Minors – extra documents

Minors are anyone under 18 years of age.

The forms must be completed in Swedish or in English. The forms must be signed and in original. If a child is applying for a visa and will be travelling without his/her custodian/s, a birth certificate and a written consent by the custodian/s with a stamp of a Notary public must be presented in original and with a copy of each document. All other attached documents, except a receipt of paid visa fee if the applicant submits his/her documents at the Embassy and special documents for specific travel purposes, can be copies. Documents regarding an application for a Schengen visa need to be translated.

You must have:

• The documents required by all visa applicants. Read more under ‘Required documents’. Visa applications for minors must be signed by their custodians
• The original of a birth certificate and a copy
• For children that are travelling without or with only one parent, the following documents should be presented together with the visa application: A written consent from the parent/parents (not travelling with the child) is needed. The original of the written consent must have a stamp of a Notary public and has to be presented together with a copy. In the document, it should be clearly stated that the consent is valid for all Schengen countries. In case of a single entry visa, it should be clearly stated that the consent is valid for the whole duration of stay in Schengen plus another 15 days (a so-called “period of grace”, a specific time period of 15 days which is always added to the validity period of a single entry visa).If there is only one custodian, a birth certificate, decision from court about sole custody, death certificate or other document has to be presented to prove this
•  Copies of the internal or national passport of both parents.