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Application and tuition fees
Most applicants who are not a citizen of an European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, are required to pay application and tuition fees.
Formal exchange students and doctoral students are exempted from tuition fees, as well as the application fee. Students who are registered for a course or programme at a Swedish university at the time they submit their application are not required to pay an application fee.
No, you can't. Our application review process will not begin until the student has completed the following by stated deadlines:
submitted an electronic application
paid the application fee, if required
submitted all required documentation.
If you are unsure about your fee status, please see the information provided on this website. If your question is specifically regarding your residency status, contact the Swedish Migration Agency for more information.
You can also consult the Swedish Migration Agency´s website if you require special information regarding residency, right of residency, long-term residency, etc.
Yes, you must document your status as an EU/EEA/Swiss citizen by the deadline.
All citizens of an EU/EEA country (except Sweden) or Switzerland are required to document their citizenship. This documentation must be submitted by the deadline. If we do not receive your documentation by the deadline indicated, your application will be considered late.
The university where you have been offered a place and plan on studying is responsible for sending you instructions for paying your tuition fee. You should be contacted soon after you've been notified that you were offered a place.
If you've received your notification and haven't been contacted about the tuition fee after a week or two has gone by, you should contact your university for more information.
Each individual university is responsible for the tuition fee process. You should consult their website for further information.
It is strongly recommended that you pay the first instalment of your tuition fee as soon as you have made your decision and received instructions from your university regarding payment. The residence permit application process will not begin at the Swedish Migration Agency until your first tuition instalment has been paid.
It is up to each individual university to decide what the tuition fee will be for each course and programme offered. Information about the tuition fee -including the amount for the first instalment and for the entire course or programme - can be found:
in the search results list here at Universityadmissions.se
on the website of the university you wish to apply to.
While we understand that the application fee can be difficult for some students to afford, there is currently no financial aid programme in place and no fee waiver programme available.
At this time, all applicants required to pay the application fee must pay it in order for their application to be processed.
If you submitted your electronic application on time, but completed it with your citizenship documents after the deadline for documenting your fee-exempt status, your application will be considered late - even if you got all your other documentation in by the deadline.
Late applications are only reviewed after the on-time applications. There is a possibility that the university you applied to will still consider your application after the deadline. This will depend on the popularity of the course or programme, the qualifications of the applicants, or the policy of the university in question.
Use a debit or credit card if you have one. This is quicker, easier and often cheaper!
If you don't have a debit or credit card, your bank can transfer funds in US dollars, Euro, or your country's currency. What is important is that you and your bank consider the fluctuations in exchange rates, especially if the transfer takes several days. When the currency that is sent is converted to Swedish kronor, the amount must be 900 SEK. You are responsible for paying any fees that are charged to make this transfer.
To assist you when you visit your bank, be sure to print the payment instructions which will appear after you have accepted the payment terms and conditions in the ‘Application fee’ section of your application at Universityadmissions.se.
As a Swedish citizen, you are not required to pay application or tuition fees. Your Swedish personal identification number (personnummer) will be electronically checked when you submit your application in order to verify your citizenship.
Please note that we will not be able to verify your citizenship electronically in the following situations:
You aren't registered in the Swedish population register.
You do not have a Swedish personal identity number.
You have a Swedish coordination number (sammordningsnummer).
You must therefore submit a document which shows that you have Swedish citizenship. Find out which documents we accept at Document your citizenship EU/EEA.
Family members of Swedish citizens, family members of EU/EEA citizens and long-term residents in Sweden can in some cases be exempt from paying application and tuition fees.
If you submitted your electronic application on time, but paid your application fee after the deadline, your application will be considered late - even if you got all of your documentation in by the deadline.
Late applications are only reviewed after the on-time applications. There is a possibility that the university you applied to will still consider your application after the deadline. This will depend on the popularity of the course or programme, the qualifications of the applicants, or the policy of the university in question.
You should contact the university where you have been admitted or are currently studying. The university will determine if you are required to pay tuition fees based on current regulations regarding fees and the information you provide to them.
The application fee is 900 SEK (Swedish kronor). The application fee will cover the costs associated with the processing of your admissions application.
Applicants pay one application fee for each semester they submit an application for. It doesn't matter how many courses or programmes you've applied for in that semester, or if you've applied for different admissions rounds in that semester – you pay one single fee of 900 SEK.
You can find out how much that is in your own currency by using a currency converter.
The main method of payment is online here at Universityadmissions.se with a credit or debit card. This is by far the best method of payment as it is quick, efficient and secure. You can access the payment service by logging into your account and clicking on 'Application fee'.
