Hi there, new student!
Welcome to Kristianstad University as a non-exchange international student. Before you get started with your studies, there are a few things you need to do. Follow our step-by-step guide to make sure you don’t miss anything important.
Before arrival
1. Pay tuition fee and apply for residence permit
Students with citizenship in countries outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland are required to pay application- and tuition fees. Please go to the page tuition fee for more information.
Once the fee for the first semester is paid, you can apply for your residence permit. Acquiring a residence permit for studies takes time. We advise you to start the application process as soon as you receive the admission notice from the selection result. Residence permit applications are handled by the Swedish Migration Agency and can be made online, the fastest way to get a residence permit.
2. Accommodation, insurance and living costs
Organise your accommodation before your arrival. Please visit the page accommodation for more information about how and when to apply.
Make sure to be insured for your stay in Sweden. Please go to the page insurance for more information about health insurance and home insurance.
It is important to make arrangements for living costs, please visit the page living costs to find out more.
Registration
1. Read the welcome letter
The welcome letter contains important information about your education programme or course, such as the deadline for registering so you don't lose your place. The welcome letters are published on our website in mid October för spring semester and in the beginning of April for the autumn semester. Use your application code to find your welcome letter on our website.
2. Create a password
To register for your education programme or course, and access the university's web services, you must create a password. To create the password, you need your login details. They will be sent to the e-mail address you provided at the time of your admission. If you have been admitted to an education programme that starts in the autumn semester of 2025, you will receive this e-mail after 24 July. If you can't find it, check the spam section of your mailbox. Haven't received our e-mail with your login detalis?
3. To avoid losing your place, be sure to register
To keep your place in the education programme or course, you must register within the limited registration period. Registration opens one week before the start of the studies. You cannot register before that date. The registration period can be found in the welcome letter.
4. Log in to the learning platform
No later than the day after you register, you will be able to log in to the learning platform, Canvas, where much of your teaching will take place.
Tips for making the best use of the learning platform.
5. Sign in to the Student portal
In the Student portal you will receive news, a personalised schedule and an overview of your ongoing courses. You can also use the university's web services and for example make appointments with study and career counsellors, the student health service and sign up for a library account.
6. Order the HKR card
The HKR card is used as an access card to enter the university's premises during certain times and as a printing card for copying.
