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Sweden
Sweden visit visa for United States passport / residents
Sweden · Stockholm Gamla Stan · Wikimedia Commons
Summary
Visa-free up to 90/180 (ETIAS may apply when operational for visa-exempt)
Where to file: No C-visa; check ETIAS: https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias_en
Status text is from the destination research note. A fuller pair record is published only where the pack includes one.
Verified 22 September 2026
Sweden is a Schengen State. Non-exempt nationals need a Uniform Schengen Visa (Type C) for short tourist visits. Visa-exempt nationals may stay up to 90 days in 180 without a C-visa (ETIAS authorisation may be required when the system applies to their nationality).
Checklist
Document requirements
A visa document checklist is not applied because this passport is recorded as visa-free. Carry a valid passport and confirm entry conditions on the official links.
Money and time
Fees and timeline
This passport is recorded as visa-free for a short stay, so a visa fee and a decision clock are not applied here. Confirm the current entry rule on the official links.
No visa decision time is applied on this page because the research note records this passport as visa-free. Check the official hub for entry conditions.
Official only
How to apply
You will leave VisitVisaInfo for an official government or designated VAC website.
- Official hubEC Applying for a Schengen visahome-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/visa-policy/applying-schengen-visa_en
- Official hubSwedish Migration Agency — Visitwww.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/visit-sweden.html
- Official hubVFS / TLS / BLS (as designated per residence country)www.vfsglobal.com/
- Official hubVFS / TLS / BLS (as designated per residence country)www.tlscontact.com/
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Official statistics
Visa ratio
Not officially published
A percentage is shown only when an official source published one for this route. Blog tables and estimates are left out.
Wider official statistic — not this passport × destination
14.6%
Schengen-wide short-stay refusal rate, 2025
This is the published Schengen-wide rate. It is not this passport and destination.
Source
Quick answers
FAQ
Do United States passport holders need a visa for Sweden?
Recorded status: Visa-free. Visa-free up to 90/180 (ETIAS may apply when operational for visa-exempt) Confirm on the official source before you travel.
What fee is recorded for United States travellers to Sweden?
This passport is recorded as visa-free for a short stay, so the visa-fee table is not applied here. Entry rules can still change. Check the official links.
What is the Sweden visa refusal rate for United States?
Not officially published. A wider official figure is listed separately: Schengen-wide short-stay refusal rate, 2025 14.6%.