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Sweden Family & Friends Visit Visa

A Schengen short-stay (type C) visa to visit relatives or friends living in Sweden, for up to 90 days in any 180-day period, decided in New Delhi.

Family / Friends Visit

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  • Complete application filing
  • Invitation letter — we draft, host signs
  • Ties-to-India cover letter
  • Tracking until decision

Your file is ready to submit within 3 working days of us receiving your complete documents.

Government and VFS fees are paid to them at cost: the embassy visa fee is €90 per adult, set uniformly by the EU for all 29 Schengen states.

What you pay, line by line
Our fee
₹4,999
All-in, GST included. Paid to us.
Embassy visa fee
€90 per adult
Set uniformly by the EU for all 29 Schengen states. Paid to the embassy at cost.
VFS / appointment charge
Varies by centre
Paid to VFS (or the appointment partner) at cost.

Nothing is added to our fee. The number on the page is the number.

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Processing
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Your journey with Lifeset

Sweden visitor visa, from first message to passport back.

  1. 1Day 0Tell us your planWhatsApp or a call. A consultant asks the right questions and says plainly whether a Sweden visitor visa is realistic for you.
  2. 2Same dayYour tailored checklistA document list for your case, not a generic one. You collect; we answer every "which one?" on WhatsApp.
  3. 3As documents arriveReview and refusal checkEvery paper is checked. Gaps in funds, ties or travel history are flagged and fixed before anything is submitted.
  4. 4Within 3 working daysFile ready, appointment bookedForms and cover letter done; your the visa centre appointment is booked, subject to the slots the centre has open.
  5. 5Appointment dayBiometrics and submissionYou attend the visa centre with a file assembled in the order the officer reads it.
  6. 6DecisionDecision receivedWe track the file to the decision. Approved: your passport comes back with the visa. Refused: our professional fee comes back under the Refund Policy and we plan the reapplication.

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Three ways to file your Sweden family & friends visit visa. Here is what each one includes.

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  • One fixed, all-in fee quoted upfront

    GST included; embassy and centre fees at cost

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  • Professional fee back if refused

    Under the published Refund Policy

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  • Refusal-trigger check before filing

    Funds, ties and history checked against the refusal reasons we see most

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  • Cover letter written for your case

    Not a template

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  • Appointment or interview booked for you

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  • Named consultant on WhatsApp till decision

    The person who reads your file is the one who answers

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Sweden Family & Friends Visit Visa — overview

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The Sweden family visit visa, which Sweden calls the Visiting Relatives and Friends visa, is a Schengen short-stay visa (type C) for staying with someone who lives in Sweden, for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. You apply on form 119031 at a VFS Global centre, New Delhi being the nearest for Punjab, and the Embassy of Sweden in New Delhi decides, normally within 15 calendar days.

Your host fills in Sweden's invitation form 241011 and sends it with an ID copy, a fresh population register extract and, if paying, proof of income. Sweden does not accept affidavits, so every family link must be shown with official certificates.

Do Indians need a visa to visit family in Sweden, and which one?

Yes. Parents visiting children, grandparents meeting grandchildren, brothers, sisters and friends all need the Schengen short-stay visa, type C, which Sweden calls the Visiting Relatives and Friends visa. The limit is 90 days in any 180-day period. Your relative in Sweden fills in Sweden's own invitation form, number 241011, and you lodge it with your application form 119031 at VFS Global. The Embassy of Sweden in New Delhi decides, or occasionally passes the case to the Swedish Migration Agency.

Two Sweden facts shape every family file. First, Sweden wants official documents, not sworn ones: the Embassy will not consider an affidavit as evidence, so the relationship, the host's status and the money must all be proved on paper issued by an authority. Second, the host does real work too, ordering a special extract from the Swedish population register to go with the invitation.

Visiting family in Sweden: the basics

VisaUp to 90 days in any 180
Schengen type C, visiting relatives and friends
Host's formWith ID copy and the population register extract
Invitation 241011, signed
Nearest centre to PunjabNo Sweden centre in Chandigarh
VFS New Delhi
Visa feeUnder 6 free; €19 VFS charge for everyone
€90; €45 for ages 6 to 11
Longer visitsFor more than 90 days, decided in Sweden
Visitor's residence permit

Embassy of Sweden in New Delhi, Swedish Migration Agency and VFS Global, checked 14 Oct 2026

Where do applicants from Punjab apply?

In New Delhi, for most families. Sweden's nine VFS Global centres in India are in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune; there is none in Chandigarh or anywhere in Punjab. New Delhi also has the edge on time, since the Embassy is there and files from other centres take two more days by post.

