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Were you born in Sweden?
Benefits
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Swedish passport and ID
Swedish citizens can get a Swedish passport and national ID card by proving their identity and citizenship.
Live in Sweden for life
Swedish citizens have an unconditional right to enter and live in Sweden.
Citizenship has no expiry date, and moving abroad does not by itself end it.
Work in Sweden
Swedish citizens have an unconditional right to work in Sweden.
Citizenship is required for police work, professional Armed Forces employment and some other jobs.
Get help abroad
Sweden is your main source of help abroad.
Outside the EU, if Sweden has no embassy or consulate, another EU country’s embassy can help with an emergency travel document, arrest, serious illness, crime, disaster or death.
Your other citizenship may limit Sweden’s access to you.
Vote and run for office
From age 18, Swedish citizens who live or have lived in Sweden can vote in national elections and referendums.
Swedish citizens can also stand for election to the Riksdag, Sweden’s parliament.
How to apply
Applying by mailApplying by mail
Download the application form
Download form 319011, “Anmälan om svenskt medborgarskap – För statslöst barn som är fött i Sverige och bor här.” The form is in Swedish.
Download the formFill in the form
Your custodian or custodians fill in the form and all sign or approve it. If you are 12 or older, you must also sign to agree.
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Gather your documents
Your custodians should prepare the required documents for the Swedish Migration Agency.
See required documentsMail your application package
Your custodians should mail the completed, signed form and documents to Migrationsverket, Medborgarskapsenheten, 601 70 Norrköping, Sweden. Copies should be clear and easy to read.
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Pay the application fee
After receiving the form, the Migration Agency will contact your custodians by email or letter with instructions for paying the SEK 175 fee. No fee is due if you are stateless and have a refugee-status declaration, or if you are a stateless refugee with a travel document from the Agency.
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Wait for the decision
Your custodians should respond if the Migration Agency asks for more information or documents. If your application is approved, you can apply for a Swedish passport; if it is refused, your custodians can follow the appeal instructions in the decision.
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Documents needed
Required to applyRequired to apply
Residence permit evidence
Provide evidence of your residence permit or other qualifying residence status. The evidence you need depends on your status. If you are a family member of an EU or EEA citizen, the form also asks for additional documents.
Application form
Your custodians must complete and sign form 319011, which is in Swedish. If you are 12 or older, you must also sign to give your consent. If you have a specially appointed representative or guardian, attach the decision from the municipal chief guardian committee.
Copy of your passport or ID *
Give a clear copy of your passport, national identity card or other identity document. The form asks for the document type, the office that issued it and the date it was issued.
* Only if you have an identity document and the form asks for a copy.
Considerations
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Defence service
Swedish citizens have a defence duty from the start of the year they turn 16 to the end of the year they turn 70, including when abroad.
It can involve military, civil or other service in a crisis or war.
Citizens registered in Sweden generally complete a questionnaire in the year they turn 18; some are selected for further assessment or training.
Citizenship can be lost
If born abroad and never resident in Sweden, you can lose citizenship at 22 if you lack a sufficient connection to Sweden.
This does not happen if you would have no citizenship or have lived in certain Nordic countries for at least seven years.
You can ask to give up citizenship; possible further reasons for taking it away are being studied.
Discuss
Online communitiesOnline communities
Uppehållstillstånd och svenskt medborgarskap
Swedish Facebook group for people interested in Swedish citizenship and visas
Join on FacebookLife in Sweden. Moving to Sweden.
English Facebook group for people living in Sweden interested in Swedish local life
Join on Facebookr/TillSverige
English Reddit group for people living in Sweden interested in Swedish visas
Join on RedditConsultation
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