Central African Republic 
Sweden
Central African Republic passport holders need a visa for Sweden, issued by an embassy or consulate before travel.
Source: Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 listing visa-required and visa-exempt nationalities, consolidated text — EUR-Lex · checked 3 Oct 2026
Sweden visa options for Central African Republic citizensUnder the Schengen Visa Code as amended by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1415, children from six and below 12 pay EUR 45, and children under six are exempt.
Official application site →Central African Republic citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Sweden. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Schengen short-stay visa, which costs 90 EUR with a processing time of —.
Whatever your visa status, Sweden applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
Sweden lets 93 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 105. Central African Republic citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana and Burkina Faso. Overall the Central African Republic passport ranks #167 in the world with 21 visa-free destinations.
In the other direction, Sweden citizens need a visa to visit Central African Republic.
Entry requirements for SwedenThe Swedish Migration Agency says visitors who do not need a visa must have a passport valid for at least three months after they plan to leave the Schengen area; for visa applicants it must be valid for at least three months after the visa expires, have been issued within the past ten years and have at least two blank pages.
Swedish Migration Agency — Visiting Sweden for up to 90 days (entry visa)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026
Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
Swedish Migration Agency — Visiting Sweden for up to 90 days (entry visa)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026
Under the Schengen Visa Code, visa applicants must hold travel medical insurance valid throughout the territory of the Member States and covering the entire period of the intended stay; the minimum coverage is EUR 30,000. The Swedish Migration Agency recommends that visitors who do not need a visa also have individual medical travel insurance covering at least EUR 30,000 and valid in all Schengen countries.
Swedish Migration Agency — Visiting Sweden for up to 90 days (entry visa)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026
The Swedish Migration Agency says visitors who do not need a visa must still have a valid round-trip ticket with a return journey within 90 days, and a written invitation from the family member or friend they will stay with or a hotel booking confirmation; the border police check this before they enter Sweden.
Swedish Migration Agency — Visiting Sweden for up to 90 days (entry visa)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
The Swedish Migration Agency says Sweden requires SEK 700 for each day of the visit. The amount may be lower, for example for younger children, if meals and accommodation are paid in advance, or when staying with relatives or friends.
Swedish Migration Agency — Visiting Sweden for up to 90 days (entry visa)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026
The EU's Travel Europe site says that the first time you arrive at a border crossing point since the EES started, passport control officers will take a photo of your face and/or scan your fingerprints, and your passport will not be stamped; it says this can be quicker if you register some data in advance at a self-service system, where available, and/or through a mobile application. The UK government says there is no cost for EES registration.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Sweden travel advice: entry requirements✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026
The EU's ETIAS site says an ETIAS travel authorisation is an entry requirement for visa-exempt nationals travelling to any of the 30 European countries concerned, but that ETIAS is currently not in operation, no applications are collected, and the EU will announce the start date several months before launch.
ETIAS — Official EU website✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
A foreigner who intentionally or negligently stays in Sweden without the required permit, without having applied for one, is sentenced to a fine (böter). A foreigner who is not an EEA citizen or the family member of one may be expelled (utvisning) if they stay in Sweden without a passport or the permits required. If no voluntary-departure period can be given, refusal-of-entry decisions of the Police and refusal or expulsion decisions of the Migration Agency are combined with a re-entry ban, unless special personal reasons speak against it. A re-entry ban is also issued when a voluntary-departure period expires without departure. A re-entry ban is set at most five years.
Sveriges riksdag — Aliens Act (Utlänningslag, SFS 2005:716)✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026
The EU says that if you enter or leave the EU with EUR 10,000 in cash (or its equivalent in other currencies) you must declare it to the customs authorities of the EU country you are entering or leaving.
Your Europe (EU) — travelling with cash✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0). Entry rules can change — confirm with official sources before travel.
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