Required documents

If your visa application is to be considered, you must have the documents listed below. A number of other documents can be also required, depending on what type of visit you are planning.

You must have:

• A completed and signed Application for Schengen Visa form (The visa application form must be completed either in Swedish or in English)
• Photograph in line with ICAO guidelines
• Visa Fee
• A passport or some other valid travel document. This must: - be valid for at least three months after your departure from the Schengen area - contain at least two empty pages - have been issued during the past ten years
• Individual medical insurance covering the cost of emergency treatment and transport home for medical reasons. Read more under ‘Medical travel insurance’
• Proof of residence in the consular demarcation:
  - Russian citizens: original* and full copy (copy of all pages with entries) of the applicant’s internal passport.
  - Citizens of other countries: original* and copy of the document proving the applicant’s residence (valid residence permit or long-term visa).
• Travel arrangements:
  - Return ticket or reservation or another document confirming the means of transport, e.g. a contract with a transport company or a copy of the driver’s registration certificate and driving license; documentation proving the right to use a motor vehicle or other means of transport, etc.
  - Proof of accommodation (e.g. hotel reservation, lease, voucher). Not applicable if applicant’s travel purpose is visiting family or friends and accommodation is covered with sponsorship form or written request from the host.
  
  All reservations shall be valid at the time on the decision!
  
  
• Proof of financial means:
  - Bank statements showing bank operations over the last three months.
  - Extract from the Russian Pension and Social Insurance Fund for the last 10 years (Сведения о трудовой деятельности, предоставляемые из информационных ресурсов Фонда пенсионного и социального страхования Российской Федерации). The document should be digitally signed.
  - Letter of sponsorship, if the cost of the stay is covered by a sponsor; the sponsor’s bank statement showing bank operations over the last three months; copy of sponsor's passport.
  
  In general, Sweden requires you to have SEK 450 per day/person. The required amount may be less if for instance you have paid for board and lodging in advance or live with friends or relatives.
• Documents to be provided regarding the occupation of the applicant
  Employees:
  Letter from the employer, confirming:
  - the employee's position and salary,
  - date of employment and date of end of employment, if relevant, and
  - salary slips for the last 6 months.
  Individual entrepreneurs:
  - Proof of economic activity (e.g. 3NDFL form).
  - Extract from trade/fiscal registry or certificate for individual business.
  Pupils/students:
  Proof of enrolment in school or university or a student ID (original* and copy).
  Pensioners:
  Pension certificate (original* and copy).
  Unemployed persons:
  - A document proving the applicant's ties to Russia (i.e. vital statistics certificate, if not shown in internal passport; proofof property ownership).
  - A copy of the work booklet’s page with personal data and pages which show the holder’s job history at least during last three years, if applicable.
  
  If you are under 18 years or are accompanied by children – additional documents as described under ‘Minors’

*the document must be shown in original upon submission

In order to make it easier when submitting the visa application, you can prepare the following:

• The exact fee
• Copies of your foreign passport, where information about your identity and the validity of the passport is shown. Also make copies of your former Schengen visas
• Translations of official documents and letters to English or Swedish