All citizens of countries not in the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, who study at a Swedish university and who do not have any other kind of residence permit in Sweden other than a residence permit for studies, will need to pay application and tuition fees.
Formal exchange students and doctoral students are exempted from tuition fees, as well as the application fee. Students who are registered for a course or programme at a Swedish university at the time they submit their application are not required to pay an application fee.
International students have two different admissions rounds they can apply to for the autumn semester:
the First admission round with an application deadline in January
the Second admission round with an application deadline in April.
There are also two admission rounds for the spring semester.
The entire catalogue of courses and programmes for international students is available in the First admission round. Some universities place courses and programmes in both admission rounds. Many international courses and programmes are not available in the second round.
It's also important to note that the admissions results for the Second round are published in July, much later than the results for the First round. This means that students who require a residence permit for studies in Sweden - non-EU/EEA citizens - will most likely not have enough time to have their residence permit application processed and approved before the start of the semester. We do not recommend that you apply for the Second round if you're not a citizen of an EU/EEA country or Switzerland.
Remember that all of these admission rounds have different deadlines and decision dates. You can click on 'Show more' in the search results and then follow the link to the course description on the university's homepage to find out which admission round the course can be found in, and what dates apply.
We have information regarding important dates for the different admission rounds right here on Universityadmissions.se. Read more at Key dates and deadlines.
University Admissions receives a large amount of documentation and it can take some time to scan and enter documents into our admissions system. It can take up to 2–3 weeks after your university has sent your documents for them to be registered. This applies to both documents that have been sent by regular mail as well as digitally.
You'll see when they've been registered in the 'Documents' section of your account under 'Documents received by regular post'.
Yes, you can. But be aware that University Admissions won't register your late documents until admissions results have been published. If you send in your documents before the results are published, they’ll be scanned and placed in a holding area. Please see Key dates for information on when results are published.
If your documentation was required to show you meet the entry requirements for the course, you'll see on your admissions notification that the course has been deleted because you weren’t qualified. If you are still interested in the course/programme you applied for and want your documents and status to be reviewed, follow these instructions:
First, you must check to see that the course is still open for application. Go to the start page and search for the course. If there’s a ‘Select’ button, it’s still open for application.
After admission results have been published, submit an email or letter to University Admissions explaining that you'd like to reapply. In the letter, include the application code(s) for the courses you wish to reapply for and indicate in what order you wish to rank your courses. Use the contact form to send an email, or upload your letter right here on this website.
You can submit your documents at any time.
Please note that universities review late applications at their discretion. There’s no guarantee that your documents and application will be reviewed, even if you're qualified.
Officially issued means that your documents have been issued by a representative of the Academic Registrar's Office, the Examinations Office, or the equivalent office that issues official documentation of records at your university.
You can't certify your own document copies. Self-certified transcripts, including printouts or screenshots from student self-service websites, are not accepted.
You can find out how to submit officially issued documents here at Universityadmissions.se.
The application status ‘Unqualified’ means that you don’t fulfil the general entry requirements. You haven’t submitted complete documentation by the supporting documentation deadline.
The status is not a final admissions result.
If you believe you meet the general entry requirements, you can submit further documentation as proof. Any documents you submit at this stage won’t be assessed until after the admission results have been published.
