Visa requirements for Swedish citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Sweden.

As of 2026, Swedish citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 186 countries and territories, ranking the Swedish passport 3rd in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.

As a member state of the European Union, Swedish citizens enjoy freedom of movement within the European Economic Area (EEA). The Citizens' Rights Directive defines the right of free movement for citizens of the EEA. Through bilateral agreements freedom of movement is extended to Switzerland, 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, UkraineState Border Guard of Ukraine website accessed 23 October 2016 and United Kingdom), Dominica, French overseas territories, Georgia, Montserrat and Tunisia.

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements Country Visa requirement Allowed stay Notes (excluding departure fees) 30 days Visa is not required in case born in Afghanistan or can proof that one of their parents is a national of Afghanistan or born in Afghanistan. e-Visa : Visitors must arrive at Kabul International (KBL). 90 days ID card valid. ID card valid. 30 days 3 months 90 days 180 days 90 days 90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted. Freedom of movement. ID card valid. 30 days 3 months 14 days 30 days 3 months Visa-free until 31 December 2026. Freedom of movement. ID card valid. 1 month 30 days Must have an international vaccination certificate. 90 days 90 days 90 days within any 6-month period. ID card valid. 90 days 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period. 90 days Freedom of movement. ID card valid. 1 month 1 month 30 days 6 months eTA required if arriving by air. 30 days Must register online at least five days prior to arrival. 90 days 30 days Temporary visa-free from November 10, 2025 until December 31, 2026. 180 days 90 days – extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period. 45 days 7 days 90 days 3 months e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport. Freedom of movement. ID card valid. 90 days Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee. Freedom of movement. ID card valid. Freedom of movement. ID card valid. Freedom of movement (including in Faroe Islands. and Greenland) ID card and driver's licence valid. 90 days 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period. 90 days 90 days 30 days 3 months Freedom of movement. ID card valid. 30 days up to 90 days 4 months Freedom of movement ID card valid and driver's licence valid Freedom of movement (in Regions of France) ID card valid 90 days e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport. 90 days 1 year ID card valid. Freedom of movement. ID card valid. Freedom of movement. ID card valid. 3 months 90 days 90 days 60 Days or 90 Days You can get a visa at the Guinea-Bissau consulate in Ziguinchor, Senegal. It takes 15 minutes. 90 days 90 days 3 months Freedom of movement. ID card valid. Freedom of movement. ID card valid and driver's licence valid. 30 days 30 days 30 days 60 days Freedom of movement. ID card valid. 3 months Freedom of movement. ID card valid. 30 days 90 days Visa-free stay up to 90 days. Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge). Visa-free transit for tavellers holding an onward flight ticket to a third country within 48 hours. 30 days 3 months 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period. 90 days The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval. 3 months 60 days 15 days eVisa and Visa on arrival also available. Swedes were briefly visa-exempt from 1 July to 31 December 2024; eVisa or Visa on Arrival requirement subsequently re-imposed. Freedom of movement. ID card valid. 1 month Extendable for 2 additional months. Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket. 14 days 30 or 90 daysApply for Visa on Arrival on the VOA application portal Freedom of movement. ID card valid. Freedom of movement. ID card valid. Freedom of movement. ID card valid. 60 days 30 days 3 months 30 days Freedom of movement. ID card valid. 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period. 30, 90 or 365 days As of January 5, 2025, all travelers required to obtain a visa must secure an e-Visa before boarding their flight to Mauritania or crossing land borders. 90 days 180 days 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period. 90 days 90 days within any 180 days period. ID card valid. ID card valid. 30 days The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia has exempted visas for 34 countries from January 2023 to December 2026. 90 days ID card valid for max 30 days 90 days 30 days Travelers must register on the e-Visa platform at least 48 hours prior to travel and pay a processing fee of 650 MT. 28 days e-Visa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. e-Visa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes. 90 days E-visa or Visa on arrivel Swedish citizens are given 7 days to pay a fee AU$50 per day and apply a new visa to Nauru. 90 days Freedom of movement (European Netherlands). ID card valid. 3 months International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority. Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy. 90 days 90 days Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. 90 days ID card valid. Freedom of movement. ID card valid and driver's licence valid. 14 days / 30 days 90 daysIssued free of charge as of August 2024. 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period. 90 days 60 days Available at Gurney Airport (Alotau), Mount Hagen Airport, Port Moresby Airport and Tokua Airport (Rabaul). 90 days 90 days 90 days within any 6-month period. 30 days Freedom of movement. ID card valid. Freedom of movement. ID card valid. 90 days Freedom of movement. ID card valid. 16 days 72-hours visa free visit when entering by regular ferry via port of St. Petersburg, provided that a passenger spends the night on-board or in accommodation specifically approved by the travel agency. 30 days 3 months 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period. 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period. 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period. ID card valid. 15 days 90 days 90 days 90 days 90 days within any 6-month period. ID card valid. 3 months 30 days 90 days Freedom of movement. ID card valid. Freedom of movement. ID card valid. 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period. 90 days Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel. Freedom of movement. ID card valid. 60 days / 30 days 90 days Freedom of movement. ID card valid. eVisa Syria 30 days At Dushanbe International Airport. Visa also available online. e-Visa holders can enter through all border points. 3 months 60 days Maximum two visits annually if not arriving by air. Foreigners must complete the Thailand Digital Arrival Card, which can be submitted starting three days before arrival and up to the time of arrival in Thailand. 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period. 15 days 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period. 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period. 3 months ID card valid when on an organized tour by a travel company. 3 months 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period. 3 months 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period. 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period. 6 months An electronic travel authorisation (ETA) is required. Valid for up to 6 months. 90 days 90 days 30 days 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period. ID card valid. 90 days 45 days Extended visas available at the following airports: Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Phu Quoc, or Danang. A single entry eVisa valid for 90 days is also available. 30 day visa exemption at Phu Quoc Island. 30 days Also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe. 30 days Also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories Visa requirements for Swedish citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries, and restricted zones:

Europe — Visa required. ID card de facto valid Mount Athos — Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed. Brest and Grodno — Visa not required for 10 days. Crimea — Visa issued by Russia is required. — Visa free access for 3 months. ID Card valid. UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus — Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. — Visa not required. ID Card valid. Jan Mayen — permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours. — From 1 July 2019, Swedish citizens are eligible for E-visa access for 8 days. — visa free for 90 days. ID Card valid — Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. — Visa free for 45 days, extendable at immigration offices. ID Card valid.

Africa — special permit required. (outside Asmara) — visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).

— e-Visa for 3 months within any year period. — Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling. — Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands. (Western Sahara controlled territory) — undefined visa regime. — visa required (30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival).

Asia Hainan — Visa on arrival for 15 days. Available at Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport.Visa not required for 15 days for traveling as part of a tourist group (5 or more people)Tours must be organized by a travel agent registered in Hainan province and approved by the National Tourism Administration of China. — Visa not required for 90 days. — Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year. — Visa not required for 90 days. outside Pyongyang – People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving) — Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.