Application for Coordination Number

For Swedish children born abroad, a requisition of a coordination number must be submitted before it is possible to apply for a Swedish passport.

Please note, ordering coordination numbers at an Embassy or Consulate may only be done for passport purposes.

The application is free of charge and can only be carried out by the embassy/consulate general (private individuals cannot order coordination numbers for their children themselves).

An appointment must be booked for coordination number registration requisition. You may do so via email; ambassaden.addis-abeba-consular@regeringskansliet.se

The following documents are required in original:

• Name application form SKV 7750, signed by both parents. It must also include a postal address. Please download and print. Sign it using a pen, no electronic signatures are accepted.
• Form "Verification of Swedish Citizenship" must be printed, completed and signed by the Swedish citizen parent. Please note that it should be completed with information pertaining to the parent, not the child. 

The following is required when applying for a coordination number: 

• Both parents and the child must be present at time of application along with parents’ valid passport/ID Document.
• The official birth certificate for the child (both parents names must be mentioned on the certificate). The certificate cannot be issued later than one year after the child is born. If it is issued later a hospital or gynaecologist statement regarding the birth of the child must be presented.
• The parents' marriage certificate if they were married when the child was born. If the parents were not married to each other when the child was born, a judgment on paternity acknowledgment.
• For mothers registered in Sweden, a certificate from the doctor certifying the pregnancy.
• Proof that the Swedish parent was a Swedish citizen when the child was born.
• Other home country passport for the child, if available.
• Swedish citizenship certificate for a child born before April 1, 2015, to a Swedish father who is not married to the foreign mother. Read more, on the Swedish Migration Agency's website
• All documents must be original documents and legalized by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Addis Ababa. Documents in local language must be translated and legalized.

The embassy may request additional documents when needed. The processing time is approximately 3 months if the application is complete.

After the application has been submitted to the embassy, the case is forwarded to the Swedish Tax Agency for decision. When a decision on the coordination number has been received, it is time to book an appointment to complete the passport application.

Information on applying for a passport for minors can be found here.

It is the applicant's responsibility to prove his/her Swedish citizenship and to acquire all the requested documents.