All citizens may apply at the Embassy of Sweden in Beijing.
Residents of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui and Zhejiang have the option to apply at the Consulate General of Sweden in Shanghai. Residents of other provinces may not apply at the Consulate General.
Residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan should apply at the Consulate General of Sweden in Hong Kong. Residents of Mongolia should apply at the Embassy of Sweden in Beijing.
If you intend to study for one year or more you must show that you can support yourself for 10 months per year. For applications submitted to the Migration Agency on 1 January 2016 or later the support requirement is a minimum of SEK 7,974 per month.
You must show that you have funds for during the period for which you are applying for. You must show that you have your support secured by means of verification of your own bank assets, a scholarship or similar means of support, such as a study grant from your home country.
Your own bank assets are money in an account that belongs to you and from which only you and, if any, your spouse can withdraw money. It cannot be considered as your own assets if you share the account with, for example, your parents or a relative. Nor does the Migration Agency accept that a sponsor (such as a relative or a company) covers your support while you are in Sweden, unless the funds are deposited into your own account.