Planning your stay

We are happy to welcome you to Stockholm University and Sweden. In order to make your relocation process as smooth as possible, we have listed a few things we recommend that you do in order to plan your stay.

Please note that the first steps will be to contact the authorities listed below. If you have any questions or queries, you can contact your department.

1. The Swedish Migration Board

  • Entry visa (for stay up to three months)
  • Residence permit (for stay longer than three months)
  • Extension of residence permit
  • Right of residence

The Swedish Migration Board (Migrationsverket)

Application guide

2. The Swedish Tax Agency

  • National registration and personal identity number
  • ID cards
  • Taxes

The Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket)

3. The Swedish Social Insurance Agency

  • Registration
  • Social Benefits

The Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan)

4. Accommodation for visiting researchers

Stockholm University rents and manages furnished rooms and apartments which are owned by other landlords in Stockholm. These are available to International researchers with a doctoral degree, and international PhD students at Stockholm University.

Accommodation for visiting researchers

More information about the conditions for tax relief and where to send the application can be found on:

Taxation of Research Workers Board's website.  

Provide information and assistance to mobile researchers - by means of the portal and with the support of their national EURAXESS Support Centres.

The portal contains practical information concerning professional and daily life in Sweden, research news, as well as information about jobs and funding opportunities.

The Centres provide assistance in matters related to mobility and help researchers and their families to plan and organize their move.

All services of the EURAXESS network are free of charge.

euraxess.se

Explore the International Schools in Stockholm and find in one place all the key information you need about every school: Fees, if teachers are native, class sizes, school bus availability and extracurricular activies.

International Schools Database in Stockholm

Passports.

Mostphotos: Maksym Yemelyanov

Last updated: 2025-10-20

Source: Human Resources Office (MJ)

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