Sweden visa guide
The Sweden Study & Research Visa is for study, research or an internship in Sweden. Short stays of up to 90 days use a Schengen Type C visa; longer study requires a national long-stay visa or residence permit.
Beyond the standard Schengen documents, the embassy expects a certificate of admission or registration at an educational establishment in Sweden, or a cover letter from the inviting institution.
Lifeset Overseas confirms whether your stay needs a short-stay visa or a residence permit and builds the file so your study or research purpose is clearly evidenced.
Sweden: study, research and internship visa from India
Two routes exist and they must not be confused. A course, research visit or internship of at most 90 days uses the short-stay Schengen visa (type C) issued by the Embassy of Sweden in New Delhi under its "Study, research or other types of internship (maximum 90 days)" checklist. Degree study longer than 90 days needs a residence permit for studies from the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket), applied for online after admission and payment of the first tuition instalment, with proof of funds for the whole study period.
The Embassy's short-stay checklist
- Application for Schengen visa (form no. 119031) with one photograph under six months old, white background, 35 × 45 mm, and an explanation of the purpose of the visit.
- Original and copy of the passport, with a note that Schengen states "do not accept Indian handwritten passport" or one with manual biographical changes after 1 April 2010; previous passports "irrespective of their condition".
- The certificate of admission or registration at the educational establishment, or the cover letter from the inviting company, plus student cards or certificates of the institution you are enrolled at.
- Return-flight reservation and, for several Schengen states, intra-Schengen transport.
- Proof of lodging for the entire stay.
- Travel medical insurance valid for all Schengen countries, at least EUR 30,000, covering the whole trip.
- Evidence of financial means and professional activity as the Embassy lists for employees, students, the self-employed and pensioners.
Official sources
- Swedish Migration Agency, Residence permit for studies: https://www.migrationsverket.se/English/Private-individuals/Studying-and-researching-in-Sweden.html
- VFS Global India, Sweden: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/ind/en/swe
Checked against the Embassy of Sweden study checklist held in our Knowledge Base on 30 September 2026. Fees and rules change; the official page always prevails.
Verified figures for Sweden
What a year in Sweden costs — and what you must prove
- Public-university tuition, non-EU student, per year
- €7,270 – €26,820
- Funds the visa authority asks you to show
- €970 a month
English-taught courses: widely available. IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no section below 5.5
Read on the official pages below on 27 Aug 2026. Figures change every academic year — check them before you pay anything.
Where Sweden stands among the 29 Schengen study countries
Computed from verified figures
On the lowest published public-university fee for non-EU students, Sweden sits 22nd of 26 Schengen countries (€7,270 a year at the floor, up to €26,820). The living-cost proof the residence permit asks for works out to about €970 a month, which ranks 16th-lowest of the 23 countries that publish a monthly or yearly figure. English-taught programmes are widely available — Sweden is one of 18 Schengen countries where that is true, so the language of instruction is not the filter it is elsewhere.
Closest on tuition: Finland and Malta. Compare all 29 side by side on Study in Europe.