For the visit to the centre:

  • Appointment or walk-in. Book on the VFS site, or walk in between noon and 2 pm on a weekday. VFS sometimes pauses walk-ins, so check its news page before the drive to Delhi.
  • Typed form. Fill in form 119031 in the editable PDF, print it double-sided, sign and date it. Explain the purpose of your visit on it.
  • Fingerprints. Each adult gives biometrics; children up to 12 on the day of submission are exempt.
  • Representative. Someone else can lodge your file only if you gave fingerprints for a Schengen visa in the past five years, with your original signed power of attorney and a copy of their Indian government ID.

To see how dates are opening up, check our Sweden appointment availability page.

Which documents depend on your situation?

The standard documents are listed further down. A family visit adds the host's papers, proof of the family link, and your own finances.

What your relative in Sweden sends you:

  • Invitation form 241011, filled in and signed by hand. It can travel by post, or be scanned and emailed with its attachments.
  • A copy of their ID card, passport or equivalent. The Migration Agency points out that a residence permit card does not count as an ID document for this.
  • The population register extract of the "Inbjudan" (Invitation) type, ordered from the Swedish Tax Agency. The invitation form says it must be no older than 3 months; it does not need a stamp or signature.
  • Proof of income and assets of whoever pays your upkeep, such as pay slips or bank statements for the past three months, or a pension statement.

Extra papers when the host pays. Sweden's checklist then also asks for official documents showing the family link (family book, birth certificate and so on), proof of the host's nationality (personbevis, identity card, passport or naturalisation decision), and a copy of the host's residence permit if they are not a Swedish or EU national.

Proof of the relationship:

  • Son or daughter

    Official proof
    Their birth certificate naming you as parent

  • Spouse

    Official proof
    The marriage certificate

  • Brother or sister

    Official proof
    Birth certificates showing the same parents

  • Grandchildren

    Official proof
    The birth certificates that link the generations

  • A friend

    Official proof
    The invitation form, which asks how you know each other and for how long

Your own side. Every applicant gives three months of bank statements, any other proof of solvency and income tax declarations for the last two assessment years. Then by situation: retired parents add pension statements for the last three months, or proof of regular income from property or a business; employees add three months of pay slips, the contract and holiday approval; the self-employed add PAN registration with bank statements, or company registration. A child travelling alone, or with one parent, needs parental consent.

How much is the Sweden family visit visa fee for Indians?

The visa fee is €90 for adults and €45 for children aged 6 to 11, with no visa fee under 6, and VFS charges €19 per application including GST, children included. You pay at the centre by cash or card, the visa fee in rupees at the current rate, and nothing is refunded after a refusal. Visiting a Swedish citizen does not change the fee: the Embassy says relatives and family members of Swedish citizens must pay it. Relatives of citizens of other EU countries, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland who travel with them or will meet them on the trip are exempt. Our filing fee is shown at the top of this page.

How long does it take, and when should you apply?

The processing time is 15 calendar days from the day the file reaches the Embassy, plus two days by post from centres outside New Delhi. A case that needs more scrutiny can take up to 45 calendar days, and the Embassy says an exceptional one can take up to 60 days.

  • Earliest: 6 months before the visit.
  • Latest: not inside the processing window. The remark you sign at VFS accepts that a travel date within 15 calendar days of the standard processing time may see the file rejected or written off.
  • Host's extract: it must be no older than 3 months when you apply, so ask for it after the travel dates are fixed, not months before.

Why do Sweden family visit visas get refused for Indian applicants?

Sweden refuses under the EU Visa Code, and family files are where its document rules bite hardest. These are the usual failures.

A relationship proved by affidavit

In Punjab an affidavit often stands in for a missing birth certificate or a spelling difference. Sweden will not consider one as evidence. Without the official certificate, the family link is unproved, and an incomplete file is decided on what it contains.

A host whose papers are incomplete

A missing population register extract, an old one, or a residence card sent in place of an ID document leaves the host's details unverified. Check the host's packet against the list above before you book VFS.

Doubts that you will return

The Visa Code lets the officer refuse when your intention to leave before the visa expires cannot be established. Parents with every child abroad need to show what keeps them in India: property, a pension, land, other family, and a return date that fits.

Money nobody has proved

If the host pays, Sweden wants the host's pay slips, pension statements or bank excerpts for three months. If you pay, your own three months of statements and two years of income tax declarations. A file with neither shows no means for the stay.

An application lodged too late

File inside the processing window and you have signed that the application may be rejected or written off. The fee is lost either way.

Every standard Schengen refusal ground is explained on our Schengen refusal reasons page. A refusal can be appealed in writing to the Embassy within three weeks of receiving it; if the Embassy keeps its decision, the Administrative Court in Stockholm decides.

