What paperwork do you need after moving to Sweden in 2026?

Confirm lawful stay before you book a Skatteverket identity check. Non-EU movers normally need an uppehållstillstånd (residence permit) and the physical card from Migrationsverket: Apply for a residence permit. EU/EEA citizens still prove right of residence under Skatteverket’s moving guides rather than inventing a separate “EU shortcut.”

Secure a lease or other address Skatteverket will accept when you plan to live in Sweden for one year or more: How to rent a home. Notify the move in the Moving to Sweden e-service, then attend the booked identity check so you receive a personnummer. Put your name on the mailbox; activation letters and agency post still fail when the label is blank. Register later address changes with Skatteverket so cases do not stall on a stale apartment number.

Get a Swedish mobile number early for landlord calls, bank OTPs, and BankID SMS: Get a mobile phone. Stockholm and Gothenburg densify service-centre slots; book early if you land there: Living in Stockholm and Living in Gothenburg.

Open a Swedish bank account once identity papers are in order, then create BankID. Request a skattekort (tax card) through Skatteverket so your first salary is not withheld at a painful default rate.

Public healthcare access rides on folkbokföring and your region: Enrol in public healthcare. List at a vårdcentral through 1177 after BankID works. Keep private travel cover only for the gap before resident terms are clear. Driving-licence exchange with Transportstyrelsen, school enrolment, pet registration with Jordbruksverket (the Swedish Board of Agriculture), and vehicle paperwork come later. They all assume the same personnummer and address already appear on every desk.