Swedish passports/National ID-cards
For Swedish passports/national ID-cards, ID-numbers for children born abroad etc. at a glance, see our page Questions and Answers:
Questions and Answers on Swedish passports/ID-cards
Applying in Sweden
The cheapest and quickest way of applying for/renewing your passport/ID-card is to do so during a visit to Sweden. Normal processing time is a week and the fee for a 5 year passport is SEK 350 and for an ID-card SEK 400. Should you wish to collect your new passport/ID-card at the Embassy or a Consulate in the UK, there is an additional fee of SEK 150, equivalent to £14, payable to the office where you collect your new passport/ID-card.
Please note: If you left Sweden before 1 January 1998 you will need a — Letter of Non-Acquisition of British Citizenship. This certificate is required whether you apply in Sweden or in the UK. See further information below.
You will find more information on opening hours of the passport offices in Sweden and what documents are required on the Police authorities’ website (in Swedish):
Swedish police
However, there is only a few pages in English and if you do not speak Swedish, you can e-mail the Police for information on:
polismyndigheten.stockholm@polisen.se
Applying in the UK
For details of what you need to bring when you apply at the Embassy and to download forms please see the meny on the left.
Make an appointment
The Embassy of Sweden in London is the only office in the UK where you may apply for a passport/ID-card. Before submitting an application you have to make an appointment online. The Embassy has a large number of applicants for passports and national ID-cards. It is, therefore, advisable to make your appointment well in time before your passport/ID-card expires or you have to travel, especially if you intend to travel during Christmas, Easter or school holidays.
When you make your appointment you are given a reference code, which please remember, as you need it, if you later on have to reschedule or cancel your appointment
Please click here to Schedule, Cancel or Reschedule an appointment
Fees when applying at the Embassy
The fee for an ordinary passport or a national ID-card is SEK 1 400, equivalent to £130. The fee is the same for both adults and children. Passports are valid for 5 years. The fee must be paid upon application. You may pay in cash or by bank card. We do not accept cheques.
If you wish to collect your passport/ID-card at a Swedish Consulate in the UK, there is a postage fee of £ 6, payable to the Embassy and an additional fee of SEK 150, equivalent to £14, payable to the Consulate when you collect your new passport/ID-card.
Processing time and collection
Normal processing time is about two weeks. You must collect your passport in person at the Embassy or at a Consulate. Parents/Legal Guardians may collect passports/ID-cards for their children under 18, provided they can identify themselves (passport or photo ID).
Opening hours for scheduled appointments
Monday 9 — 12 am and 2 — 3 pm
Tuesday 9 — 12 am
Wednesday 2 — 4 pm
Thursday 9 — l2 am
Friday 9 — 12 am
There is a Drop-in Service during the above hours for collection of passports/ID-cards, driving licenses and very urgent applications. The passport section will require evidence of urgency.
Telephone and e-mail
General passport queries (no appointments)
Tuesdays and Fridays from 2 — 3 pm on telephone number 0207 917 6410
E-mail address: ambassaden.london-pass@foreign.ministry.se
Please note
- All documents must be submitted in original.
- The law on Swedish citizenship changed on 1 July 2001 and now allows dual nationality. However, according to the previous law, a person automatically lost his/her Swedish nationality, if he/she applied for and was granted another nationality. Therefore, if you left Sweden before 1 January 1998, you need to submit a letter of - Non-Acquisition of British Citizenship — when you apply for, or renew a Swedish passport/ID-card. This applies whether you apply in Sweden or at the Embassy in the UK. An application without this document will not be accepted.
However, the above does not apply, if you obtained your British citizenship automatically through one of your parents.
A letter of Non-Acquisition of British Citizenship may be obtained from the UK Border Agency:
UK Border Agency
- Passports are issued according to the information available in the Swedish Population Register. If in doubt, particularly about your names and place of birth, please check the details in the register before you apply for a passport/ID-card and bring an up-to-date copy of the registration (personbevis) to the Embassy. You may contact the Population Register (Folkbokföringen) at Skatteverket, by phone 0046 8 564 85 160 or visit the website of the Swedish Tax Agency:
Swedish Tax Agency