Pre-Departure Tasks & Deadlines #

Upon Admission #

Due by your registration deadline #

• Submit the Registration Form
• Ensure your parent or guardian has submitted the Parent/Guardian Form

If applicable, please also:

• Send payment for the $600 Gotland excursion fee and/or the $675 Arctic Circle excursion fee, or submit the Excursion Fee Waiver Form (see Optional Cultural Excursions)
• Submit the Academic Accommodations Form (see Academic Accommodations)
• Contact [email protected] to request a host family (see Host Family Request)
• Send payment for the $900 tuition deposit if not paid by your school
• Send payment for the $150 official transcript fee if you have been notified that this applies to you (see Statement of Grades & Transcript)

Please send all payments by check (payable to The Swedish Program) to The Swedish Program, 2766 Furbeck Road, Altamont, NY 12009.

Fall Semester and Academic Year #

Due by April 1, 2024 #

• Submit your online residence permit application through the Swedish Migration Agency’s website
• Submit the Residence Permit Checklist

Due by July 15, 2024 #

• Submit the Arrival Form
• If applicable, please also:
• Submit the Independent Study Proposal Form and the $950 Independent Study fee or Independent Study Fee Waiver Form (see Independent Study)

Spring Semester #

Due by October 5, 2024 #

• Submit your online residence permit application through the Swedish Migration Agency’s website
• Submit the Residence Permit Checklist

Due by December 1, 2024 #

• Submit the Arrival Form

Additional Pre-Departure Tasks #

• Contact your cell phone service provider to ensure your phone is unlocked for global use (see Mobile Phone Service).
• Contact your bank or credit card provider to discuss accessing your funds while abroad and to order a card with a chip and PIN code (see What to Pack).
• Contact your current healthcare providers to discuss managing your physical and mental health while abroad and to arrange a sufficient supply of any necessary prescription drugs (see Prescription Drugs). If you rely on a prescription drug that is not permitted in Sweden (such as certain narcotics) or cannot be issued in sufficient supply, contact [email protected] to be put in touch with our physician in Stockholm.
• Find out how to access your home institution’s digital research catalog while abroad (see Course Literature).
• Make a copy of your passport ID page to leave with your parents/guardian (see Identification).
• Enroll in the STEP travel alert program.
• Inform the Swedish Program at [email protected] of any recent changes or updates to your physical or mental health.