SWEDISH STUDENT FINANCE FOR

STUDIES IN SWEDEN
for foreign citizens

CSN FAKTABLAD ENGELSKA

This fact sheet tells you about which foreign citizens You have refugee status or the equiva- finance. This is the case if you applied for
may have a right to Swedish student finance (study lent in Sweden an extended residence permit before your
allowance, apprenticeship allowance, education en- If the Swedish Migration Agency has de- temporary residence permit expired.
try grant and student grants and loans) while stud- cided you are a refugee, a person in need of It is also a requirement that the new ap-
ying in Sweden. Remember that this fact sheet is protection or if you have been granted a plication
for your general information and it is not a legal residence permit on the basis of particu- - is submitted on the same basis as the pre-
text. larly distressing circumstances, you may vious one
have a right to Swedish student finance. or
SWEDISH STUDENT FINANCE You may also be a family member of such - is for a new permit under the new Upper
To receive grants and loans from CSN for a person. In some cases, you may be enti- Secondary School Act.
studies, you must fulfil two different types tled to student aid if you have a residence
of conditions: permit that CSN equates with refugee sta- You have children with a Swedish citi-
tus. We will then assess whether the reason zen
1. Conditions for being entitled to Swedish why the Migration Agency has granted you If you have children with a Swedish citizen
student finance as a foreign citizen. You the permit is for refugee-like reasons. If and you live together in Sweden, you may
can meet the conditions under Swedish you are an asylum seeker, you are not enti- be entitled to student finance. You must
regulations or under EU law. tled to student support. also have a residence permit or right of res-
2. Conditions that apply to the student fi- idence in Sweden.
You have a residence permit under the
nance you are applying for. CSN will inves-
new law on upper secondary educa- You have a right of residence and a
tigate these conditions after we have tion or under the previous temporary lasting connection to Sweden
assessed whether you, as a foreign national, law If you have a right of residence and a last-
are entitled to student finance. If the Migration Agency has granted you a ing connection to Sweden, you may be en-
residence permit under the new Upper titled to student finance. You normally
WHO MAY BE ENTITLED ACCORDING
Secondary School Act or under the former have a right of residence if you are
TO SWEDISH REGULATIONS?
Temporary Act, you may be entitled to stu- - a citizen of an EU/EEA country or Swit-
You may have a right to Swedish student dent finance.
finance if you live in Sweden and fulfil any zerland
of the following conditions: - a family member of a citizen of an
You have a residence permit based on EU/EEA country or Switzerland (nor-
family connection mally not Swedish)
You have a permanent residence per-
mit (PUT)
If you have been granted a residence per- - a family member of a Swedish citizen and
If you have been granted a permanent res- mit by the Migration Agency based on the you have also lived together or had a rela-
idence permit (PUT) by the Swedish Mi- family connection, you may be entitled to tionship in another EU/EEA country or in
gration Agency, you may have a right to student finance in certain cases. Switzerland.
Swedish student finance.
If your residence permit has expired
If you have had a residence permit entitling
you to student finance but it is no longer
valid, may you still be entitled to student

WH AT I S S WEDI S H S TU DENT FI NANCE?

Student finance can be given in the form of study allowance, STUDENT GRANTS AND LOANS
CSN nr 4146C/2306/översättning av 4146A-2110

