NONIMMIGRANT VISA UNIT
GENERAL INFORMATION
Persons applying for visas for diplomatic or official travel (A-1, A-2, C-2, C-3, G-1, G-2, G-3 or G-4) are exempt from interview and visa fee. Swedish citizens under 14 and over 79 are exempt from interview and may mail in their application. Parents are advised to bring their children's applications to their interview instead of mailing them in separately. Please click here for further information about Mail-in applications
Visa Applications by Non-Nordic Citizens
Applicants from countries other than Sweden may have to submit extra documents. Before you book an appointment, please click here for further information: Non-Nordic Citizens
PLEASE NOTE:
All persons from those countries designated as 'state sponsors of terrorism' will be subject to an additional review before a visa can be issued. The countries subject to review are Iran, Libya, Syria, Sudan, North Korea, and Cuba. Applicants who are born in or who are citizens of those countries can expect a delay of usually two to eight weeks before a visa can be issued, however this process could take even longer. For more information please see special processing
In addition, a limited number of applicants are subject to special security screening procedures, which affect about 2% of all visa applicants worldwide. We do not discuss the specific criteria used for selecting applications for security review. Applicants selected for security review will be informed of the need for additional screening at the interview and can expect delays of normally two to eight weeks before a visa can be issued. In some cases, delays could be even longer.
We strongly recommend that applicants not purchase airplane tickets or make nonrefundable travel arrangements until they have actually received their visa; visa applicants should never assume their application would be automatically approved.
