Residence Card based on Family member

[pereira1]

I'm a non-European student studying in Sweden, and hoping to get married with my girlfriend (holding EU citizenship, staying with me in Sweden as well). Although she is not Swedish, however I heard I can be eligible to apply for residence in Sweden based on Family ties with an European citizen, and can get the 'Residence Card' which is valid for 5 years. Is it so?
If that is the case, are there some specific requirements to be eligible for that ? eg. Do we need to apply for something in her home country? Or we can directly apply in Sweden?
Also, once having residence card, does a person has to live in Sweden for all the time to apply for permanent residence? I heard in many countries, you have to live there for half of the time.

[koded]

You can apply for residence card once both of you are married. But your wife must be execerising her EU treaty rights. E.g. working, studying, self employed. if she meet this requirements then you can apply for residence card.
As for permanent residence, I think it is after 5 years of consistence living in that country that you can apply for permanent residence.
you don't need to obtain anything from your wife's country of origin.