Sweden Tourist Visa (Schengen Type C — Short Stay)
Complete India-focused guide to the Sweden Schengen tourist visa — fees, documents, VFS process, processing time and FAQs.
- Processing time
- About 15 days
- after you submit
No visa is ever guaranteed — the final decision always rests with the Sweden visa authority. We make sure your file is presented at its strongest.
Processing
15 calendar days
Stay Duration
Up to 90 days in any 180-day period
Starting Fee
€90
Apply At
12 VFS centres
Four ways to file a Sweden visa
Two of these are perfectly sensible depending on your file. Here is the honest difference between them.
You file it
On your own
An online platform
Form-driven
A local agent
Shop down the road
SureshotVisa
Licensed consultancy
- Who actually reads your file?
- You file itSometimes. You do — against a checklist you foundAn online platformNo. A form validates fields, not evidenceA local agentSometimes. Usually whoever is free that daySureshotVisaYes. One named consultant, start to decision
- Who is answerable if it goes wrong?
- You file itNo. Nobody. It is your applicationAn online platformSometimes. Support, within their own termsA local agentSometimes. Depends entirely who you walked in toSureshotVisaYes. A licensed company — licence 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024
- Will anyone tell you NOT to apply yet?
- You file itNo. No one is looking at it but youAn online platformNo. The flow exists to take the applicationA local agentNo. Rarely — the fee depends on you applyingSureshotVisaYes. We say so when the file is not ready
- Do you know the full cost before you start?
- You file itYes. Embassy and centre fees are publishedAn online platformSometimes. Service fee often appears at checkoutA local agentNo. Quoted after they ask your budgetSureshotVisaYes. Every fee published on this site, GST included
- If you have been refused before?
- You file itNo. The letter rarely says which document failedAn online platformNo. Outside what a form can handleA local agentSometimes. Many hand the papers backSureshotVisaYes. That is the work we take on
- Farming income, self-employed, no ITR?
- You file itSometimes. Provable — but not with a generic checklistAn online platformNo. The form has no field for itA local agentSometimes. Varies enormouslySureshotVisaYes. J-forms, mandi receipts, business proofs
“An online platform” and “a local agent” describe how those models work, not any particular company. If your file is straightforward, the first column is a genuinely good answer.
What a refusal actually costs you
Before you file the Sweden Sweden Tourist Visa yourself — the part that is not on the application form.
The money is gone before the decision is
- The visa fee is €90 for an adult and €45 for a child aged 6–12, charged in rupees at the rate the mission sets. (Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1415)
- The Visa Code says it plainly: the fee “shall not be refundable except in the cases referred to in Articles 18(2) and 19(3)” — wrong consulate, or turned away at the counter. A refusal is neither. (Regulation (EC) 810/2009, Art 16(7))
- The visa-centre service charge is separate, and also gone.
- Your travel insurance had to cover a minimum of €30,000. (Art 15(3))
- Then whatever you already paid for flights and hotels and cannot get back — and the leave you already booked.
The government fee and the visa-centre charge are paid straight to them. We never mark them up.
The time costs more than the money
- You may lodge up to six months before travel, and as a rule no later than 15 calendar days before. (Art 9(1))
- The appointment “shall, as a rule, take place within a period of two weeks from the date when the appointment was requested”. (Art 9(2))
- A decision comes within 15 calendar days, extendable to a maximum of 45. (Art 23(1)–(2))
- There is no waiting period after a refusal. You can apply again the next day, and pay again. What you lose is the dates, not the right.
You get a tick, not an explanation
A refusal must be given on the standard form in Annex VI. (Art 32(2)) The officer ticks a box. These four decide most Indian tourist files — word for word:
- Box 2“justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended stay was not provided”
- Box 3“you have not provided proof of sufficient means of subsistence…”
- Box 10“the information submitted regarding the justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended stay was not reliable”
- Box 13“there are reasonable doubts as to your intention to leave the territory of the Member States before the expiry of the visa”
Box 13 names no document. That is the problem — reapplying without knowing which document failed is how the second refusal happens.
And it stays on the record
- “Information on a refused visa shall be entered into the VIS.” (Art 32(5)) A Sweden refusal is visible to every other Schengen consulate. It is a database record — not a stamp in your passport.
