Visa requirements for Swedish citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Sweden.
As of 2024, Swedish citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 193 countries and territories, ranking the Swedish passport 3rd in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
As a member state of the European Union, Swedish citizens enjoy freedom of movement within the European Economic Area (EEA). The Citizens' Rights Directive[2] defines the right of free movement for citizens of the EEA. Through bilateral agreements freedom of movement is extended to Switzerland,[3] and all EU and EFTA nationals are not only visa-exempt but are legally entitled to enter and reside in each other's countries.
In order to travel to another country, a Swedish citizen requires a passport, except within the Nordic Passport Union, where no identity card is formally required. A passport is also not required for holders of the Swedish national identity card for travel to European countries (except Belarus, Russia, Ukraine[4] and United Kingdom), Dominica, French overseas territories, Georgia, Montserrat and Tunisia.
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) | |
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Afghanistan | ||||
Albania | 90 days |
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Algeria | ||||
Andorra |
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Angola | 30 days | |||
Antigua and Barbuda | 3 months | |||
Argentina | 90 days | |||
Armenia | 180 days | |||
Australia | 90 days |
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Austria |
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Azerbaijan | [5] | 30 days | ||
Bahamas | 3 months | |||
Bahrain | 14 days | |||
Bangladesh | 30 days | |||
Barbados | 3 months | |||
Belarus | [6] |
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Belgium |
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Belize | 1 month | |||
Benin | [7] | 30 days |
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Bhutan | [8] | |||
90 days | ||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 90 days |
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Botswana | 90 days | |||
Brazil | 90 days |
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90 days | ||||
Bulgaria |
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Burkina Faso | [9] | 1 month | ||
Burundi | 1 month | |||
Cambodia | [10] | 30 days | ||
Cameroon | [11] | |||
Canada | 6 months | |||
Cape Verde | 30 days |
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Central African Republic | ||||
Chad | ||||
Chile | 90 days | |||
Colombia | 180 days |
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Comoros | 45 days | |||
[15] | 7 days | |||
Costa Rica | 90 days | |||
Cote d'Ivoire | [16] | 3 months |
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Croatia |
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Cuba | 90 days |
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Cyprus |
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Czech Republic |
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Denmark |
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Djibouti | [19] | 90 days | ||
Dominica | 90 days |
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Dominican Republic | 90 days | |||
Ecuador | 90 days | |||
Egypt | [20] | 30 days | ||
El Salvador | 3 months | |||
Equatorial Guinea | [21] | |||
Eritrea | ||||
Estonia |
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30 days | ||||
Ethiopia | up to 90 days | |||
Fiji | 4 months | |||
Finland |
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France |
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Gabon | [22] | 90 days |
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Gambia | 90 days | |||
Georgia | 1 year |
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Germany |
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Ghana | ||||
Greece |
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Grenada | 3 months | |||
Guatemala | 90 days | |||
Guinea | [23] | 90 days | ||
Guinea-Bissau | 90 days | |||
Guyana | [24] | 90 days | ||
Haiti | 90 days | |||
Honduras | 3 months | |||
Hungary |
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Iceland |
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India | 30 days | |||
Indonesia | 30 days[25] | |||
[26] | 30 days | |||
Iraq | [27] | 60 days | ||
Ireland |
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Israel | 3 months | |||
Italy |
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Jamaica | 30 days | |||
Japan | 90 days |
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Jordan | [29] |
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Kazakhstan | 30 days | |||
Kenya | [30] | 3 months | ||
Kiribati | 90 days |
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[31] | 90 days |
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Kuwait | [33] | 3 months | ||
Kyrgyzstan | 60 days | |||
[34] | 15 days |
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Latvia |
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Lebanon | 1 month |
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Lesotho | 14 days | |||
Liberia | ||||
Libya | [35] | |||
Liechtenstein |
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Lithuania |
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Luxembourg |
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Madagascar | 60 days | |||
Malawi | 30 days | |||
Malaysia | 3 months | |||
Maldives | 30 days | |||
Mali | ||||
Malta |
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Marshall Islands | 90 days |
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Mauritania |
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Mauritius | 90 days | |||
Mexico | 180 days | |||
90 days |
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90 days |
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Monaco |
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Mongolia | 30 days[36] [37] |
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Montenegro | 90 days |
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Morocco | 90 days | |||
Mozambique | [38] | 30 days |
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Myanmar | [39] | 28 days | ||
Namibia | 3 months |
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Nauru |
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Nepal | 90 days[40] | |||
Netherlands |
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New Zealand | 3 months |
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Nicaragua | 90 days | |||
Niger | ||||
Nigeria | [43] | 90 days |
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90 days |
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Norway |
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Oman | [44] | 14 days / 30 days | ||
Pakistan | [45] | 90 days |
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Palau | 90 days |
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Panama | 90 days | |||
Papua New Guinea | [46] | 60 days |
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Paraguay | 90 days | |||
Peru | 90 days |
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Philippines | 30 days | |||
Poland |
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Portugal |
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Qatar | 90 days | |||
Romania |
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[47] | 16 days |
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Rwanda | [49] | 30 days | ||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 months | |||
Saint Lucia | 90 days |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 90 days |
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Samoa | 90 days |
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San Marino |
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15 days | ||||
Saudi Arabia | [50] | 90 days | ||
Senegal | 90 days | |||
Serbia | 90 days |
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Seychelles | [51] | 3 months[52] | ||
Sierra Leone | 30 days[53] | |||
Singapore | 90 days | |||
Slovakia |
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Slovenia |
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Solomon Islands | 90 days |
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Somalia | ||||
South Africa | 90 days | |||
[54] |
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Spain |
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Sri Lanka | [55] | 60 days / 30 days | ||
Sudan | ||||
Suriname | [56] | 90 days | ||
Switzerland |
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[57] | ||||
Tajikistan | 30 days |
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[59] | 3 months | |||
Thailand | 60 days |
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Timor-Leste | 90 days |
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Togo | [60] | 15 days | ||
Tonga | [61] | 90 days |
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Trinidad and Tobago | 90 days |
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Tunisia | 3 months |
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Turkey | 3 months | |||
Turkmenistan | ||||
Tuvalu | 90 days |
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Uganda | [62] | 3 months | ||
Ukraine | 90 days |
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United Arab Emirates | 90 days |
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United Kingdom | 6 months |
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United States | [64] | 90 days | ||
Uruguay | 90 days | |||
Uzbekistan | 30 days | |||
Vanuatu | 90 days |
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90 days | ||||
45 days |
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Yemen | ||||
Zambia | 30 days |
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Zimbabwe | 30 days |
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Visa requirements for Swedish citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries, and restricted zones:
Holders of Swedish diplomatic passports have additional visa-free access to Russia. Holders of diplomatic or service passports of any country have visa-free access to Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Mali and Zimbabwe.
Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination. Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area.[138]
When in a non-EU country where there is no Swedish embassy, Swedish citizens as EU citizens have the right to get consular protection from the embassy of any other EU country present in that country.
Swedish citizens may also seek assistance from public officials in the foreign services of any of the Nordic countries, when in a country with no Swedish representation. This is afforded by the Helsinki Treaty which states that public officials in the foreign services of any of the Nordic countries shall assist citizens of another Nordic country if that country is not represented in the territory concerned.[139] [140]
See also: List of diplomatic missions of Sweden.