Application for Coordination Number and Registration of Name

The application is free of charge and can be filed at all Swedish consulates in the US and at the Embassy in Washington.  The child must be accompanied by at least one legal guardian. An application is filed at the Swedish Consulate General in New York during regular opening hours, no appointment is necessary

The following documents are required:

• Name registration form (SKV 7750) signed by both legal guardians and by the applicant, if she or he is 12 or older.
  
  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.
  
  
• Swedish passport in original for Swedish citizen parent, and valid photo ID with clearly visible signature for a foreign citizen parent, e.g. passport or driver’s license (or notarized copy thereof.)
  
  
• Original documentation proving U.S. resident status (valid visa or green card) or U.S. citizenship (naturalization certificate AND U.S. passport) of Swedish legal guardian(s), or notarized copy of same. 
  
  If the legal guardian(s) gained U.S. citizenship by application before July 1, 2001, documentation from the Swedish Migration Board must be provided to certify that he and/or she has regained Swedish citizenship. Please note if a parent has become a U.S. citizen by application (naturalization), the Certificate of Naturlaization MUST be presented - in original or a notarized copy therof.

• If married, legal guardians' original marriage certificate, or notarized copy.

Please note that when a child is born abroad to an unmarried Swedish citizen father and foreign citizen mother, the child does not automatically become a Swedish citizen. A notification of Swedish citizenship must first be submitted by the father to a Swedish consulate/embassy (if the child resides abroad). This notification form  (available in Swedish only) must be signed by both legal guardians. The form may be submitted at the same time as the application for a coordination number.

More detailed information about the structure and function of coordination numbers is available from the Swedish Tax Agency.