- Canada asks about it directly. IMM 5257, Background Information, question 2(b): “Have you ever been refused a visa or permit, denied entry or ordered to leave Canada or any other country or territory?” That question does not expire, and an undeclared refusal is treated as misrepresentation.
If your file is simple and your papers are conventional, file it yourself — you do not need us. If it is not, that is the work. No one can promise a visa. The officer decides.
Find out which part of your file is weakYour whole Sweden Tourist Visa,
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A strong Sweden file clearly explains your travel purpose, funds, and ties to India. We structure and submit everything properly — so your case is presented clearly and professionally.
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Everything below — included, nothing extra
- Document checklist
- Application form guidance
- Document review
- Cover letter
- Purpose of travel structure
- Financial proof review
- Sponsor document guidance
- Submission & appointment support
- Post-submission guidance
Not sure you qualify? Start with a refundable ₹499 possibility report — an honest Yes / Maybe / No, credited to this fee. Read the full guide
Price is for our consultancy service only and includes 18% GST. No agency can guarantee a visa — the final decision rests with the visa authority.
Your fee, justified
₹12,999 fee — what exactly is included?
Our professional fee isn't just form-filling. It covers complete Sweden visitor visa preparation, document & refusal-risk review, financial-proof structuring, submission support and post-filing guidance. Tap any item to see what's inside.
Two Sweden applicants with identical bank balances can need completely different files. Before anything is prepared, a licensed consultant works through your profile and decides what your case has to prove:
- We identify which refusal ground your profile is most exposed to
- We decide whether your income or your ties carry the file — they are rarely both strong
- We work out how much of the trip your own funds must visibly cover
- We test whether the trip length and cost are realistic for your profile, and say so if not
- We check how a previous refusal changes what this file has to answer
- We tell you plainly if you should not apply yet
A visitor visa isn't approved because documents are attached — the purpose, funds, travel plan and return ties have to support each other. Deciding how they will, for your case, is the work.
A salaried applicant, a farmer with no ITR and a retired parent being sponsored need three different evidence sets. We build yours:
- We name the exact documents your profile needs — and the ones it does not
- We tell you what to leave OUT: unexplained extras make a file look padded
- We find the substitute evidence when a standard document does not exist for you
- We flag anything in Punjabi or Hindi that needs translating before it is read
- We sequence the file the way the officer reads it, not the way you collected it
This avoids missing what matters — and avoids piling on documents nobody asked for and nothing explains.
Most files are checked for whether a document is present. Officers check whether the documents agree. We read yours the second way:
- Every name, date and spelling matched across every paper
- Leave dates, ticket dates and itinerary dates reconciled with each other
- Bank credits traced to the income that is supposed to have produced them
- Employer and sponsor letters checked for whether they would survive a verification call
- Each document checked for issuer and for validity on your actual travel dates
- A final read by someone deliberately looking for the reason to refuse it
Almost every applicant does the first pass themselves. Almost nobody does the last one.
Funds are one of the most common refusal triggers. A high balance alone isn't enough if the money doesn't look genuine, stable, and tied to your income. We check:
- Whether the balance is reasonable for the trip
- Average balance vs trip cost
- Sudden large deposits that need explaining
- Salary / business income vs bank statement
- ITR vs income profile
- Whether you can afford the trip without leaning entirely on a sponsor
- Whether sponsor support is properly explained
- Whether funds look genuine and traceable
We help structure the financial side professionally so it reads as genuine, not borrowed for the application.
We help present a clear, realistic purpose — tourism, a holiday, a family/relative visit, an event, a business meeting, or parents visiting children — and make sure it lines up with your dates, funds, itinerary and documents.
A weak or vague purpose makes a file look doubtful. We keep it clear, simple and professional.
We prepare or structure the main explanation letter — a professional summary that makes your case easy for the officer to understand. It covers:
- We write it in the officer's reading order, not in the order things happened
- We aim it at the refusal ground your profile is most exposed to
- We keep it to one page — long letters read as pleading rather than explaining
- We point every claim at the document that proves it, so nothing stands alone
- If you were refused before, we make it address that ground head-on instead of hoping
This is not a guarantee letter — it's a clear, professional explanation of your case.
