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Apply for exemption from residency requirements for a branch
If the managing director of the branch or the deputy managing director is resident outside the European Economic Area (EEA), the foreign-based company may apply for exemption from the residency requirements.
Send in
- An application signed by the managing director of the branch. Use the form Application for exemption from EEA residency requirements, number 813 e pdf, 661 kB..
- A copy of the managing director’s or the deputy managing director’s passport.
- A motivation for why the foreign-based company wants to have a managing director or deputy managing director living outside the EEA when the branch is based in Sweden.
Countries included in the EEA
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.
Appoint a deputy managing director
It is easier for us to grant the exemption from the residency requirements if the branch appoints a deputy managing director resident within the EEA at the same time as an application for exemption from the residency requirements for the managing director is filed. According to our normal practice, it is required that a deputy managing director is resident within the EEA.
Reasons for not granting an exemption
- If the application is recalled we write off the application.
- If the branch does not report sufficient reasons for the exemption, we refuse the application.
- If the application is not complete and is not being completed within the given time limit, we shall refuse it.
- If the fee is not paid, we reject the application.
We reserve the right to ask for further information before we decide on the matter.
