First-time Passport Application for Child

> Application instructions for coordination number

Once the coordination number has been obtained and the child has been added to the population register, the child applicant must be accompanied by a legal guardian and bring the following when applying for a new passport:

• Written consent of both parents, on the back side of the application form or on a separate authorization form which may be downloaded from the righthand column of this page and signed prior to visiting the embassy/consulate.
  
  If legal custody has been granted to one parent or to another person, legal proof of guardianship must be submitted with the application.
  
  
• Child's original birth certificate, issued by the state's Vital Records Office and clearly stating the names of both parents, or notarized copy thereof.
  
  
• Copy of legal guardians' marriage certificate, if married.
  
  
• Passports (or other valid photo ID with clearly visible signature) of both legal guardians, or notarized copy thereof.
  
  
• Original documentation proving U.S. resident status (valid visa or green card) or U.S. citizenship (naturalization certificate) of Swedish legal guardian(s), or notarized copy of same.
  
  If the legal guardian(s) gained U.S. citizenship before July 1, 2001, documentation from the Swedish Migration Board must be provided to certify that he and/or she has regained Swedish citizenship.
  
  
• Application fee of $80 in the form of a money order or certified bank check, payable to Consulate General of Sweden.  The Consulate General of Sweden in New York also accepts payment by Visa or MasterCard.

Do not bring passport photos.  As part of new procedures introduced in 2007, all applicants are digitally photographed on site at the time of the application.

The new passport may not be delivered by mail, and must be picked up in person by a legal guardian or by the applicant, if she or he is 15 or older.   

The new passport may be picked up at any Swedish consulate in the United States.  For pick-up of the new passport at a consular location other than the one at which the application was submitted, there is a fee of $20 for shipping and handling (payable at time of application) as well as a $10 processing fee (payable at pick-up).