Tips for a stronger file

  • Send the host the list. Form 241011 signed by hand, an ID copy that is not the residence card, the fresh "Inbjudan" extract, and income proof if they pay.
  • Match every name. The certificates, the invitation, your passport and the host's passport should spell names the same way. Fix differences with corrected official documents, not an affidavit.
  • Bring every passport you have held. Sweden asks for all previous passports, whatever their condition, with a note for any that are lost.
  • Use an approved insurer. The Embassy accepts medical travel insurance only from the Indian companies on the Schengen-approved list, at least €30,000, valid in all Schengen countries for the whole stay.
  • A4 and English. Translations by an authorised translator for anything in Punjabi or Hindi, on A4 paper.
  • Keep the stay believable. A clear return date, matching the flight reservation and the invitation.
  • Carry copies. A visa does not guarantee entry, and the Embassy recommends carrying copies of the invitation and bookings for the border.

What if you want to stay with family in Sweden for more than 90 days?

Then a visa is the wrong application. Sweden has a visitor's residence permit for temporary visits longer than 90 days, decided by the Migration Agency in Sweden. If granted, it is usually issued for more than three months and up to twelve months.

You must show that the purpose is a visit, not a move: that you can support yourself throughout, that you hold a return ticket or the money to buy one, and that you have medical travel insurance. The application is made online through the Migration Agency's e-service, after which you book an appointment at the Embassy in New Delhi to show your passport, give fingerprints and a photo, and attend an interview. The Embassy lists the fee as SEK 1,500 for adults and SEK 750 for children under 18. Your relative uses a separate invitation form for visits of more than 90 days, one form for each person invited.

For other trip types, see the Sweden tourist visa guide and the Sweden business visa guide.

Official sources

Documents you need

13 items

  • Application form 119031

    Typed, printed double-sided, signed and dated, explaining the purpose of your visit, with one photo: white background, 3.5 cm × 4.5 cm, under six months old.

  • Passport, original and copy

    With copies of any extension and observation pages. Handwritten Indian passports, or those with a manual data change after 1 April 2010, are not accepted.

  • All previous passports

    Every earlier passport available, whatever its condition, and a note for any that is lost.

  • Invitation form 241011

    Filled in and signed by your host in Sweden, sent by post or scanned and emailed with its attachments.

  • Host's ID and register extract

    A copy of the host's ID card or passport, and the Inbjudan population register extract from the Swedish Tax Agency, no older than 3 months.

  • Host's papers if they pay

    Three months of the host's pay slips, pension statements or bank excerpts, official proof of the family link, proof of nationality, and their residence permit if not Swedish or EU.

  • Kinship proof

    An official certificate proving the family relationship, such as birth or marriage certificates. Affidavits are not accepted.

  • Proof of lodging

    The host's proof of private accommodation if you stay with them, or hotel or rental reservations.

  • Flight reservation

    A return reservation, plus intra-Schengen bookings if you visit other states.

  • Travel medical insurance

    From an approved Indian insurer, valid in all Schengen countries, at least €30,000, covering the whole trip including arrival and departure dates.

  • Proof of your occupation

    Employees: three months of pay slips, contract and holiday approval. Self-employed: PAN registration and bank statements, or company registration. Pensioners: three months of pension statements.

  • Proof of financial means

    Three months of bank statements, other proof of solvency, income tax declarations for two assessment years, and proof of sponsorship if sponsored.

  • Co-travellers and minors

    Names of anyone travelling with you. Parental consent if a child travels alone or with one parent.

How the process works

6 steps

Typical processing: Usually 15 calendar days from the day the file reaches the Embassy. Plus 2 days from other centres; up to 45, or 60 in exceptional cases

  1. Step 1

    Host prepares the invitation packet

    Form 241011 signed by hand, an ID copy, a fresh Inbjudan extract, and income proof if paying.

  2. Step 2

    Collect certificates, not affidavits

    Birth or marriage certificates for the family link, translated into English on A4 where needed.

  3. Step 3

    Fill in form 119031

    Type it in the editable PDF, print double-sided, sign and date it, and attach your photo.

  4. Step 4

    Lodge at VFS New Delhi

    By appointment or as a weekday walk-in between noon and 2 pm. Every adult gives fingerprints.

  5. Step 5

    Pay and sign the checklist

    Pay the visa fee and the €19 VFS charge, and sign the remark about travel dates inside the processing window.

  6. Step 6

    Decision and collection

    15 calendar days from the file reaching the Embassy. Check the sticker's dates, entries and passport number.

Costs & fees

Transparent

Item

Amount

Schengen visa fee, visiting relatives and friends (adult)

Paid at VFS in rupees at the current rate. Relatives of Swedish citizens pay it too. Not refunded if refused.

€90

Schengen visa fee (child aged 6 to 11)

No visa fee under 6.

