What Can the Embassy Help You With?

Who can we help?

According to Swedish law (SFS 2003:491), we may legally assist:

•  Swedish citizens living in Sweden
•  Refugees and stateless persons living in Sweden

In certain circumstances and to varying degrees:   

• Swedish citizens living abroad 
• Foreign citizens living in Sweden

How may we help? 

• Issue new passports 
• Contact family and relatives, via the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, in a disaster or emergency
• Solve practical problems in case of illness, accident, death or other emergency
• Contact SOS-International or Euro-Alarm
• Assign a public defense attorney in case of arrest or indictment 
• Advice and assistance to victims of violent crimes 
• Referrals to attorneys, physicians or interpreters
• Information about evacuation in case of war or other major crisis

What may we not help you with?

• Banking transactions
• Payment of debts, fines or bail
• Release from jail or prison
• Social services
• Travel agency duties

When traveling abroad the Ministry for Foreign Affairs recommends that you:

• Do not leave Sweden without valid insurance.
• Carry as little cash as possible and look into the option of using debit cards and traveler's checks.
• Keep passports, tickets and money in a safe place at all times.
• Bring along names and phone numbers of immediate family or other contact persons.
• Pay attention to risks pertaining to alcohol, drugs and sexually transmitted diseases. 
• Stay in touch with people back home on a regular basis.

Embassies and consulates are normally listed on the web as well as in local phone directories. 

In countries or places where Sweden has neither an embassy nor a consulate, you may contact another Nordic embassy or another European Union embassy for advice.

Remember that, as a guest in a foreign country, you are expected to follow local laws, rules and customs.