The officer must be satisfied you'll leave Sweden after your authorized stay. We identify and present your reasons to return:
- We work out which of your ties is genuinely strongest — often not the one you expect
- We turn each one into evidence rather than a sentence in a letter
- We check the ties still hold on your travel dates, not just today
- We identify exactly where the file looks thin, and what would fix it
- We tell you honestly if ties are your weak point, before you spend the embassy fee
If someone in Sweden is inviting you, we guide the sponsor-side documents:
- Invitation letter
- Sponsor status proof (passport / PR / citizenship)
- Sponsor employment & income proof
- Sponsor bank statement, if needed
- Relationship & communication proof
- Who bears expenses & stay arrangement
A sponsor supports the case but never guarantees approval — your own purpose, funds and ties must still be strong. We also flag if a file is leaning too heavily on the sponsor.
We guide or assist with the application form and details (online portal or the VFS/embassy form, depending on Sweden), and check consistency between the form and your documents:
- Personal, passport & travel-history details
- Employment & education history
- Family information
- Purpose of visit & funding details
- Sponsor information, if applicable
- Previous-refusal declarations
- Background questions
- Correct document categories
Wrong, incomplete or inconsistent information can hurt this application — and future ones too.
How a file is lodged depends on the country — some are fully online, while others (most Schengen states) need you to complete the form first, then book a VFS appointment and submit a physical file in person. We guide the exact Sweden process:
- Completing the application form first, where required, to unlock the appointment
- Booking the VFS / embassy appointment
- Arranging documents in the right order — for upload or the VFS counter
- Guiding the visa-fee payment
- Final review before submission or your VFS visit
- What to carry to the appointment (originals, photos, forms)
- Submitting / lodging and saving the confirmation
- What happens after submission
After submission, if biometrics are required, we guide you through:
- Biometrics Instruction Letter
- VFS appointment booking
- Documents to carry
- What to expect at the VFS centre
- How biometrics update in your application
- What to do once biometrics are done
Biometrics fee is separate, paid to the authority / VFS as applicable.
Our support doesn't stop at submission. We stay connected and guide you on:
- How to check application updates
- What official messages mean
- What to do if more documents are requested
- What to do after a Passport Request
- VFS passport submission & courier return
- Decision-update explanation
- Next steps after approval
- Basic guidance if refused
What's not included (paid direct, at actual cost)
- Government / embassy visa fee
- Biometrics fee
- VFS service charges
- VFS courier & SMS charges
- VFS premium-lounge charges
- Travel insurance
- Flight tickets
- Hotel bookings
- Translation charges
- Notary / attestation
- Medical exam, if ever required
- Any other third-party charges
No agency can guarantee a visa — the final decision is always the visa officer's. Our role is to prepare, review, structure and present your file professionally from the documents and profile you provide.
Good to know before you apply
Rules that apply to every Sweden visa type — worth a quick read so nothing trips up your file.
- 1Complete and sign Schengen Form No. 119031 FIRST, then book your VFS appointment online, then submit the file in person at the chosen VFS centre for biometrics (fingerprints + photo).
- 2Children aged 0–12 on the date of submission at VFS are biometric-exempt. Children under 6 are also visa-fee exempt (but the VFS service charge still applies).
- 3Apply no earlier than 6 months before travel and no later than 15 calendar days before departure. Submitting within 15 days of the standard processing window may cause the application to be rejected or written off by the Embassy.
- 4Passport must be valid for at least 3 months beyond your intended departure from the Schengen area, have at least 2 blank pages, and have been issued within the last 10 years.
- 5Indian handwritten passports — or passports with a manual entry made after 01/04/2010 that changed the biographical data (name, place/date of birth, sex) — are NOT accepted by the Schengen states.
- 6Carry ALL previous passports (irrespective of condition) so the Embassy can see your travel and Schengen entry/exit history. If a previous passport was lost, attach a note explaining it.
- 7Overseas travel medical insurance valid across all Schengen countries is MANDATORY — minimum cover €30,000, covering accident, illness, emergency medical evacuation and repatriation, for the entire trip including arrival and departure dates. Use an Embassy-approved insurer.
- 8Standard processing is 15 calendar days from the day the application reaches the Embassy in New Delhi. Files submitted at VFS centres outside New Delhi take roughly 2 extra days for postal delivery.
- 9Affidavits are NOT accepted as evidence by the Embassy of Sweden — use original financial and supporting documents.
