Tuition and application fees
This page contains information regarding fees for international students.
Application fee
All students applying for studies through universityadmissions.se are required to pay an application fee. This fee must be paid before the application deadline, since the assessment of the application is dependent on payment of the fee.
If you are a citizen of a country within the EU, EEA or Switzerland, you are not required to pay application or tuition fees to study in Sweden.
Tuition Fee
If you are from a country outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland you have to pay a tuition fee for your studies at a higher education institution.
The tuition fee varies. How much you should pay is dependent on the course/programme you are admitted to. The information is available once the application period opens on www.universityadmission.se
Payment procedure
All payments of tuition fees are handled in our system Ladok for student.
New students
- When you have received your notification of selection result at universityadmissions.se your will get this automatic email:
"Information regarding the payment of the tuition fee will be sent to the email address you have stated on Universityadmissions.se, the sender will be no-reply@ladok.se."
- Log in to your account on student.ladok.se External link, opens in new window.. Your login is the same as universityadmissions.se
In order to validate your universityadmissions account you have to create a LTU account, click here External link, opens in new window.
If you for some reason cannot login to universityadmissions.se fill in this form External link, opens in new window..
- On Ladok for students you can see your first invoice and following invoices if you are a programme student. Deadline is stated in the invoice.
Please note that the sooner you pay the tuition fee the sooner you can begin the application process for a residence permit. Read more here External link, opens in new window.. If you already have a residence permit read more under the heading Payment exemptions and Residence permit.
Tuition fee is paid on a semester basis on one occasion. Instalments or annual payments are not possible.
Please note that it may take up to a week for an international payment to reach us. Do not email us with confirmation that you have paid, our economy department will register the payment as soon as we recieve it, and you will get an automatic notification of the payment to the email you have stated in Ladok. You will not be able to register on your program or courses until the payment is registered.
Current students
Current students will get a notification from Ladok for students when it is time to pay the tuition fee using Ladok for students.
Payment exemptions
You are exempt from paying the fee if you have a valid residence permit for work when you start your studies. If you have a permit that expires during your studies you have to show documentation that you have applied for an extension of the same permit. Follow these steps:
- Upload the confirmation of the extension of the residence permit on universityadmissions.se External link, opens in new window. read more info External link, opens in new window.
- Once you have uploaded the document, email us on tuitionfee@ltu.se and we will register in our system that you are exempt from paying the fee.
Payment deadlines
Deadline is stated under the invoice on student.ladok.se External link, opens in new window. Here you also see future invoices if you are a programme student.
Payment confirmation
When your payment has been registered in Ladok your invoice is marked as paid. You will also receive a confirmation of payment by email. Make sure you have the right email stated at Ladok for students.
It may take up to a week before your payment is registered in Ladok, if your invoice is not marked as paid within 10 day you can contact us on tuitionfee@ltu.se
Please note that the conditionally admitted status will not change in your University Admissions profile, even though your payment is confirmed.
Payment reminders
If the payment of tuition fees is not completed on time, a payment reminder will be issued immediately after the due date, comprising a payment period of one week.
Effect of non-payment
Applicant students - lost place
Applicants for degree programmes or courses who have not paid the tuition fee on time will lose their place.
Active students - suspension
Those who have been admitted to and commenced a degree programme or course, and have not paid the tuition fee within one week of a reminder, will be suspended from that education. In such cases, the reminder shall contain a statement that suspension will be considered if the fee is not paid on time.
Decisions on the suspension of a student who has not paid the tuition fee take effect immediately and are in force until full payment is made. Suspension due to late payment does not confer the right to a reduced fee.
Tuition Fee Waiver - scholarship programme for current master students
This scholarship is offered for students who study master programmes at Luleå University of Technology. If you are eligible you can apply for tuition fee waivers at the end of the first academic year. The assessment is made based on study progress and merits. Eligible students will be contacted by the responsible coordinator.
Refund of the tuition fee
Refund of the tuition fee for a semester that has already commenced is not possible except in the cases stated below.
