Notification to regain Swedish citizenship

If you have lost or been released from your Swedish citizenship, you may, under certain conditions, regain it by submitting a notification or application.

Nordic citizens

If you have lost your Swedish citizenship by operation of law, or have been released from your Swedish citizenship following an application, you can apply to have it reinstated.

How to file a notification

Fill in the form:

Anmälan om att återfå svenskt medborgarskap – För medborgare i Danmark, Finland, Island eller Norge [Notification of Swedish citizenship for a citizen of Denmark, Finland, Iceland or Norway] (307031, only in Swedish)pdf, 812.9 kB. pdf, 566.3 kB, opens in new window.

Send the notification to:

Migrationsverket
Medborgarskapsenheten
601 70 Norrköping

Fee

Fee for a notification to regain Swedish citizenship: SEK 475

Pay the notification fee

Once we have received your application, we will contact you via email or letter with information on how to make the payment and how much you must pay.

After the decision

The Swedish Migration Agency will send you the decision. If you have become a Swedish citizen and want to apply for a Swedish passport, you should contact the police.

If you have children who live in Sweden

If you have children who live in Sweden, under certain conditions, they can automatically become Swedish citizens. Read more on the page:

Automatic citizenship for children

If you lost your citizenship at the age of 22

When the Swedish Migration Agency assesses your application to regain Swedish citizenship, and thereby EU citizenship, we take into account your individual situation and that of your family. We investigate the consequences of the loss of Swedish citizenship from an EU law perspective. For example, your family might be split up if you can no longer stay in a country once you are no longer an EU citizen. We base our assessment on what your situation was like up until your 22nd birthday. The EU law perspective is relevant if you lost your Swedish citizenship after 1 January 1995, the date on which Sweden joined the EU.

You can submit your application once you have turned 22. If the Swedish Migration Agency decides to regain your Swedish citizenship, the decision will take effect from your 22nd birthday.

Prepare this before you apply

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Correctly made copies of your passport
Read more about what the passport copies must show

Proof of Swedish citizenship
If you have become a Swedish citizen following an application or notification.

For those who have been Swedish citizens but not citizens of another EU country

You will need to provide documents showing that you were eligible for Swedish citizenship when you turned 22 due to ties to another EU country, for example

documents showing your right to reside in an EU country
documents showing your residence within the EU
certificates showing that you worked in an EU country
study certificates showing that you studied in an EU country
documents showing extended stays with close relatives in an EU country
other documents you wish to submit.

How to apply

Fill in the form:

Anmälan om att återfå svenskt medborgarskap [Notification of Swedish citizenship] (302011, only in Swedish) pdf, 633.7 kB, opens in new window.

Submit your application

Submit your application to the nearest Swedish embassy or consulate-general.

If you are visiting Sweden, you can send your application to:

Migrationsverket
Medborgarskapsenheten
601 70 Norrköping

There is no fee for applying to regain your Swedish citizenship.

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News

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New rules for Swedish citizenship from 6 June 2026

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