- 10Do not buy a confirmed flight ticket before approval — only a return-flight reservation is needed at the time of application.
Who Can Apply
- Indian passport holders travelling to Sweden for tourism, sightseeing or a holiday
- Travellers whose main Schengen destination (most nights) is Sweden
- Self-funded tourists, or travellers sponsored by a host/relative
- Families travelling together (each member files a separate application; minors need consent)
Not eligible under this visa:
- Travellers whose main destination is another Schengen country (apply to that country instead)
- Those intending to work, study long-term, or settle in Sweden (requires a Migrationsverket residence permit)
- Anyone planning to stay beyond 90 days in a 180-day period
What it costs
Government & VFS fees
Paid directly to Sweden / VFS — these are not our service fee, and we never mark them up.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Adult visa (Schengen Short-Stay, Type C) — Embassy fee | €90 |
| Children 6–12 years — Embassy fee | €45 |
| Children under 6 years — Embassy fee | FREE |
| VFS service charge | €19 |
Embassy fees are set in EUR by the Embassy of Sweden — the INR amount charged at VFS varies with the daily exchange rate and is subject to change without notice. The VFS service charge (€19, incl. GST) is mandatory for every applicant, including fee-exempt children under 6. All fees are NON-REFUNDABLE regardless of the visa outcome. Optional add-on services at VFS: SMS €4, Courier €7, Premium Lounge €40, Prime Time Submission €41.50, Prime Time Collection €8.50, Call-Back €7, Hold-at-VAC €8.50.
Flights · Hotels · Insurance · Itinerary
What Sweden actually requires — and what it does not.
Sweden applies the Schengen rules, so travel insurance is not a nice-to-have — it is a legal condition of the visa.
2 of 4 are compulsory for Sweden
Flight reservation
The Sweden consulate wants a return itinerary with a real PNR covering your exact dates. It does not want a paid ticket, and buying one before a decision puts your money at risk for nothing.
Where people slip: Flying into one city and out of another with nothing showing how you travel between them. Officers read the whole route, and an unexplained gap reads as a plan that does not hold together.
How to hold a flight without payingHotel booking
Accommodation for EVERY night of the stay. Not most nights — every one. A gap is a documented refusal ground under the Schengen code.
Where people slip: Free-cancellation bookings are accepted, but if the entire file is free-cancellation the officer sees a trip nobody has committed to. Some of it should be real spend.
Refundable hotel booking, explainedTravel insurance
Minimum EUR 30,000 medical cover, valid in every Schengen state, including repatriation and emergency medical evacuation, for the full period of stay. Regulation (EC) 810/2009 — this is law, not preference.
Where people slip: Buying cover for the adults and forgetting the children. Every traveller needs their own EUR 30,000, infants included — a real refusal we have seen on a family of four.
What the cover must actually sayTravel itinerary
A day-by-day plan matching your flights, your hotels and the country you applied to. Sweden must be your main destination or your first point of entry, or you are at the wrong consulate.
Where people slip: Spending more nights in another Schengen country than in Sweden. That gets a file rejected before it is even assessed.
The letter your itinerary attaches toWe arrange all four for your Sweden file.
We are a B2B travel agency as well as a visa consultancy, working with partners including Riya Travel — so the flight, the hotel and the policy all come from us, issued the same day, and you deal with one team instead of four. Every booking is a real one under your own name.
What to gather
Documents required
Having a document isn't the same as presenting it right — that's the part we handle.
Application & Identity
5 items- Schengen visa application form (No. 119031), completed and signedRequired
Fill in your plan for the visit. Complete it before booking the VFS appointment.
- One recent passport photograph (35×45 mm, white background)Required
Not older than 6 months; matches the Sweden photo specification.
- Original passport + copy of the bio-data pageRequired
Valid ≥3 months beyond departure, ≥2 blank pages, issued within the last 10 years. If extended, include a copy of that page and the observation page.
- All previous passportsRequired
Irrespective of condition. If a previous passport is lost, attach a written note.
- Copy of marriage certificate / children's birth certificates
If applicable, to establish family relationships for accompanying travellers.
Travel & Accommodation
3 items- Proof of lodging for the entire stayRequired
Hotel reservation, holiday-home rental document or campus residence booking covering all nights in the Schengen area.