€45

VFS service charge

Per application, including GST, children included. Non-refundable.

€19

Visitor's residence permit (stays over 90 days)

Only for visits longer than 90 days, paid online to the Migration Agency.

SEK 1,500 adult, SEK 750 child

Government and third-party fees change often — we confirm the exact current amounts for your case before you pay anything.

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Frequently asked questions

12 answers

  • The signed invitation form 241011, a copy of their ID card, passport or equivalent, and a population register extract of the Invitation type from the Swedish Tax Agency, no older than 3 months. If they will pay your upkeep, they add proof of income and assets, such as pay slips or bank statements for the past three months or a pension statement. They can post the packet or scan and email it.

  • Not as the ID document. The Swedish Migration Agency says a residence permit card does not count as an ID document for the invitation; the host should send a copy of an ID card, passport or equivalent. If the host is not a Swedish or EU national and is paying your costs, the Embassy's checklist does also ask for a copy of their residence permit, alongside the ID copy.

  • No. The Embassy of Sweden's checklist states that an affidavit will not be considered as a document of evidence. Prove the relationship with official records instead, such as birth certificates, a marriage certificate or a family book. If names are spelt differently across documents, get the official record corrected rather than swearing an affidavit about it.

  • With official certificates. Sweden's family checklist asks for a certificate proving the family relationship, and, where the host pays, copies of official documents showing the family link, such as a family book or birth certificate. A parent visiting a child gives the child's birth certificate naming them; a spouse gives the marriage certificate; siblings give birth certificates showing the same parents.

  • No. Sweden has no visa centre in Chandigarh or elsewhere in Punjab. Its nine VFS Global centres in India are in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune, so families from Punjab and Haryana usually go to New Delhi, where files reach the Embassy without the two extra days of post.

  • Her pay slips, pension statements or bank excerpts for the last three months, along with the signed invitation form 241011, her ID copy and the population register extract. Because she is covering costs, the checklist also asks for official documents showing the family link and proof of her nationality, plus her residence permit copy if she is not a Swedish or EU national.

  • No. The Embassy of Sweden says relatives and family members of Swedish citizens must pay the visa fee, which is €90 for adults and €45 for children aged 6 to 11. The exemption covers relatives of citizens of other EU countries, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland who travel with them or will meet them during the trip. The €19 VFS charge applies either way.

  • Yes. Sweden's checklist asks for all previous passports available, irrespective of their condition, and a note if one was lost. Old passports with earlier visas help show that you have travelled abroad and come home before. Your current passport must not be a handwritten one, and must not carry a manual change to the name, birth details or sex made after 1 April 2010.

  • Up to 6 months before the visit, but time the host's register extract so it is under 3 months old when you apply. Do not file late: you sign a remark at VFS that a travel date within 15 calendar days of the standard processing time may see the application rejected or written off. Add two days of post if you apply outside New Delhi.

  • Not on a visa. For a temporary visit longer than 90 days you apply for a visitor's residence permit, decided by the Swedish Migration Agency and usually granted for more than three months and up to twelve months. You apply online, then attend the Embassy in New Delhi for passport checks, fingerprints and an interview. The Embassy lists the fee as SEK 1,500 for adults.

  • Children up to 12 on the day of submission are exempt from biometrics at VFS, and children under 6 pay no visa fee, though the €19 VFS charge applies. For visits of more than 90 days, the Migration Agency asks the host to fill in one invitation for each person, even within one family. A child travelling alone or with one parent needs parental consent.

  • You can appeal in writing to the Embassy of Sweden within three weeks of receiving the decision, in Swedish or English, saying what you want changed and adding new evidence. After three weeks the Embassy rejects the appeal. If it does not change its decision, the case goes to the Administrative Court in Stockholm. Fixing the gap, such as a missing certificate, and reapplying is often faster.

Going it alone vs filing with us

Why it matters

On your own

  • Guessing the document list — one missing or wrongly formatted paper triggers a refusal.
  • Generic cover letters copied from the internet that officers recognise and flag.
  • No read on peak rejection windows or what this visa post is strict about.
  • Government and VFS fees are non-refundable — money lost if you are refused.
  • A refusal stamp follows you and weakens every future visa application.

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  • An honest case assessment before you spend a rupee on government fees.
  • A file built to the embassy's exact checklist and in the exact order.
  • Weak finances, ties or purpose identified and fixed before submission.
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A refusal isn't the end

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  • Read the actual refusal letter and pinpoint the real gaps.
  • Advise whether to pull the officer's notes (CAIPS / GCMS) for the true reason.
  • Identify which part was weak — funds, employment, purpose or ties.
  • Tell you honestly whether to reapply now or strengthen the file first.

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