Coordination number for children born in Cameroon

The child must be presented to the Embassy in Abuja together with, at least, one parent.
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Step 1: Ensure all relevant documents are prepared for the visit.
Step 2: Book an appointment and visit the Embassy for application. Child and at least one parents to attend.
Step 3: Await notification from Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) that the number is ready.
Step 4: When the Coordination number is ready (takes about 6-8 weeks), make an appointment at the Embassy in Abuja to take biometric data for the issuance of an ordinary passport. If the Embassy has agreed to issue an emergency passport, contact the Embassy about the travel plans.
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The following documents, shown in original, are required for the application. (Please note that the parents may be requested to provide further documentation upon request):

• Official Birth Certificate that shows both parents names, when the document is in French an authorized translation to English is needed.
• A certified copy of the birth certificate, certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Yaoundé.
• Proof of pregnancy or birth records from clinic/midwife/doctor/hospital, showing place of birth and who was present at the birth.
• Marriage Certificate (if the parents are married), when the document is in French an authorized translation to English is needed, and
• A certified copy of the Marriage certificate, certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Yaoundé.
• Paternity Confirmation in those cases where only the father is a Swedish citizen and when the parents are not married at the time of the child’s birth. This also applies when the parents are married after the birth of the child. We accept a “Declaration of recognition of child/Declaration de reconnaissance d’enfant”. When the document is in French an authorized translation to English is needed.
• Passport of both parents (from Sweden and Cameroon if applicable), copies of pages showing arrival and departure stamps for visits to Cameroon will be made by the Embassy
• Form 7750 for” Notification of Name” Förnamn och efternamn – Ansökan”, filled in and signed by both parents.
  Download the form here (only in Swedish).
• Information for verification of Swedish citizenship filled in by the Swedish parent to reflect the details of the Swedish parent.
  Download the form here.
• IWC-card (Infant Welfare Card), if this is available. Other documents that relates to the child’s identity are encouraged to be submitted as supporting document.
• Cameroonian passport for the child, if available.
• Certification of identity of the child, if no means of valid passport/ID-document, including one newly taken passport photo, to be filled by one of the parents. A form for this will be made available at the appointment.
• Proof of Swedish citizenship issued by The Migration Agency, only for children that have obtained their citizenship by notification or application**.

*A child will automatically become a Swedish citizen if it is born after April 1, 2015 and one of the parents are a Swedish Citizen.
If the child is born before April 1, 2015, the following applies: The child will become a Swedish citizen if born to a Swedish mother or if the father is a Swedish citizen and the parents were married at the time of birth of the child. A child is also a Swedish citizen if the parents marry after the birth of the child, provided that the father was a Swedish citizen before the child was born. In that case both marriage certificate and paternity confirmation (Court order) is requested. The child will be a Swedish citizen from the date of the marriage. 

** For a child of a foreign mother and a Swedish father (born before April 1 2015) who are not married, to become a Swedish citizen, a notification of citizenship is required. Read more on The Migration Agency website. www.migrationsverket.se