- Return-flight reservation (not a paid ticket)Required
If visiting several Schengen states, also provide intra-Schengen flight reservations, train itinerary or car rental.
- Travel-agency certificate or itinerary
Certificate confirming an organised trip, or any document indicating your detailed travel plans.
Insurance
1 item- Overseas travel medical insurance (min. €30,000)Required
Valid for all Schengen countries, covering accident, illness, emergency medical evacuation and repatriation, for the entire trip including arrival and departure dates. Use an Embassy-approved insurer.
Financial & Professional
7 items- Bank statements for the last 3 monthsRequired
Original, stamped/signed by the bank, showing sufficient funds for the trip.
- Income Tax Returns for the last 2 assessment yearsRequired
Demonstrates regular income and solvency.
- Employed: last 3 months' payslips + employment contract + leave-approval letter
Provide whichever set matches your professional status.
- Self-employed: PAN registration + company registration proof + 3 months' bank statements
- Student: enrolment certificate from college/university
- Retired: pension statement (last 3 months) or proof of regular income from property/business
- If sponsored: proof of sponsorship
Affidavits are NOT accepted by the Embassy of Sweden.
Minors (if applicable)
2 items- Notarised parental/guardian consent
Required only if the minor travels alone or with just one parent.
- Birth certificate of the minor
Required · optional / if applicable
The journey.
6 steps from intake to approval. Curved spine on the right shows the natural pace — never as linear as government sites pretend.
- 01
Confirm your trip & book reservations
Make refundable hotel reservations and a return-flight reservation. Buy travel medical insurance (min. €30,000) covering the full trip.
- 02
Complete Schengen form No. 119031
Fill in and sign the application form, explaining your travel plan. Prepare one 35×45 mm white-background photo.
- 03
Book your VFS appointment
Create an account on the VFS Global Sweden (India) portal and book a biometrics appointment at your nearest centre (New Delhi avoids the ~2-day postal delay).
- 04
Assemble your document file
Gather passport, photo, financial, professional, travel and insurance documents per the tourist checklist. Carry originals + copies.
- 05
Submit in person at VFS & give biometrics
Attend the appointment, pay the €90 embassy fee + €19 VFS service charge, and provide fingerprints and a photo (applicants 12+).
- 06
Track & collect
Track online or via SMS. Standard processing is 15 calendar days from receipt by the Embassy. Collect your passport at VFS or via courier.
What works
5 levers that flip a borderline case.
- Apply at the VFS centre under the Embassy's jurisdiction (New Delhi serves all of India for Sweden) — submitting in New Delhi avoids the ~2-day postal delay that affects other VFS cities.
- Bank statements must cover the last 3 months and be stamped/signed by the bank. Pair them with your last 2 assessment years' Income Tax Returns to demonstrate solvency.
- Keep your stated travel plan consistent across the application form, hotel bookings, flight reservation and insurance dates — mismatched dates are a common cause of refusal.
- If Sweden is not your main destination, you must apply to the country where you spend the most nights; applying to the wrong embassy leads to rejection.
What kills cases
Top 3 refusal triggers we see.
- 1Insufficient or unstamped bank statements / weak proof of financial means and no supporting ITR.
- 2Travel medical insurance below €30,000 or not covering the full trip duration.
- 3Inconsistent travel dates across the form, bookings and insurance, or an unclear travel purpose.
Download official forms
Each link opens the official Sweden page on VFS Global (we never host third-party forms): pick your visa category there and use its "Download Form" section for the current version.
Application for Schengen Visa (Form No. 119031)
The harmonised EU Schengen short-stay application form. Complete it first, sign it, then book your VFS appointment. One photograph (35×45 mm, white background, not older than 6 months) is required.
VFS Global Sweden (India)
Book your biometrics appointment, view the document checklist for your purpose, choose optional services, and track your application status here.
VFS application centres
Schengen Tourist Visa Eligibility Check
Answer 10 quick questions to see your likelihood of approval. This is not a guarantee — final decision is always with the Embassy — but it flags common weak spots so you can address them before applying.
What's the primary purpose of your trip?
How long do you plan to stay?
Have you previously visited any Schengen country?
Have you ever been refused a Schengen (or any country's) visa?
