No visa needed

Do citizens of the United States need a visa for Sweden?

Citizens of the United States don’t need a visa for Sweden and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of the United States: the passport opens 112 countries visa-free; Washington, D.C. — Stockholm: ≈ 6,640 km, about 9 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Sweden without a visa on a United States passport?

Yes, citizens of the United States don’t need a visa for Sweden for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Sweden visa rules at a glance

With a United States passport you can visit 112 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 19 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United States passport ranks 39th of 199.
United States passport: visa-free access to 112 countries; Sweden passport: 122.
Citizens of the United States and Sweden can travel together visa-free to 110 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Honduras, Guatemala, Dominica, Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Costa Rica.
Sweden has an embassy in your country of citizenship, so you can apply without travelling abroad.
Citizens of Sweden, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to the United States. United States visa for citizens of Sweden

Travelling to Sweden: good to know

Washington, D.C. — Stockholm: about 6,640 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +11 hours.
Local time: Washington, D.C. 12:00 — Stockholm 23:00.
Local currency: Swedish Krona.
Languages: Swedish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SEK 9.91.
Sweden is the 48th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United States.