Specialist nurse educated outside the EU and EEA
In order to be entitled to call you a specialist nurse, your specialist education to the length, level and content needs to correspond to a degree as a specialist nurse according to the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100). In Sweden, the education as a specialist nurse is a university education of a minimum of one year.
1. Apply for a licence to practise
Start by applying for a Swedish licence to practise.
2. Apply for the right to call yourself a specialist nurse
Once you have received your nurse’s licence to practise, you can apply for the right to call yourself a specialist nurse.
How to apply
- Fill in the application form and make sure that you have all the certificates needed.
- Pay the application fee.
- Submit your application by post.
The application consists of the following documents:
- an application form filled in with the relevant information
- a copy of the details page of your valid passport or a copy of your valid Swedish ID card.
Also send copies of the following certificates, both in their original language and translated into Swedish or English
- a certificate of completion of the educational programme, such as a diploma
- a certificate that lists the courses you passed and the duration of your educational programme
- a certificate that shows any changes you have made to your first or last name after completing your educational programme.
The translation must be made by an authorised translator. The translation can be done in any country.
Pay the application fee
The fee for applying for the right to call yourself a specialist nurse is SEK 870. Deposit the fee to bankgiro account 790-3750 when submitting your application. Include your Swedish personal identity no. YYYYMMDDXXXX in the message box (without any hyphens or spaces). If you do not have a Swedish personal identity number, state your date of birth in the format YYYYMMDD and your name in the format firstnamelastname.
Questions about payment
Can I pay in a foreign currency or from a foreign account?
- That depends upon which bank you are paying from. Contact your bank to see what is possible.
Download and print out the application form
Application form (In Swedish) pdf
Post your application to:
Socialstyrelsen
Behörighet
SE-106 30 Stockholm, Sweden
3. Frequently asked questions
Do you have questions about how to apply?
Telephone: 075-247 30 00
Telephone hours: Tuesday–Friday, 9–10
E-mail: fragoromansokan@socialstyrelsen.se
Do you have questions about your application?
If you have submitted an application and have questions about your application, you can contact us. Always state your case number (diary number). During the summer, we have lower staffing, which results in longer response times to incoming questions.
Telephone: 075-247 30 00
Telephone hours: Tuesdays and Tuesdays, 9–10
E-mail: socialstyrelsen@socialstyrelsen.se