Past refusals must be disclosed — they show up in VIS database across Schengen countries.
Do you have confirmed travel bookings?
Reservations are enough — don't buy tickets until visa approval.
What's your current employment status?
What's your typical 3-month bank balance?
Schengen needs ~₹700/day covered. For a 10-day trip, minimum ₹70,000 stable balance.
How many years of Income Tax Returns (ITR) can you show?
What are your strongest ties to India (return-intent)?
Embassies want evidence you'll come back — not overstay.
Who are you travelling with?
Indicative only — final decision is always with the Embassy.
Frequently asked
Questions, answered straight
The embassy fee is €90 for adults and €45 for children aged 6–12 (free for under-6), plus a VFS service charge of €19 (incl. GST). The amounts are converted to INR at the exchange rate on your application day, so the rupee total varies — roughly ₹9,800–₹10,000 for an adult at current rates. All fees are non-refundable.
Standard processing is 15 calendar days from the day your application reaches the Embassy in New Delhi. If you submit at a VFS centre outside New Delhi, allow about 2 extra days for postal delivery. It can take longer in peak season or if the Embassy requests more documents or an interview.
You can apply up to 6 months before your trip and should apply no later than 15 calendar days before departure. Applying within that 15-day window risks the application being rejected or written off.
Yes. Overseas travel medical insurance valid across all Schengen countries with minimum coverage of €30,000 is mandatory. It must cover the entire trip (including arrival and departure dates) for accident, illness, emergency medical evacuation and repatriation, from an Embassy-approved insurer.
You need reservations, not paid tickets. Provide a return-flight reservation and hotel bookings covering your whole stay. Do not buy a confirmed ticket until the visa is approved.
Up to 90 days within any 180-day period across the entire Schengen area, as granted by the Embassy (single or multiple entry).
Children under 6 are exempt from the embassy visa fee and are biometric-exempt; children aged 6–12 pay €45 and are also biometric-exempt. The €19 VFS service charge still applies to every applicant.
Yes, in practice you should have one. The Sweden consulate wants a return itinerary with a real PNR covering your exact dates. It does not want a paid ticket, and buying one before a decision puts your money at risk for nothing. What people call a dummy ticket is simply a reservation you have not paid for — a real PNR, held with the airline, released if you do not travel. That is standard and completely acceptable. What is never acceptable is an edited or invented itinerary, because that is a false document. Flying into one city and out of another with nothing showing how you travel between them. Officers read the whole route, and an unexplained gap reads as a plan that does not hold together. We issue the real reservation the same day; send us your dates.
Yes, and it is compulsory. Accommodation for EVERY night of the stay. Not most nights — every one. A gap is a documented refusal ground under the Schengen code. Free-cancellation bookings are accepted, but if the entire file is free-cancellation the officer sees a trip nobody has committed to. Some of it should be real spend. We book the hotel for you on free-cancellation terms, so nothing is lost if your plans move or the answer is no. Contact us and it goes in with the rest of your file.
Yes, and it is compulsory. Minimum EUR 30,000 medical cover, valid in every Schengen state, including repatriation and emergency medical evacuation, for the full period of stay. Regulation (EC) 810/2009 — this is law, not preference. Buying cover for the adults and forgetting the children. Every traveller needs their own EUR 30,000, infants included — a real refusal we have seen on a family of four. We issue the policy ourselves through our travel partners, written to the exact cover Sweden demands, with the certificate ready the same day. Message us with your dates and the number of travellers.
Yes, in practice you should have one. A day-by-day plan matching your flights, your hotels and the country you applied to. Sweden must be your main destination or your first point of entry, or you are at the wrong consulate. Spending more nights in another Schengen country than in Sweden. That gets a file rejected before it is even assessed. We build the itinerary so your flights, your hotels and your stated purpose all tell one story. Message us and we will put it together with your Sweden application.
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Why trust us with a Sweden file
Four things you can check before you trust us with a rupee.
Every visa consultant says they are experienced and reliable. Here is the version you can verify yourself in about a minute — which is the only version worth reading.
If your Sweden visa is refused, our fee comes back in full.
No deductions, no “processing charges”, refund initiated within 7 days to the account you paid from. We are that confident about the files we take on — and when we are not confident, we tell you before you spend anything.
