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Residence permits for international students

Published: 27 May 2020

The Swedish Migration Agency has replied to a letter from the Association of Swedish Higher Education about residence permits for international students.

In short, the Association is asking for the following:

  • possibility to be granted a residence permit for completing studies in Sweden;
  • possibility to be granted a residence permit for courses/programmes partly offered as distance learning;
  • possibility for newly admitted students to be granted residence permits in Sweden.

The Swedish Migration Agency answer with more information is avalable in Swedish here.