We understand that not everyone has access to a debit or credit card they can use. Students without a credit or debit card can make their payment by transferring funds from their bank. You can access instructions for this in your account at 'Application fee'.
We don't suggest you pay through a bank transfer if you have a card you can use. A bank payment takes longer and there are often fees charged for the service.
Yes, you are. In order to be exempt from paying application and tuition fees, you must have citizenship in an EU/EEA country or Switzerland.
Distance courses and programmes – meaning that the student does not have to attend any, or only attend a few lectures at the university – have the same rules that apply to regular courses and programmes.
Students who are required to pay application and tuition fees must pay these fees for distance courses and programmes as well.
If you do not document your EU/EEA/Swiss citizenship or pay your application fee by the deadline, your application will be considered late and will only be processed at the discretion of the university.
If you'll be unable to document your EU/EEA/Swiss citizenship by the deadline because you're waiting for a decision regarding citizenship, you must pay your application fee in order for your application to be processed. We must receive your fee by the fee payment deadline (see Key dates for more information).
If you receive a decision regarding your citizenship application, it is possible you may be exempt from tuition fees. You should contact the university where you have been admitted or are currently studying. The university will then decide how to handle your case.
You are only exempt from the application fee if you have a Swedish permanent residence permit, or a Swedish temporary residence permit granted for reasons other than studies.
Documents to show this are required if you do not have a Swedish personal identity number, or if you have received an email from us requesting that you must provide documents.
You need to submit a copy of the decision letter you received from the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) regarding your residence permit. Please be sure that the letter indicates on what grounds your residency was granted.
Please note that a copy of your residence permit card is often not sufficient to document your status, as it usually does not indicate the reason you were granted residency.
You can upload a scan of the original document (the fastest and easiest way to get your document to us) or send it in using the postal service to University Admissions in Sweden.
We understand that not all students have access to a debit or credit card. You can also pay your application fee by electronically transferring funds from the bank of your choice to us. It is extremely important that you have your bank include your reference number. The reference number can be found in the 'Application fee' section when you log in to Universityadmissions.se. Without this reference number, we will not be able to match the money that you have transmitted to your application.
In addition, please be sure to tell your bank that the amount sent must be equivalent to 900 Swedish kronor, after all bank fees have been deducted.
With payments made by credit or debit card, we usually register your payment within a few minutes on ‘My pages’. When you make a bank transfer, your bank should be able to tell you how long it will take for the transaction to reach our Swedish bank. Once your transfer has reached our account, this payment is registered within 1-3 working days.
If you've paid the fee and haven't seen a change in your fee status in your account after 10 days, please contact University Admissions.
Scholarships
The Swedish Institute and Swedish universities offer scholarships to international students. There's a page here at Universityadmissions.se with information regarding scholarships and links to the Swedish Institute and universities. There is also information on the Study in Sweden website.
No, you can't. You need to submit your admissions application first. You will then be given an application number which you then use to apply for the SI scholarship.
All applicants who are required to pay the application fee must do so; there are no exceptions, not even for students who have applied for a scholarship.
Depending on the organisation or agency you've applied to, it is possible that your application fee will be refunded to you if you receive a scholarship. This is something you should ask the place where you've applied for the scholarship.
Currently, the Swedish Institute does not reimburse students for the application fee if they receive a scholarship.
After you have submitted your application, it will be assigned an application number. You receive a unique number for each admission round you apply to.
Log in to your account here at Universityadmissions.se and go to 'Application'. You'll find your application number there.
Your application number usually changes because you created more than one account and those accounts have been merged. Applicants are only allowed one account at Universityadmissions.se.
This may delay the processing of your application. It's important that you note the new application number if you contact University Admissions.
If you've applied for a Swedish Institute Scholarship, you should contact them directly to let them know the application number has changed. This will allow them to connect your admissions application to your scholarship application. Failure to do so could affect your chances of receiving a scholarship from them.
By the time you receive your admissions results, the application deadlines for applying for scholarships have most likely passed.
You can check with the university you've applied to, to see if they have any scholarships still available for application. Otherwise, you will need to research scholarship opportunities on your own - Google may be of help.
If you applied for a scholarship from the Swedish Institute for a programme that begins in the autumn semester, you should receive notification from them around the time you receive your admissions results. The Swedish Institute will be unable to give you any information regarding the result of your scholarship application before then and they ask for your patience.
If you applied for a scholarship from a university, it is up to them to determine when you will receive a decision on your application. You should consult the university´s website for further information.
University Admissions in Sweden is not responsible for the scholarship process and is unable to answer your questions. Please direct them to the Swedish Institute or the university you have applied to.
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