The one part nobody can return is the government's money: the embassy fee goes to the mission and the visa-centre fee to VFS. Any consultant promising those back is not telling you the truth. Read the policy
A regulator sits above us
Licence 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024, issued by the District Magistrate, Patiala and valid to 22 July 2029. That is not a badge we designed — it is an authority you can complain to if we let you down. Most agents cannot give you a number to check.
Your file is read six times, by people, in order
Names and dates matched across every paper, each document checked for issuer and validity, the money traced to its source, the purpose checked for contradictions, ties documented rather than claimed, then one final read by someone trying to refuse it. That last pass is the one almost nobody does alone.
We tell people not to apply
The ₹499 report can come back as "no, not yet", and we are paid the same either way. A free assessment has every incentive to tell you yes. That single design choice is why our answer on your Sweden case is worth anything at all.
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Verify all of thisNo consultant can guarantee a visa — the officer always decides. What we guarantee is our own work, and we put our fee behind it.
How we get it done
Your Sweden Sweden Tourist Visa, from your first message to your passport back.
15 questions about this visa specifically. The first two are open — tap any other to read it.
Refused? Our full service fee comes back.Government and visa-centre fees are the one part nobody can refund.
+What do you actually do on my Sweden Sweden Tourist Visa that I can't do myself?
You can file it yourself, and for a straightforward case you may not need anyone — we will say so if that is what we think. What we add is the part almost nobody does alone: reading your file the way the Sweden officer will. Your documents get checked against each other rather than against a checklist, so a date on your leave letter cannot contradict your ticket and a bank credit cannot appear from nowhere. Then someone reads the whole file again, deliberately looking for the reason to refuse it.
+What happens in the first 24 hours after I message you?
A licensed consultant reads your situation and comes back the same working day: whether the case is ready, what is missing, and whether you should apply at all. You get a checklist built for your profile — salaried, self-employed, farming income, retired or sponsored files each need a different evidence set — plus a realistic view of Sweden timing. Nothing is charged for that conversation.
+How do you build the Sweden Sweden Tourist Visa file, step by step?
Six passes over the same papers, in the order the officer reads them. One: every name, date and spelling matched across every document. Two: each document checked for who issued it and whether it is still valid on your travel dates. Three: the financial story traced to its source, not just to a closing balance. Four: purpose and itinerary checked for internal contradictions. Five: ties to India documented rather than asserted. Six: a final read by someone deliberately trying to refuse it. Most applicants do the first pass. Almost nobody does the last.
+My bank balance is strong. Isn't that enough for a Sweden visa?
It is one box on the officer's form, and it is the box most applicants have already covered. The refusal grounds that catch well-funded files are the other ones: purpose of travel not justified, intention to leave before the visa expires not established, accommodation or insurance not evidenced. Officers also read where the money came from rather than what the closing figure says — a large deposit that landed three weeks before you applied, with nothing explaining it, is one of the most questioned items in any file.
+How long can I actually stay on a Sweden Schengen visa?
Up to 90 days in any 180-day period (across all Schengen countries). The window rolls: on any given day the authorities count backwards 180 days and add up the days you were inside. It is not 90 days per country and it does not reset when you leave and come back. Entries are single or multiple entry, as granted by the embassy of sweden. Getting this arithmetic wrong is how people end up overstaying without realising, which follows you into every future application.
+Should I apply to Sweden or to another Schengen country?
You apply to the country you will spend the most nights in. If the nights are equal across several, you apply to the one you enter first. Applying to the "easier" consulate when your itinerary says otherwise is a well-known refusal ground and, if the mismatch looks deliberate, it reads as misrepresentation rather than a mistake. Send us your itinerary and we will tell you which mission is the correct one for your trip — sometimes that is not Sweden.
+How do you get me a Sweden appointment when the portal shows no slots?
By watching it properly, which is dull work rather than a trick — releases come in batches at no fixed hour, and cancellations reappear constantly. We hold your file complete and ready so that the moment a workable date appears it can be taken immediately, instead of you scrambling for a document while the slot goes. What nobody can do is create an appointment or jump the queue: the release schedule belongs to the visa centre. Any agent claiming a private channel to slots is describing something that does not exist.
+How exactly do you prepare my documents?
