.
• 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)

If you have a personal identity number, confirmation of your residency status will occur automatically through an electronic process. You don't need to send in any documentation.

Please note: It's possible that our electronic check will indicate that you must document your residency. If this is the case, you'll receive an email with further instructions. The documents you must then provide are the same as those for applicants who do not have a personal identity number.

Swedish personal identity number but not citizen or resident

For you to be exempt from paying an application fee, you'll need to fulfil one of the other criteria. If you don't fulfil any of the criteria, you must pay the application fee.

Find out more at Who is required to pay

Are you a resident in Sweden but do not have a personal identity number?

If you do not have a Swedish personal identity number, you must submit documents that confirm your residency . Only applicants with the following types of residency are not required to pay the application fee.

• Swedish permanent residence permit: Submit a copy of your permanent residence permit card or the decision letter you received from the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) when your permit was granted.
• Swedish temporary residence permit granted for reasons other than studies: Submit a copy (include all pages) of the decision letter you received from the Swedish Migration Agency. It's important that this document contains information regarding the grounds on which your residence permit was granted. If your permit has expired and you have applied for an extension but have not received a decision, you must also submit a letter or email from the Swedish Migration Agency which confirms that your application has been received. Your name and your case number (or control number) must be shown. Note that your application for an extension must have been submitted before your previous permit expired and must be based on the same grounds.
• Right of residence in Sweden as the family member of an EU/EEA citizen: Submit a copy of your residence card (both sides), or the decision letter (all pages) you received from the Swedish Migration Agency. If you've applied for a card but have not yet received a decision, you must provide other documents. You can find out more in one of our examples at Who is required to pay fees?

• 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): You must submit a copy of your card or decision letter issued by the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) which shows that you have residence status.

Providing document copies to University Admissions

The fastest way to get your documentation to us is by uploading a scanned copy of your original documents to University Admissions in the 'Documents' tab in your account here. If for some reason this option isn't available to you, you can submit a copy of the original documents by regular mail.

Submit your documentation by the deadline indicated; otherwise, your application will be considered late and will only be processed if time permits and there are places available.