Absence of residence permit
Students who have paid tuition fees, but are not granted a residence permit in Sweden, and for whom the admissions procedure is interrupted, are entitled to recover all the tuition fees paid excluding bank charges.
Early withdrawal
Students in degree programmes who withdraw from their studies before 1 October/1 March in their first semester are entitled to a refund of half of the tuition fees paid, excluding bank charges, regardless of the reason for withdrawal.
Application form for refund is submitted to the admission's office using the form below, which after preparation is submitted to the Financial Manager for a decision.
Special grounds
In the event of serious illness or death with regard to the student, the student's partner or member of the immediate family, it is possible to apply for a refund of tuition fees for the semester that has already commenced.
Application for a refund of tuition fees, including accompanying documentation, must be submitted in writing to a study adviser for preparation. Decisions are made by the Financial Manager. The extent of the refund will then amount to a sum equivalent to the unused portion of the semester fee paid.
Credited courses
Students in a degree programme who have been granted credit transfers from courses at another higher education institution as part of their education at Luleå University of Technology are entitled to a refund of tuition fees to an extent equivalent to the credited courses.
Bank charges
Bank charges up to a 1000 SEK will be deducted from the refunded amount.
Applying for a refund
Fill in the form below and send it and all supporting documents to tuitionfee@ltu.se
Please note that refund can only be paid to the same card/account as the payment was made from, so if you use a third party (agent/relative/money exchange) to make your payment the refund will be made to the same.
It might take up to 30 days for your refund to be processed. You will get a confirmation sent to you by email when we have processed the refund from our part. If you refund is not on your account after 30 day, please contact us at tuitionfee@ltu.se
Residence permit
Students from countries outside the EU/EEA
In general, all students from countries outside the EU/EEA need to have a residence permit for studies during a period longer than three months at a university or college in Sweden.
When admitted, and the fee has been paid, apply for your Swedish visa as soon as possible, at the nearest Swedish Embassy or Consulate.
Application forms are available at the Swedish Embassy/Consulate or from the website of the Swedish Migration Board, www.migrationsverket.se External link.
Applications for residence permits are processed by the Swedish Migration Board.
Students from EU/EEA countries
If you work, study or have sufficient means to support yourself, you automatically have right of residence in Sweden and therefore need not register with or apply for a residence permit at the Swedish Migration Agency.
Residence permit for work
You are exempt from paying the tuition fee if you have a valid residence permit for work when you start your studies. If you have a permit that expires during your studies you have to show documentation that you have applied for an extension of the same permit. Follow these steps:
- Upload the confirmation of the extension of the residence permit on universityadmissions.se External link. see more info External link.
- Once you have uploaded the document, email us on tuitionfee@ltu.se and we will register in our system that you are exempt from paying the fee.
FAQ - Frequently asked questions about tuition fees
The payment process can take up to a few weeks. You will get an automatic confirmation once the payment is registered. Please login to www.student.ladok.se External link. and see the status of your invoice. There you can print a confirmation of your payment.
Please note your conditional status on Universityadmissions.se will not be updated after you've paid the tuition fee. The admissions system is not electronically connected to the University payment system.
Please login to www.student.ladok.se External link. and see the status of your invoice, if your invoice is registered as paid you will be able to register in LADOK.
As soon as you have paid the first installment of your tuition fee you can submit a residence permit application by following this link: Swedish Migration Agency External link. .
Your notification of selection results (admission letter) is available online at universityadmissions.se as a printable PDF file. The print-out serves as the official document and should be used when you need to present an official copy of your selection results.
You will receive a notification from Ladok for student in December with information on how to pay for the following semester.
You will receive a notification from Ladok for student in June with information on how to pay for the following semester.
No, you can only pay in one instalment.
We do not accept extensions.
We do not offer waivers for first year students. See information below
Tuition Fee Waiver - scholarship programme for current master students
This scholarship is offered for students who study master programmes at Luleå University of Technology. If you are eligible you can apply for tuition fee waivers at the end of the first academic year. The assessment is made based on study progress and merits. Eligible students will be contacted by the responsible coordinator.
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