You send whatever you have on WhatsApp — photos are fine. We build the checklist for your profile, tell you precisely what is missing and in what form, then assemble the file in the order the officer reads it. Cover letter and itinerary are written to match your actual documents rather than a template. Anything in Punjabi or Hindi that matters — land records, J-Forms, affidavits — gets flagged for translation, because an officer who cannot read a document treats it as if it were not submitted. You approve the finished file before anything is filed.
+Do I need to pay for VFS premium lounge or prime-time service?
No — and this is where most applicants waste money. Premium lounge, prime time and courier add-ons buy comfort, a shorter queue and convenience. They do not buy a better decision, a faster embassy verdict or a friendlier officer, because the mission never sees which counter you used. The reason people buy them is usually anxiety about being turned away at the desk for a missing paper. We remove that anxiety instead: you arrive with a checked, ordered file and a briefing on exactly what to carry and what you will be asked, so the ordinary counter is enough. Buy them if you want the comfort — just do not buy them believing they help your case.
+What actually happens on the day at the visa centre?
You arrive with your appointment confirmation, passport, the file we prepared and the fee receipts. Staff check the documents against their list, take your photograph and fingerprints, and keep your passport. It is a submission counter, not an interview — they are not assessing your case and are not the people who decide it. We brief you beforehand on what to carry, what to expect and how to answer the handful of factual questions they do ask, so a single visit is enough. After that your file goes to the mission and we track it until the decision.
+How long does a Sweden Sweden Tourist Visa take, start to finish?
Three things sit between today and your trip: preparing the file properly, waiting for an appointment, and the mission's own processing. Sweden currently states 15 calendar days from when the Embassy in New Delhi receives the application (≈ 2 extra days if submitted at a VFS centre outside New Delhi); can extend in peak season or if extra documents are requested for the decision itself. We control the first, which is usually days. The middle depends on slot releases. The third is entirely the mission's and no consultant can shorten it — anyone telling you otherwise is selling something they cannot deliver. Tell us your travel date and we will tell you honestly whether it is realistic.
+What do I have to do myself?
Send your documents on WhatsApp, answer the questions we ask about your case, and attend the biometrics appointment. That is the whole list. Collection, checking, forms, portal work, appointment booking, submission and tracking are ours. For professional accounts we collect documents from your clinic, office or factory.
+How much of what I pay for the Sweden visa is actually your fee?
Most of it is not ours. The Sweden government fee (currently €90) goes to the mission and the visa-centre fee goes to VFS — both charged to you at cost, never marked up, and shown as separate lines on one GST invoice in the registered company name. Our service fee is the only part we set, and it is published rather than quoted case by case.
+Can you guarantee my Sweden visa?
No, and anyone who does is lying to you. The decision rests entirely with the visa officer and no consultant, licensed or otherwise, has any influence over it. What we commit to is that your file will not be the reason you are refused. And if you are refused, our service fee comes back to you in full — the government's fees are the one part nobody can return.
+How do I check you are a real, licensed firm?
We are Pro Lifeset Overseas Pvt Ltd, licensed by the Government of Punjab under licence 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024, valid to 2029 and issued by the District Magistrate, Patiala — so there is a regulator with authority over us. Every payment carries a GST invoice in the registered company name and we never take money into a personal account. Ask any consultant for those three things; the answer tells you a lot.
Other Sweden Visa Types
Sweden Business Visa (Schengen Type C)
India-focused guide to the Sweden Schengen business visa — meetings, conferences and events: fees, documents, invitation letter and VFS process.
View guideSweden Visit Visa (Family & Friends — Schengen Type C)
India-focused guide to the Sweden Schengen family/friends visit visa — invitation letter (241011), host documents, fees and VFS process.
View guideSweden Student Visa (National Type D — Long Stay)
India-focused guide to studying in Sweden for more than 3 months — the residence permit for studies decided by the Swedish Migration Agency.
View guideSweden Work Visa / Permit (National Type D — Information Only)
Information-only overview of the Sweden work permit. SureshotVisa guides you through this route and, once you hold your own job offer or employer sponsorship, prepares and files the visa application — we are not a recruiting agent, so the offer must be yours.
View guideSource & Disclaimer
Data on this page is sourced from the official VFS Global Sweden website and Embassy of Sweden. Last verified 2026-06-09. Always verify with the official embassy before applying — fees and requirements change without notice.
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