Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, Sweden, as well as the rest of the EU and Schengen Area members imposed an EU-wide entry ban on third-country nationals in mid-March 2020.

Amid the improved epidemiological situation in Sweden, the EU and abroad, Sweden has lifted the entry ban for the residents of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and Uruguay.

The exemption will also be made for the following categories:

• Students who study in Sweden.
• Highly skilled professionals, if the job cannot be postponed or be done remotely.
• Individuals holding a residence permit or right to reside in Sweden or another EEA country, holders of a national (class D) visa for Sweden or a national (class D) visa valid for more than three months in another EEA country, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland or the Vatican.
• Individuals with a proved family connection, i.e. spouse, common-law partner, partner or child, to a Swedish citizen, EEA citizen or a foreigner holding residence permit or national (class D) visa in Sweden or an EEA country.
• Healthcare professionals.
• Those working with the transportation of goods.
• Seafarers
• People travelling for urgent family reasons.
• Individuals working in international organizations or who are invited by such organizations and whose presence is needed for the operation of the organization, military staff, aid workers or staff working with civil defence.
• Military staff.
• Individuals entering Sweden for studies.
• Highly skilled professionals, if the work cannot be postponed or completed remotely.
• Internationals who are going to work within the agricultural, forestry or gardening industry.