Visit Sweden

If you want to visit Sweden and you are a national of a country outside the EU, you may need a visa. This applies, for example, to nationals of Belarus.

The Embassy of Sweden in Minsk does not make any decisions in visa cases. However, from April 1st, 2025, the Embassy of Sweden has, in accordance with a local arrangement with an EU Embassy, a limited possibility to refer visa cases for handling.

The arrangement is temporary, and the Embassy may only refer a limited number of cases per week. A selection among the incoming requests will be made, based on the stated reasons for travel (urgency, sensitivity).

Currently the opportunity to apply for visas is only extended to Belarusian nationals or third country nationals holding a long-term residence permit in Belarus.

Please note, that the Embassy of Sweden in Minsk may not guarantee that any visas will be issued or that the applicant will be able to enter the Schengen area.

Please email consular.minsk@gov.se with visa queries. The Embassy of Sweden will reply to incoming queries via email.

Applications for visa type D:

The Embassy of Sweden in Moscow continues to accept applications for visa Type D (diplomatic visas, applicants who have lost their residence permits, etc.).

The Embassy of Sweden in Moscow also continues to conduct interviews. Interviews, biometric data collection, and passport control will be carried out as usual but only two days a week. Please follow the news about the situation at the following link

Please note that the Embassy of Sweden in Minsk does not have a migration department. For matters related to obtaining residence permits and work/study permits, as well as for biometric data collection, third country nationals, including Belarusian citizens should contact the Embassy of Sweden in Moscow.

Biometric data for work/study in Sweden cannot be submitted at other EU member state embassies. This must be done at an Embassy of Sweden, where such services are available.

If you are a Swedish citizen who urgently needs consular assistance, please contact the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ consular hotline (UD:s konsulära jour) in Stockholm:

+ 46 8 405 50 05 
E-post: ud-kc@gov.se

*Please note that in accordance with the Belarusian legislation Belarus nationals can hold two biometric passports at the same time. One passport can therefore be handed in when applying for a visa and the other passport can be used to return to Belarus during the visa handling process.