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Travel documents

If you have been recognised as a refugee under the 1951 Geneva Convention, or if you are applying for refugee status, you can apply to the Swedish Migration Board for a travel document. Persons who are stateless and meet the requirements of the 1954 New York Convention can apply for another type of travel document.

Requirements for obtaining a travel document
Application for a travel document

Under the 1951 Geneva Convention, a travel document will allow you to travel to all countries except your country of origin or the country from where you have fled. This limitation will be entered in to the travel document.

The travel document satisfies EU passport requirements. This means that it has a computer chip to store the holder's personal details, fingerprints and a passport photograph.

Requirements for obtaining a travel document

In order to obtain a travel document you must be:

recognised as a refugee in accordance with the 1951 Geneva Convention, or are applying to be one

stateless and meet the requirements of the 1954 New York Convention. A declaration of refugee status is not required here.

Your husband or wife and your children under the age of 18 can under certain circumstances also receive a travel document if they have a permanent residence permit in Sweden. A person under the age of 18 must normally have the consent of his/her parents or guardians to acquire a travel document.

Application for a travel document

You apply for a travel document by completing the form Application for travel document, no. 109021.

You can hand in an application in person at any of the Swedish Migration Board permit units. You do not need to book in advance. Note that the Permit Unit in Solna has other routines.

The Swedish Migration Board will obtain information from the police criminal records when your application for a travel document is being considered.

Make sure your application is complete

Our chances of quickly processing your case increase if your application is complete and you have enclosed all the necessary documentation:

any passport issued previously
other documents confirming your identity
possible proof of a permanent residence permit
consent of the parents/guardians when the application is for a child under the age of 18.

The Swedish Migration Board will take your photograph and fingerprints when you submit your application.

Application fee

If the Swedish Migration Board grants your application for a travel document you must pay SEK 350 when you collect it.

Waiting time

From the date on which the Swedish Migration Board has granted your application it normally takes one to two weeks to produce a travel document.

When you collect your passport

Please note that you must collect your travel document in person. If you are under 18, your parents/guardians can collect your passport, without you being present. If you have turned 15, you can collect the passport yourself if the custodian admits it and it is noted when you submit the application. When you collect the passport you need to show an approved identification.