Checklist for students admitted through UniversityAdmissions.se

Your Notification of Selection Results (Admission letter) is available online as a printable pdf file on UniversityAdmissions.se, no hard copy is sent by regular mail. This an official document and should be used when you need to present an official copy of your selection results.

Your Swedish student identity number (“Personal code no.”) is also listed in the document. The number looks like this: YYYYMMDD-LNNN (e.g. 19950205-T436).

Please log in to UniversityAdmissions.se to find your results.

You will receive your Welcome Letter from the University on the same day your admission results are published. It will be sent to the email address you registered at UniversityAdmissions.se.

We organise webinars and live Q&A for the international admitted students to help them prepare before moving to Sweden. The webinars will be held via Zoom.

Pay your first instalment of the tuition fees if you are required to pay tuition fees in Sweden. Admitted students will receive an email from no-reply@ladok.se with payment instructions within a few days after the selection results are published. Please do not reply to this email. If you do not receive the email notification, visit www.student.ladok.se for payment instructions. You can only pay once the invoice is shown as available in “Ladok for students”.

Payments take a few days to reach our bank. Once your payment is registered your confirmation of payment will be available at www.student.ladok.se under "Instalments". The Swedish Migration Agency will be notified automatically.

You can pay your tuition fee by debit or credit card. Go to “Instalments” and then “Payment details” at www.student.ladok.se to find the link for online payment. Click the link and follow the instructions.

If you do not pay the invoice by the due date, your study place will be cancelled.

A residence permit process often involves several time-consuming steps and assessments. Paying the first instalment of your tuition fee early is very important, because it allows you to submit your residence permit application sooner, helping to avoid delays and ensuring you can travel to Sweden and start your programme on time.

If you are a non-EU/EEA student, you must apply for a residence permit for studies in order to live and study in Sweden. Please note that you must pay the first instalment of your tuition fee before submitting your residence permit application.

The University of Skövde has a special agreement with the Swedish Migration Agency, which allows students admitted to a two-year programme to apply for a residence permit for up to two years. We recommend that you apply for a two-year permit, if possible, as this reduces the need for frequent renewals, documentations and checks, during your studies.

You may apply for a residence permit for 11 months, 13 months or two years, but not longer than the duration of your studies or the validity of your passport. Regardless of the length of your permit, you must always show that you can support yourself for the entire period you are applying for, by having sufficient funds in your bank account to meet the maintenance requirement set by the Swedish Migration Agency.

When you apply for your residence permit, you enclose a copy of your Notification of Selection Results (Admission letter) that you have printed from University Admissions. The Swedish Migration Agency will automatically receive information once the payment is confirmed.

For information about Residence Permit for Studies, please read

Apply for a residence permit for studies at higher education – Swedish Migration Agency.

It is important that you have adequate Health Insurance before arriving in Sweden. Please note, that insurance information for students required to pay tuition fees is available on the Notification of Selection Results.

Students from visa-required countries whose residence permit is granted only 2–3 weeks before the start of the Introduction Programme will not have enough time to arrive by the registration deadline.

If this applies to you, we strongly recommend that you apply for a D-visa at the local Swedish embassy, which allows travel to Sweden without the residence permit card.

Use your “Notification of Selection Results” as supporting documentation, showing your programme’s start date and last registration day. Once in Sweden, you must visit the Swedish Migration Agency to collect your residence permit card.

Apply for student housing as early as possible.

The university offers furnished single student rooms. The application period is from 1 March to 1 June. Note that there is a limited number of rooms. All applicants will be notified of their housing placement by the beginning of July. For more information, see Accommodation.

It is essential for all students to register in Skövdebostäder's student housing queue. Please read the webpage How to apply for student housing - Skövdebostäder.

If you have been conditionally admitted as a final-year student, you must provide complete documentation of your bachelor’s studies, including the original transcript and degree certificate/diploma, along with translations if applicable, in order to register in August.

Please upload your documents to UniversityAdmissions.se as soon as you receive them, so that your bachelor’s is fully registered before your arrival in Sweden.

Also notify admission@his.se once the documents have been uploaded for review.

Arrival/Pick-up Service normally takes you from the train station in Skövde to your accommodation in Skövde. Pick-up service will be provided during specific hours.

You need activate your account before your arrival in Sweden by following the steps in this guide: Create and activate account.

