Saturday, December 3, 2011

Sweden Passport and Visa entry requirements

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Sweden Passport and Visa entry requirements
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Passports:

Passport valid for at least three months beyond length of stay required by all nationals referred to in the chart above except:
1. EU nationals holding a valid national ID card.

Note: EU nationals are only required to produce evidence of their EU nationality and identity in order to be admitted to any EU Member State. This evidence can take the form of a valid national passport or national identity card. Either is acceptable. Possession of a return ticket, any length of validity on their document, sufficient funds for the length of their proposed visit should not be imposed.
Passport note:

Sweden is a signatory to the 1995 Schengen Agreement.

Passport and Visa entry requirements :-

Entry requirements for Americans: To enter Sweden, US citizens require a passport, but no visa is required for stays of up to three months. Visitors must hold visible means of support and need to hold required documents (i.e., passport and where required, a visa) for return or onward journey.

Entry requirements for UK nationals: British nationals may enter Sweden with a passport, and no visa is necessary for passport-holders endorsed British Citizen, British National (Overseas), British Overseas Territories Citizen, or British Subject for a stay of up to three months. Other British passports require a visa.

Entry requirements for Canadians: Canadians require a passport to enter Sweden, but no visa is required for stays of up to three months. Visitors must hold visible means of support and need to hold required documents (i.e., passport and where required, a visa) for return or onward journey.

Entry requirements for Australians: For entry to Sweden, Australian citizens require a valid passport, but no visa is required for stays of up to three months. Visitors must hold visible means of support and need to hold required documents (i.e., passport and where required, a visa) for return or onward journey.

Entry requirements for South Africans: South Africans require a passport as well as a visa for entry to Sweden. Visitors must hold visible means of support and need to hold required documents (i.e., passport and where required, a visa) for return or onward journey. The Swedish Immigration Authorities do not recognise temporary South African passports.

Entry requirements for New Zealanders: New Zealand nationals require a passport, but no visa is necessary for stays of up to three months in any six-month period. Visitors must hold visible means of support and need to hold required documents (i.e., passport and where required, a visa) for return or onward journey.

Entry requirements for Irish nationals: Irish nationals require a passport, but no visa is necessary. Visitors must hold visible means of support and need to hold required documents (i.e., passport and where required, a visa) for return or onward journey.

Passport/Visa Note: All visitors are required to have visible means of support as well as tickets and documentation for return or onward travel. The borderless region known as the Schengen area includes the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. All these countries issue a standard Schengen visa that has a multiple entry option that allows the holder to travel freely within the borders of all. It is highly recommended that passports have at least six months validity remaining after your intended date of departure from your travel destination. Immigration officials often apply different rules to those stated by travel agents and official sources.