ARRIVAL STAGE (BASIC LOGISTICS) 

Focus: The first 48 hours in Sweden and immediate survival.

EU Focus

- SIM Card: Buy a prepaid card (e.g. Comviq or Lycamobile) from the Pressbyrån kiosks at the airport.

- Local Transport: Download the regional transport app 

- Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm University, Karolinska): Download the SL (Storstockholms Lokaltrafik) app. You can also pay contactless directly with your bank card at the entrance gates.
- Gothenburg & Borås (Chalmers, Gothenburg University): Download the Västtrafik To Go app. This covers all buses, trams and ferries in the western region.
- Malmö & Lund (Lund University, Malmö University): Download the Skånetrafiken app. The Skåne region uses a completely cashless system. The same app helps you if you commute by train between Malmö and Lund.
- Uppsala (Uppsala University, SLU): Download the UL (Upplands Lokaltrafik) app. It is also essential for the 801 bus that connects Arlanda Airport with Uppsala.
- Linköping & Norrköping (Linköping University): Download the Östgötatrafiken app, the official operator for Östergötland County.
-Umeå (Umeå University): Download the Ultra (Umeås lokaltrafik) app for local buses in this large university center in the north.
-Jönköping (Jönköping University): Download the Jän some app by Jönköpings Länstrafik for transportation in the region.
Tip for long trips: For high-speed trains between cities (e.g. Stockholm - Gothenburg), use the app of the national railway company SJ (Statens Järnvägar).
- Accommodation: Collect the keys and sign the physical rental agreement.

Non-EU Focus

- SIM & Transport: Same steps as EU citizens (prepaid card and transport app).
- Biometrics: Make an appointment at the Migrationsverket for fingerprints and photo to issue a physical residence card (UT-kort).

SIM Card

Buy a prepaid card Comviq  from the Pressbyrån kiosks at the airport.