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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 315011, “Anmälan om svenskt medborgarskap för den som har fyllt 18 men inte 21 år”. The form is in Swedish.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the documents for your citizenship notification.
See required documentsFill in the form
Fill in and sign the notification form yourself.
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Mail your application package
Mail your signed form and any requested documents to the Migration Agency’s Citizenship Unit. The agency must receive your notification before your 21st birthday.
Get the mailing addressPay the fee
After receiving your notification, the Migration Agency will send you payment instructions by email or letter; pay as instructed. You do not pay a fee if you are stateless and have a refugee-status declaration, or if you are a stateless refugee with a travel document issued by the agency.
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Track your case
Log in to My Page to follow your case if it is available there.
Open My PageWait for the decision
Wait for the Migration Agency to send its decision to your registered address. If the agency asks for more information or an original document check, follow the instructions in its letter.
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Receive your certificate
If your notification is approved, you will receive a citizenship certificate. You can then apply for a Swedish passport.
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Documents needed
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Application form
Complete and sign form 315011, the citizenship notification form for a stateless person born in Sweden who is aged 18 to 20. The form is in Swedish.
Proof of residence history *
Prepare copies of evidence showing how long you have lived in Sweden. Follow the Migration Agency’s instructions if it asks you to send it.
* Only if the Migration Agency asks for it.
Proof of residence status *
Prepare a copy of evidence of your residence permit, residence status, right of residence or residence card. Follow the Migration Agency’s instructions if it asks you to send it.
* Only if the Migration Agency asks for it.
Proof of birth *
Prepare a copy of your Swedish birth record or other official evidence that you were born in Sweden. Follow the Migration Agency’s instructions if it asks you to send it.
* Only if the Migration Agency asks for it.
Proof of statelessness *
Prepare copies of evidence showing that you have been stateless since birth. Follow the Migration Agency’s instructions if it asks you to send it.
* Only if the Migration Agency asks for it.
Passport or ID *
Bring the original passport or identity card named in the Migration Agency’s request. Do not mail an original identity document unless the Agency specifically tells you to.
* Only if the Migration Agency asks to check your identity.
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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