Activating your account is essential to gain access to the University’s Studentportal (student.his.se), where you can view your courses, schedule and access important university services.

Please note that international students admitted through UniversityAdmissions.se will be able to activate their account in August.

Registration is mandatory. The registration process is different for students admitted via UniversityAdmissions.se. Registration is done in person upon arrival in Skövde between 24 and 28 August.

Follow the instructions for category Master and bachelor students (campus learning programme) admitted via UniversityAdmissions.se.

If you are conditionally admitted you have until the course/programme starts to fulfill the requirements. You will be able to register once the requirements are met.

You will find your personal schedule in the Student Portal (Studentportalen) as soon as you register for your courses (login required).

You can also search for course and programme schedules via TimeEdit (timeedit.net). Please see publishing of schedule periods under Schedule.

The International introduction starts on Monday, 24 August, 2026.

During the introduction you will get more information about Skövde and the university. Social activities will be offered to help you get to know other students.

Please sign up for the Introduction Programme as soon as you know when you will travel to Sweden.

The First programme meeting with the programme coordinator is mandatory and will mark the official start of the academic year.

If you arrive late, contact your programme coordinator upon arrival to confirm your presence and receive important information about the programme. Failing to do so may result in missing crucial instructions and could affect your participation in the programme.

Time and place for each meeting will be published on First programme meeting page closer to semester start.

The access card is used for accessing computer rooms, laboratories, and buildings outside office hours, as well as for logging in to the University’s printers and copiers.

How to apply:

• Entry pass for students (student.his.se)
• Library account and lending rules

You will receive a digital Mecenat card automatically.

• Student union member: Your digital card is created shortly after you become a member (it may take a few minutes for the entire transaction). You need to be registered for courses for the current semester in order for a card to be ordered.
• Non-member: Your digital card is created 10 days after the student union has received your information from the university (ie after you have registered on your courses for the semester).

You will receive an email with information on how to get started with the digital card the morning after the card is created.

See mecenat.com for more information.

In order to be registered in the Swedish Population Register you need to notify the Swedish Tax Agency (skatteverket.se) that you are moving to Sweden (skatteverket.se). You do this by visiting one of the service offices.

When the Swedish Tax Agency has listed you in the Swedish Population Register you, you will be assigned a Swedish personal identity number (personnummer). You need to have a valid residence permit for more than 12 months to be eligible.

To register as living in Sweden and obtain a Swedish personal identity number, please contact The Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket).

To make transactions in Sweden, it is advisable to use an internationally accepted debit card or credit card from your home country (e.g., Visa, Mastercard) since the use of cash is limited.

Several shops, cafes and restaurants do not accept cash, and it is essential to have a debit or credit card for many transactions.

For students who are registered in programmes lasting more than one year, it is recommended to open a bank account in one of the banks represented in Skövde.

For students who hold a residence permit valid for more than 12 months in Sweden, it is possible to register in the Swedish Population Registry to obtain a Swedish Personal Identity Number (personnummer). This number is a requirement to open a bank account in Sweden.

Living costs – such as food, accommodation, local transportation – is about 10 700 SEK per month. The cost for tuition fee, literature and travel are not included.

We strongly recommend students who need to apply for a residence permit for studies to read the information about the "maintenance requirement" under financial support on the Swedish Migration Agency's webpage Residence permit for studies in higher education (migrationsverket.se).

After the registration for your programme you can log in to the learning platform Canvas (canvas.his.se) with your student account (activated in step 11).

Introduction to Canvas (student.his.se).

1. Prepare by watching (captions available in English) Introduktion till Zoom (play.his.se)
2. The University Zoom entrance is on this address https://his-se.zoom.us
3. Sometimes it is relevant to click the button SSO (single sign on) to enter Zoom the correct way.
4. The University company domain is his-se (with a dash!).
5. When you login you should enter your student account, i. e. a21jesbe and password
6. Find a help and support site at https://support.zoom.us
7. Find the local helpsite his.se/helpit and search for zoom
8. Try a test meeting either with a friend or use https://zoom.us/test – a place that is always open.
9. Install Zoom on your computer https://zoom.us/download
10. Install Zoom on your mobile
11. We recommend you to login and make sure you get the paid license. The free Zoom-account is OK, but limited. The University offer is for your convenience.