Moving abroad

Are you moving to Spain, Norway or the USA?

The country you are moving to has its own rules for registration, visa and healthcare. We have compiled them for the countries most people ask about: moving to Spain, moving to Norway and moving to the USA.

If you are moving back instead, read the guide on moving back home to Sweden.

Moving abroad step by step

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   Step 1: Decide whether you will live abroad for at least a year. Shorter stays do not affect your population registration.

   § 20 § folkbokföringslag (1991:481), checked 5 October 2026

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   Step 2: Notify Skatteverket of the move out at the latest one week before you leave, in the e-service or on form SKV 7665.

   § 27 § folkbokföringslag (1991:481), checked 5 October 2026

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   Step 3: Notify Försäkringskassan of the move on Mina sidor or with form 5459. Accompanying family members over 18 give their own details.

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   Step 4: Tell CSN your foreign address if you have a student loan or student grant.

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   Step 5: Give notice on your home in Sweden, or sublet it while you are away.

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   Step 6: Book a removal company for the move abroad or plan the transport yourself.

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   Step 7: Notify associations, subscriptions and banks that do not pick up the address via Skatteverket.

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   Step 8: Find out if you need to file a tax return in Sweden after the move, in the guide to SINK and tax when moving abroad.

Emigrating: what applies to the move-out for Skatteverket?

Yes, if you can be expected to sleep abroad regularly for at least one year. Emigrating or moving abroad is called moving out in the population registration, and you should then be deregistered as moved out. The notification must be received no later than one week before departure. If you are abroad for a shorter period than a year, the population registration is not affected. If a shorter stay is extended to one year or more, the same rule applies.

Source: Population registration law (1991:481) (riksdagen.se), Skatteverket: Registered at the correct address. 20 and 27 §§ folkbokföringslagen.

What must the notification contain?

Under folkbokföringslagen, the notification of moving out must contain:

• name and personal identity number
• the address in Sweden
• the day you leave
• address and type of home abroad
• what you will do there and how long you expect to stay
• employer abroad, if you have one
• a home that you still own or rent in Sweden

The e-service requires, among other things, that you are over 18, are moving to a country outside the Nordic countries and are registered as unmarried, divorced or widowed. Otherwise you use form SKV 7665.

Source: Folkbokföringslag (1991:481) (riksdagen.se), Skatteverket: Moving from Sweden. 29 § folkbokföringslagen.

Move within the Nordic countries: what applies?

If you will be living for at least six months in another Nordic country, you register your move in that country, and Skatteverket deregisters you the day you become population registered there. If you are away for more than a year, you also register your move with Skatteverket, on a form, since the e-service cannot be used. Deadlines and authorities for Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Åland are listed in the guide to moving within the Nordic countries, and Norway in the guide to moving to Norway from Sweden.

Source: Skatteverket: Move from Sweden, Skatteverket: Move within the Nordic countries.

Move to another EU country: registration and right of residence

Within the EU, you can live in another country, but if you stay longer than three months as an employee, you should register with the local authorities. Then you need a valid passport or national ID card and an employment certificate or proof from your employer, and if you are self-employed, proof of this. You will receive a certificate confirming your right of residence in the country. Some EU countries also require you to report your arrival within a reasonable time, and those who do not may be fined. The authorities of the country decide which forms and deadlines apply, so check them before you travel. For Spain, they are stated in the guide to moving to Spain. You report your move from Sweden to Skatteverket as above, also for children (see below).

Source: Your Europe (EU): Right of residence for employees, Skatteverket: Moving from Sweden.

From which day do I count as emigrated?

If you move to a country outside the Nordic countries, Skatteverket registers you as emigrated from the day you move, provided the notification has arrived by that day at the latest. Otherwise you count as emigrated from the day Skatteverket receives the notification.

Source: Skatteverket: Moving from Sweden.

Who gets to know where you live abroad?

Skatteverket registers your address abroad, and authorities and companies that fetch addresses from SPAR get it from there. SPAR deletes the information about you five years after the move. Associations, newspapers and banks that do not fetch the address you notify yourself, using the template below. A special postal address applies only when you are abroad for less than a year.

Source: Skatteverket: Moving from Sweden, Skatteverket: Getting your post to the right address, Skatteverket: Special postal address.

Moving abroad with children

The notification for a child under 18 must be signed by all guardians. A child who has turned 16 may notify the move on their own.

Source: Skatteverket: Moving from Sweden.

Försäkringskassan, CSN and your pension

You must notify Försäkringskassan when you move to another country, so that they can assess whether you are still insured in Sweden. You do that on Mina sidor or with form 5459, and family members over 18 who move with you give their own details. If you have a student loan, you notify both Skatteverket and CSN. We have not gone through Pensionsmyndigheten's rules for moving abroad; ask them directly.

Source: Försäkringskassan: Moving abroad, CSN: Moving or changing address.

Household goods and customs

Within the EU, you pay no fees to Tullverket (Swedish Customs) for your removal goods. If you move to a country outside the EU, including Norway and Åland, your removal goods must be declared for export, by you yourself at a customs office or by the removal company. What applies, and how you can move your goods back in duty-free, is stated in the guide to removal goods and customs.

Source: Tullverket: Move to and from Sweden, Tullverket: Move from Sweden to a country outside the EU.

Template for the new address

For associations, banks and newspapers that do not get the address from Skatteverket. All the templates are under templates for the move.

The law behind it

The sections summarised, with a link to the legal text on riksdagen.se.