Passports for Children

The child must already have a personal ID number or a coordination number to apply for a passport/national ID-card. You cannot schedule an appointment to apply for a passport until the child has been assigned a personal ID number or a coordination number.

Passport Appointments - Book Online
In order to apply for/renew a passport or national ID card at the Embassy in Washington DC or at the Consulate General in New York or in San Francisco, you must schedule an appointment online. You book your appointment using the link below.

Please note that a verification of Swedish citizenship is conducted every time you apply for a passport. The instructions on this website apply regardless if you apply for a passport for the first time of if you are renewing an existing passport.

The following documentation must be presented:

• The form "Verification of Swedish Citizenship" /"Uppgift för utredning av svenskt medborgarskap" – downloaded, completed and printed prior to your appointment. All applicants must complete this, no exceptions. Sign it using a pen, no electronic signatures are accepted.
• Written consent of both legal guardians, on a separate authorization form "Guardian Certificate", which must signed before witnesses prior to the appointment. Please be sure to write the child's coordination number (or personnummer) on this form; it is not valid without the number. If a parent does not have a Swedish personal ID number, put his/her date of birth instead. The form is valid for 1 month. Sign it using a pen, no electronic signatures are accepted.
• The old Swedish passport, valid or expired.
• Non-Swedish passport, e.g. US passport, if the child holds another citizenship. 
• If you never had a Swedish passport, a document from the Tax Agency stating your personal ID number/coordination number must be presented instead. 
• Birth certificate in original for all children born outside of Sweden, clearly stating names of both parents.
• Original documentation proving U.S. resident status (visa, ESTA or green card) or how U.S. citizenship was acquired (U.S. birth certificate, Certificate of Citizenship or Consular Report of Birth Abroad), or certified copy of same:
  • U.S. birth certificate if born in the U.S.
  • Certificate of Citizenship if applicant became a U.S. citizen by application (naturalization), or naturalization certificate of parent(s) along with a birth certificate.
  • Consular Report of Birth Abroad, if born outside of the U.S. and acquired U.S. citizenship at birth through a U.S. citizen parent.
• Marriage certificate if parents are married (or certified copy of same)
• Passports or other valid photo ID with a clearly visible signature of both legal guardians (or certified copy of same). Swedish passport for Swedish parent is required.
• Swedish parent must present original documentation proving U.S. resident status (visa, ESTA or green card) or how U.S. citizenship was acquired (U.S. birth certificate, Certificate of Naturalization or Consular Report of Birth Abroad), or certified copy of same. NOTE: A US passport is not sufficient.
• If legal custody has been granted to one parent or to another person, legal proof of guardianship must be submitted with the application.
• Citizenship documentation (medborgarskapsbevis) stating the date Swedish citizenship was acquired. NOTE - this is only applicable for applicants who were not born Swedish citizens through their Swedish citizen parent(s). You can email the Tax Agency servicejouren@skatteverket.se to find out the date of acquisition.
• If you want to change names in the passport, an application for a change of name must first be approved by the Swedish Tax Agency.

> The fee for a passport ($152) and can be paid with Visa or Mastercard. Cash in exact change is also acceptable.

>The new passport is normally ready in 3-4 weeks. The passport must be picked up in person by a legal guardian; it cannot be delivered by mail. The child does not need to be present. Bring the child's old passport when you pick up the new passport. The parent/legal guardian must present valid ID.

>The new passport may be picked up at any Swedish consulate/embassy in the world, or at a police station in Sweden for an additional fee. 

>For pickup of a new passport at a consulate/embassy other than the one at which the application was submitted, there is a shipping fee payable at time of application and an additional processing fee payable at time of pick-up.

>Do not bring passport photos. All applicants are digitally photographed on site.

Schedule Appointment
Be sure to state your phone number in the following format: 0019175550000, no spaces or hyphens.

>Requests for coordination numbers may not be submitted during an appointment scheduled to apply for a passport.

>Did you download and print the forms "Verification of Swedish Citizenship" and "Guardian Certificate"? If not, do it now - both must be completed before you arrive to your appointment. 

>Book appointment at the Embassy of Sweden in Washington DC
Please schedule your passport appointment through the above link, available appointments may be scheduled until February 28, 2025. Appointments for March 2025 will be available on January 6, 2025, at 12noon EST. If no appointments are visible in the above link, we are unfortunately fully booked and we kindly ask you to check back at a later date.
 

>Book appointment at the Consulate General of Sweden in New York 
Please schedule your passport appointment through the above link. Available appointments may be scheduled until February 28, 2025. Appointments for March 2025 will be available on January 6, 2024, at 12noon EST. If no appointments are visible in the above link, we are unfortunately fully booked and we kindly ask you to check back at a later date.

> Book appointment at the Consulate General of Sweden in San Francisco 
Please schedule your passport appointment through the above link. Appointments for March 2025 will be released on January 2 at 12 noon PDT. If no appointments are visible in the above link, we are unfortunately fully booked and we kindly ask you to check back at a later date. 

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CERTIFIED COPIES
If you choose to submit certified copies of required documentation instead of original documents make sure that the copy is be certified by a notary public as being a "True copy of the original document"  (you may not certify the document yourself) and carry the signature and official stamp of said notary public. We recommended that you instead bring all original documents when submitting an application.