If you wish to move to Sweden to live with a close relative who is already a Swedish resident, you must apply for a residence permit of your own. This applies for instance if you are married or cohabiting or intend to marry or cohabit with someone who is permanently residing in Sweden. It also applies to unmarried children under the age of 18. Non-Chinese applicants must provide a valid Chinese residence permit. You should apply for a residence permit in person at the Consulate. You cannot travel to Sweden and wait for the decision there.

You are required to enclose the following documents with your application:
If your husband/wife/partner is in Sweden:

• Two fully completed and signed application forms
• Three [3] photographs of passport style and size [35 x 45 mm] for all applicants, including minors. Your photograph must be:
  每 colour photo
  每 recent and of true likeness
  每 showing full face
  (facing the camera directly with your eyes looking straight at the camera)
  每 taken without headgear
  每 head coverings and hats are only acceptable due to religious beliefs, and even then, may not cover any portion of the applicant's face
  每 taken against a plain, evenly lit and light background
  
  Photographs that do not conform to these standards will be rejected and may cause delay in processing the application.
• A valid passport and two photocopies of the identity page of the passport. Please also provide your old passport, if any.
• Two photocopies of your Household Register (Hukou Book), with all the pages with contents. Please bring the original Household Register when you come to the interview. Your present marital status has to be stated in the Household Register.
• Notary Certificate of marriage (Chinese and English version) and a copy of the certificate, or two copies of a Swedish marriage certificate (vigselbevis) if you were married in Sweden. If you have been married before, you are required to enclose a Notary Certificate of the divorce (Chinese and English version) in original and one copy. If you are not married, you are required to enclose a Notary Certificate stating that you are single (Chinese and English version) in two copies. All the notaries must be authenticated by the local provincial Foreign Affairs Office.
• Two photocopies of the identity page of your husband's/wife's/ partner's passport.
• Two photocopies of your husband's/wife's/partner's Civil Registration Certificate, "personbevi, maximum 3 months old.