Apply for citizenship – for children who are Nordic citizens

Here is information on how children under 18 years of age who are citizens of Denmark, Finland, Iceland or Norway can become Swedish citizens. You as the child’s parent/legal guardian file a notification of citizenship with the County Administrative Board.

File a noti­fi­ca­tion with the County Admi­nist­ra­tive Board

Requi­re­ments for citi­zenship

For the child to become a Swedish citizen through notification, the child must

• have lived in Sweden for the past three years
• be under 18 years old.

Keep in mind that all requirements must be met when the notification is filed.

The notification must be made by the child’s parent/legal guardian(s). If the child has more than one parent/legal guardian, the other parent/legal guardian must also sign the notification.

If the child has turned 12 years of age, the child must sign the application as an expression that he or she wants to become a Swedish citizen.