How do children with a residence permit in Sweden enjoy the right to education?

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Children who have applied for or received a residence permit with temporary protection have the right to attend preschool and school.

Children have the right to attend preschool after they turn 1, if the parents are, for example, working or studying, or if the child has a special need due to the general family situation.

When children turn 3 years old, they have the right to attend preschool, even if their parents do not work or study.

After children turn 6 years old, they have the right to go to school. School is free, all children attend primary school for ten years.

After completing compulsory school education, young people have the right to secondary education if they start their education before the age of 18. In high school, you can prepare for higher education or learn a profession.

In order to enroll your child in an educational institution, contact the municipality where you live. The municipality should inform you about the available preschools and schools and help you further. If you need additional help, contact the Swedish Migration Department.

List of Swedish municipalities at the link: https://skr.se/skr/tjanster/kommunerochregioner/kommunerlista.1246.html.

You can learn more about Swedish schools and the education system in general at the link: https://utbildningsguiden.skolverket.se/languages/ukrainska-ukrainska/om-svensk-skola-och-utbildning and https://utbildningsguiden.skolverket.se/languages/ukrainska-ukrainska.

If you have a higher education, you can re-evaluate it against the Swedish system to find out which level it corresponds to in Sweden. It can help you in your job search. The evaluation is carried out by the Council of Higher Education.

More detailed information about the recognition of higher education in Sweden at the link: https://www.uhr.se/en/start/about-the-council/information-regarding-ukraine/.

If you have been granted a residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive, you can apply for admission to a higher education institution in Sweden.

At the same time, you must meet certain requirements.

More information about this can be found at the link: https://www.studera.nu/startpage/higher-education/asylum-seekers/higher-education/.

Applications for courses and programs are made on the website Universityadmissions.se. You can also find more detailed information about the entry requirements for various courses and programs on this site.

Information about language courses.

At the link – https://www.informationsverige.se/uk/jag-ar-asylsokande/lara-svenska/borja-lara-dig-svenska.html, you will find useful information, videos and websites to help you get started learn Swedish on your own.

Persons granted a residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive have the right to attend the course "Svenska från dag ett" ("Swedish from day one"). The course program includes not only the study of Swedish, but also information about Swedish society. It is offered by educational associations and national higher schools. Education is free.

You can find national higher schools near you by following the link: https://www.folkhogskola.nu/sok-skolor/.

Information about Swedish language courses is also available on the following websites: