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Swedish citizenship for Nordic citizens between the age of 18 and 20

If you are a Nordic citizen and have turned 18 but not reached 20, you can submit notification of Swedish citizenship. The county administrative board will process your notification.
You can submit a notification if you:
  • are a citizen of Denmark, Finland, Iceland or Norway
  • are between the age of 18 and 20
  • have lived in Sweden since the day you turned 13.

All these requirements must be fulfilled.

If you have children
Your children who are residents in Sweden, will become Swedish citizens at the same time as you if:

  • you have sole custody of the child or children or
  • you share custody with the other parent and he or she is a Swedish citizen or the other parent will become a Swedish citizen at the same time as you.

Submitting notification


Use the form Notification of Swedish citizenship for persons who have turned 18 but are under 20 (Anmälan om svenskt medborgarskap för person som har fyllt 18 men inte 20 år), no. 304041. You submit notification to the county administrative board in the county where you are registered. You must enclose:
  • a civic registration certificate (no more than two months old) for you and your child/children born in Sweden. The personal registration certificate is called Application for Swedish citizenship (Ansökan om svenskt medborgarskap) and you can order it from the Swedish Tax Agency.
  • receipt for payment of the notification fee or document confirming that you have paid via the Internet, for example.

If you enclose original documents, you should send your notification as registered post. All copies which are enclosed are to be certified.

Fee


Your notification costs SEK 175. To find out how to pay, contact the county administrative board to which you will submit your notification.

After decision


The county administrative board will send the decision to you. If you have become a Swedish citizen and wish to apply for a Swedish passport, you must apply to the police.
Sidan senast uppdaterad: 2012-04-24