Contact and opening hours

The embassy is currently experiencing issues with our card payments. At present we only accept bank transfers or cash payments. Please note that we have limited change, and we therefore ask all visitors to pay with exact amounts in cash. Thank you for your understanding.

Updated information will follow once we have resolved these issues.

Please note that all times below refer to local time in the UK.

RECEPTION: General enquiries

Telephone hours: 9 - 11 am, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 020 7917 6400

E-mail: embassy.london@gov.se 

Visiting hours: 9 am - 12 noon, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Booked appointments only after 12 noon.

CONSULAR: Assistance to Swedish citizens abroad, passports, coordination numbers etc.

Email: ambassaden.london-pass@gov.se

Appointments:

The Embassy books passport appointments manually. We book the appointments in the order in which we receive the e-mails requesting a passport appointment.

Coordination number appointments are booked online.

Collection of passports/ID cards: 9 am - 12 noon, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

2 - 3 pm Thursday: additional opening time for passport collection

You do not need to book an appointment to collect your passport/ID card.

Provisional passports: 9 - 11 am, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (NB: An emergency passport is only issued for urgent matters and very imminent journeys. Extra documentation is required. More information here.)

You do not need to book an appointment to apply for a provisional passport.

MIGRATION: Questions about migration to Sweden

Email: ambassaden.london-migration@gov.se

Appointments, residence permits: Book an appointment by emailing the migration section (NB: Applications for visas are handled exclusively by VFS Global)

Telephone hours: 2 - 3 pm, Thursday, 020 7917 6418.

Visiting hours: 9 am - 12 noon, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (leaving biometric data, picking up of residence card, more information here)

The Embassy is closed on the following days:

2024

24 December
25 December
26 December
31 December

2025

1 January
6 January
12 February
18 April
21 April
1 May
5 May
26 May
20 June
25 August
24 December
25 December
26 December
31 December