{"id":2814,"date":"2024-02-13T15:14:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T14:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lobc.se\/?page_id=2814"},"modified":"2024-12-23T00:20:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T23:20:15","slug":"residence-permit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lobc.se\/en\/residence-permit\/","title":{"rendered":"Residence Permit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2814\" class=\"elementor elementor-2814 elementor-2811\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-780ffcbb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"780ffcbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eaeee75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6eaeee75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48548efe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48548efe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Residence Permit<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4514e768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4514e768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Residence permit for LOBC students<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5d086d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5d086d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Residence Permit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Word of Life is a private school that is not registered as school in the Swedish school system, and it is not a higher education. Therefore you need to apply for a \u201cvisitor\u2019s permit\u201d for a visit of more than 90 days for LOBC year 1. For LOBC year 2, the course is connected to a Swedish state system (the so-called Folkh\u00f6gskola), hence you should apply for a residence permit of \u201cother studies\u201d. Note that the Swedish migration authorities are restrictive with providing residence permits, and we as a school can unfortunately not help in that process.<\/p>\n<p>Before you start the process, make sure you read these pages on your requirements in order to apply for a residence permit:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d51bbc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62d51bbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4293fd2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4293fd2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c5b05d0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2c5b05d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1649fc2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1649fc2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Year 1<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-488b62f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"488b62f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Important!<\/strong>\u00a0Under the button \u201cvisiting Sweden as a tourist\u201d you find the updated amount of money per day that you need to have on your bank account when you apply in order to be accepted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba29f31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6ba29f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.migrationsverket.se\/English\/Private-individuals\/Visiting-Sweden\/Visit-Sweden-for-more-than-90-days.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Migration website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-638942f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"638942f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab76221 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab76221\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464bbc60 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"464bbc60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43d1f8b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43d1f8b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Year 2<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bd09b64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bd09b64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Important!<\/strong>\u00a0Under the question \u201cYou must be able to support yourself\u201d you can see the updated amount of money per month you need to have on your bank account when you apply in order to be accepted.<\/p><p><strong>FOR BOTH APPLICATION VERSIONS\u00a0<\/strong>you need\u00a0to get an \u201cAdmission letter\u201d instead of our regular \u201cAcceptance letter\u201d. If you have received an \u201cAcceptance letter\u201d only, please ask us for the \u201cAdmission letter\u201d for students applying for a residence perm<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a188eae elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4a188eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.migrationsverket.se\/English\/Private-individuals\/Studying-in-Sweden\/Other-studies.html#regler\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Migration website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a48b2e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a48b2e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1801ee9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1801ee9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-300eb961 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"300eb961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-777dc2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"777dc2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bible school year 1<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac00117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac00117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Application form to \u201cvisitor\u2019s permit\u201d when you apply for Bible school year 1 International Class. You can do the application online through the following link, a little further down the page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.migrationsverket.se\/English\/Private-individuals\/Visiting-Sweden\/Visit-Sweden-for-more-than-90-days.html\"><strong>e-services application<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>Or you can fill in the paper form and send it in, which you find here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.migrationsverket.se\/download\/18.5e83388f141c129ba631288e\/1705305423577\/165011_besok_en.pdf\"><strong>paper form visitor\u2019s permit<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>\u2013 Note well that the application MUST NOT be for more than 14 days before the start and after the end of the Bible school year.<\/p><p>\u2013 Tick the box for \u201cstudies\u201d when they have updated the system, otherwise \u201cfor another reason\u201d<\/p><p>\u2013 You are applying for studies at a private religious school \u201cWord of Life Bible Center\u201d, for the course \u201cInternational Class year 1\u201d<\/p><p><strong>\u2013 The person or organization that you will visit<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Organization: Word of Life Bible Center<\/li><li>Relationship or kinship: n\/a<\/li><li>Citizenship: n\/a<\/li><li>Date of birth: n\/a<\/li><li>Adress: Axel Johanssons gata 3<\/li><li>Postal code and place: 75450 Uppsala<\/li><li>Email: info@lobc.se<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>If you need to find which is your nearest embassy, look here and search for your country: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swedenabroad.se\/en\/about-sweden-non-swedish-citizens\/going-to-sweden\/studying-in-sweden\/\"><strong>Your nearest embassy<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62cf266c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62cf266c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25805a31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25805a31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-391d1d91 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"391d1d91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d76518c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d76518c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bible school year 2 \u201cEquipping the Church\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-637f932a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"637f932a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Application form to \u201cother Studies\u201d if you are already in Sweden and want to extend your studies here to attend Bible school year 2 \u201cEquipping the church\u201d. May not be sent in earlier than 6 months before the prior residence permit ends. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.migrationsverket.se\/download\/18.2b2a286016dabb81a18548a\/1681379024766\/115011_ans_forlang_stud_en.pdf\"><strong>Other studies \u2013 extended permit<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>Application form to \u201cother Studies\u201d if you are not currently in Sweden and want to make a new application for your studies here at Bible school year 2 \u201cEquipping the church\u201d. May not be sent in earlier than 4 months before the prior residence permit ends. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.migrationsverket.se\/download\/18.2b2a286016dabb81a185489\/1683786178939\/113011_stud_en.pdf\"><strong>Other studies \u2013 new application<\/strong><\/a>\u2013 Tick the box for \u201cother studies\u201d<\/p><p>\u2013 In \u201cI am applying to\u2026 from\u2026\u201d you are only allowed to stay maximum 2 weeks before the school starts and 2 weeks after the school ends.<\/p><p>\u2013 You must have a broad health insurance, covering emergency healthcare and other health care, emergency dental care, hospitalization and transport to home country if needed.<\/p><p><strong>\u2013 Point 9:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Education provider: Word of Life Bible Center<br \/>\u2022 Adress: Axel Johanssons gata 3, 75450 Uppsala, Sweden<br \/>\u2022 Course: Bible school yr 2 Equipping the Church<br \/>\u2022 Contact person: Sofia Holm<br \/>\u2022 Email: info@lobc.se<\/li><li>The course study program runs from: check the exact dates on our webpage, they know our study dates (https:\/\/lobc.se\/en\/calendar\/ )<\/li><li>\u201cDoes your study result\u2026\u201d \u2013 ask the Bible school administration for a study report.<\/li><\/ul><p>We wish you the best of luck and God\u2019s grace in this process!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46952079 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46952079\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71561a13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"71561a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residence Permit Residence permit for LOBC students Residence Permit Word of Life is a private school that is not registered as school in the Swedish school system, and it is not a higher education. Therefore you need to apply for a \u201cvisitor\u2019s permit\u201d for a visit of more than 90 days for LOBC year 1. 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