apprenticeship allowance, student grants and loans, or edu- Student grants and loans can be applied for when you are
cation entry grant. Below, we describe in brief the different going to study at a folk high school, adult education college
forms of student finance. You can read more at www.csn.se. (Komvux), vocational college, university college or university.
You are free to decide whether you wish to apply only for the
STUDY ALLOWANCE grant or whether you would also like to borrow money.
Study allowance is a grant for people studying at an upper
secondary school, adult education college (Komvux) or folk EDUCATION ENTRY GRANT
high school. You can receive study allowance up to and in- Education entry grant is a grant that an unemployed person
cluding the spring term of the year you turn 20. may be able to get for a limited period of time in order to
study an upper secondary school programme and increase
APPRENTICESHIP ALLOWANCE their chances of finding employment. In the first instance, it is
Apprenticeship allowance is a grant for those who study an the municipality where the person is resident that decides
upper secondary school apprenticeship programme. You can who belongs to the education entry grant target group. It is
receive apprenticeship allowance up to an including the also here that you submit your application.
spring term of the year you turn 20.
You may have a lasting connection to Swe- worker or a self-employed person in Swe- EU/EEA country to whom you are family
den if den. To be considered a migrant worker or member. A family member refers to a hus-
- you have lived and worked in Sweden for self-employed, you must have worked for band, wife, cohabitant, or child.
at least two years a sufficiently long period of time. This nor-
- you were under 20 when you moved to mally means at least 10 hours per week You have a permit as a long-term resi-
Sweden and one of your parents lives and with a minimum employment period of 10 dent
works here weeks. You must also continue to work to You may have right to Swedish student fi-
- you are married or living with a Swedish a sufficient extent during the entirety of nance if you have a residence permit as a
citizen and you have lived together for at your studies and receive a salary or some long-term resident in Sweden or if you
least four years, including at least one year other form of compensation for your work. have a residence permit in Sweden as a
in Sweden. If you are self-employed, your business long-term resident in another EU country.
- you are married or living with a Swedish must also be engaged in economic activity Special rules
citizen and you have lived together in Swe- to a sufficient extent and be registered with There are special rules for UK citizens or
den for at least two years the Swedish Tax Agency. family members of UK citizens. There are
- you are married to or living with another If you have stopped working, you can in also special rules for children of visiting re-
foreign national and you have lived to- certain cases be entitled to student finance. search fellows in Sweden, children of
gether in Sweden for at least two years. You need to fulfil one of the following re- Turkish citizens working in Sweden, or
Your partner must then have a residence quirements: children of a person with an EU Blue Card
permit that entitles them to student finance. - You are going to further educate yourself or ICT permit in Sweden. Please contact
- you are married to or living with an within your professional field and the CSN for more information.
EU/EEA national who meets the condi- course content is connected to your work
tions for entitlement to student finance un- in Sweden. The studies must be profes- MORE INFORMATION
der Swedish rules. sional or vocational. The time since you You can find out more about the different
stopped working may not be excessively forms of student finance at www.csn.se.
If you have worked here, you must have long. There, you can also read about how to apply
worked at least half-time for two years. - You are temporarily unable to work be- for student grants and loans as well as educa-
Work includes cause of illness or an accident. tion entry grants. You do not need to apply
- employment in Sweden - You have been involuntarily made redun- for study allowance, but sometimes you may
- work in your own company registered in dant from your work in Sweden and have need to fill in a form. If you would like to
Sweden registered as a jobseeker with the Swedish speak to someone at CSN, you can call us on
- caring for your own child under the age Public Employment Service. +46 (0)771 276 000.
of ten
- registered unemployment at the Swedish You are a family member of a citizen of
Public Employment Service an EU/EEA country or Switzerland who
- participation in labour market training works in Sweden
- education in Swedish for immigrants (sfi) If you are family member to a citizen of an
The EU countries are:
-education or studies in Swedish at least EU/EEA country or Switzerland (nor- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cy-
half-time, at primary of lower secondary mally not Swedish) who is a migrant prus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Esto-
school level worker or a self-employed person in Swe- nia, Finland, France, Germany,
- period you have been receiving sickness den, you may have a right to Swedish stu- Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
dent finance. Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Nether-
benefit, sickness allowance or activity com- lands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slo-
pensation. You may be considered a family mem-
vakia, Slovenia and Spain.
ber if you are:
If you are under 20 years of age - a husband, wife, cohabitant The EEA countries are:
If you are under 20 years of age, you may - a child or stepchild under 21 years of age the EU countries and Iceland, Liechten-
have a right to Swedish student finance if and in some cases if you are stein and Norway.
you have a residence permit or right of res- - financially dependent on your parent.
idence in Sweden and if you If your husband, wife, or cohabitant is a
- and your parent are family members of a Swedish citizen and you have also had a re-
Swedish citizen or a person who meets the lationship in another EU/EEA country or
conditions for entitlement to student fi- Switzerland, you may under certain cir-
nance under Swedish rules. cumstances have a right to Swedish student
- have a parent who is a Swedish citizen. finance. Your family member must work
- have been placed in a family home or in- or operate a business in Sweden after hav-
stitution by a Swedish authority. ing lived abroad.
- have a legal guardian appointed by a Swe-
You have permanent right of
dish authority.
residence (PUR) in Sweden
WHO MAY BE ENTITLED ACCORDING If you are an EU/EEA citizen, you may
TO THE CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN EU have a right to Swedish student finance if
LAW? you have permanent right of residence
You may be considered equivalent to a (PUR) in Sweden. If you have been a legal
Swedish citizen if you fulfil the conditions resident in Sweden for a continuous period
in EU law. You can read more about these of five years, you normally have a perma-
conditions in the following sections: nent right of residence.
If you are not a citizen of an EU/EEA
You work or have worked in Sweden country, you may have permanent right of
As a citizen of an EU/EEA country or residence if you have legally lived in Swe-
Switzerland, you may have a right to Swe- den for a continuous period of at least five
dish student finance if you are a migrant years together with a citizen of an