8.3 Visa procedure at a Swedish mission abroad

A private servant should submit their visa application in person. A brief interview will be conducted to ensure that the private servant is fully informed of the main contents of the employment contract. When necessary, the employer is obliged to provide a translation of the employment contract in a language that the intended private servant understands.

Once the Protocol Department at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs have reviewed the employment contract, the relevant Swedish mission abroad will issue a type D-visa.

Before a visa is issued, a copy of the insurance policy (healthcare and accident insurance) covering the first year of the private servant's stay in Sweden, should be presented. As alternative, travel insurance covering the first 3 months of stay is sufficient and can then be supplemented after arrival.