Swedish Passport Renewal In USA (2023) – Cost & How

Swedish living in the United States of America can apply for/renew a Swedish international passport right there in USA, as far as they can fulfill necessary requirements stipulated by the Foreign Mission in the country.

Swedish passport renewal in USA costs just $177 and it can be done either at the Embassy of Sweden which is located in Washington DC, or at the Consulate General that is located in New York.

Swedish Passport Renewal In USA – Cost & How

First, it should be noted that Sweden is one of the countries making use of the ePassport (electronic passport). That is, there is a computer chip which contains the information of the person, and it is inserted on the passport. Therefore, when making your passport application, you must be in the Embassy or Consulate General in person, so they can get your digital photo and fingerprints right there.

You are expected to book an appointment before visiting any of the Missions for your passport renewal. This is applicable for both the Embassy in Washington DC and the Consulate General in New York. You can book your passport appointment online, and see to it that you visit on the same date. The Mission have also made it known that only applicants with a personal ID number/personnummer can book a passport appointment (a coordination number can also be utilized).

Here are the necessary documents you must bring along when applying for your new Swedish international passport (as far as you are an applicant who is 18 years and above):

1. A Copy of a Verification of Swedish Citizenship form. You are expected to download the form online and input the right details only. You must come with a copy of the completed form when visiting the Embassy or Consulate General office on the day of your appointment.
2. Your current passport. Even if it is not yet expired (but perhaps you need a new one because it’s out of visa pages), you have to submit it for a new one to be processed for you.
3. A valid photo ID belonging to you (it can either be Swedish or American). Additionally, it must carry a clearly visible signature.
4. Proof of U.S resident status. You can submit your green card, ESTA, or your long-term American visa. If you have a U.S citizenship, you can bring the proof along (Consular Report of Birth Abroad, Certificate of Naturalization, or U.S birth certificate). It should also be added that the Mission already insisted that they won’t make use of a U.S passport.
5. Proof of Swedish Citizenship. If you were not born Swedish, but you became one by Naturalization, you are expected to state the date you acquired your Swedish Citizenship. Applicants in this category can order a copy of this certificate which clearly spelt out the day they acquired their citizenship from the Migration Agency.
6. The Passport Fee, which is just $177. You can pay in cash, and via Visa or MasterCard.

Additionally, anyone who became a citizen of another country via Naturalization (as far as this was done before July 1st 2001), such is expected to submit documents from the Swedish Migration Agency to prove that they didn’t let go of their Swedish Citizenship. Also, if you fall in a category where you were born outside of Sweden and have never lived there (and you don’t even visit the country regularly), then you must submit proof of retention of Swedish Citizenship.

Also, applicants interested in changing the name in their passport are expected to make an application for a change of name which must be adequately approved by the Swedish Tax Agency.

Swedish Passport Renewal For Children

Minors under age 18 are to be accompanied by not less than a legal guardian before they can be attended to, either in the Embassy of Sweden at Washington DC or the Swedish Consulate General in New York. The minor is expected to have obtained a personal ID number or a coordination number, as they won’t be able to book a passport appointment at the Embassy or Consulate General without their own unique personal ID number or a coordination number.

You then can schedule an appointment online and visit the Embassy of Sweden or the Swedish Consulate General on the day of the appointment, with the following documentation:

1. A Verification of Swedish Citizenship form. This can be downloaded online, and it should be filled with the right details only.
2. Guardian Certificate which should carry a written consent of both legal guardians on a separate authorization form. It should be noted that this certificate is only valid for a month, and it should be signed before two different witnesses before the appointment.
3. The old passport (it doesn’t matter if it is valid or expired).
4. Original birth certificate, if the minor was born outside Sweden. The names of the parents should be clearly stated on the certificate.
5. Proof of U.S resident status. You can submit your green card, ESTA, or your long-term American visa. If you have a U.S citizenship, you can bring the proof along (Consular Report of Birth Abroad, Certificate of Naturalization, or U.S birth certificate). If the minor was born in the United States of America, a U.S birth certificate should be fine. If the child became a citizen of the United States by application, then a Certificate of Citizenship should do the job. If however they were born outside the United States and were only able to become American at birth via a USA citizen parent, you can bring a Consular Report of Birth Abroad.
6. Marriage Certificate of the child’s parents
7. A valid photo ID belonging to the applicant. However, the parents still have to submit their own Swedish passport.
8. Parents of the applicant (which must be Swedish) are to submit proofs of their U.S resident status or U.S citizenship. The Embassy or Consulate General won’t permit only a U.S passport.
9. Legal proof of guardianship, in cases where legal custody was given to one parent.
10. Swedish citizenship documentation

Also note that if the applicant want to change names in their new passport, they are to submit an application for a change of name which should be approved by the Swedish Tax Agency.

Additionally, for folks who are going to be submitting certified copies of demanded documents in the place of the original ones, they must see to it that the copy they will submit is certified first by a notary public (“True copy of the original document”). This should also come with the official stamp and signature of the notary public that attested.

Emergency Swedish Passport In USA

There are cases where people lost their international passport and they need it for urgent reasons. For instance, the person may have to travel very urgently for one reason or another. In such a case, they are permitted to apply for an emergency passport.

This types are specially granted to those who are really deserving, and you must prove that you are deserving it can be issued to you too. Note that they are temporal, as they have limited validity. Also, they are non-machine readable.

Emergency passports are granted in an A4-size format. They are only valid for a single trip, either when traveling to Sweden or when going back to the country you reside. You should also note that this is simply a travel document, and it’s not thus equivalent to an ID.

Swedish living in the United States of America with a good reason to get an emergency passport can obtain one at the Embassy of Sweden in Washington DC, or in the Consulate General located in New York. You can also apply at any of the several Honorary Consulates in different parts of the country.

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Closing

Swedish Passport Renewal in USA is very simple, as far as you are following the instructions given already. You can get it done in the Embassy of Sweden located in Washington DC, or the Consulate General in New York. It is also interesting to note that if all things are equal, your new passport should be ready for collection in about two weeks after making a successful application (although the processing duration may be longer when it’s Christmas and New Year holidays).

You are to pick up your new passport in person at the Embassy or Consulate-General’s office since they won’t send it by mail to you. When you are doing this, you must submit your old passport to get the new one.

Another interesting thing to note is that you can pick up your new passport in a Swedish Embassy or Consulate-General different from the one application was earlier made. However, you should know that you have to pay a shipping fee at the time of application, as well as an additional processing fee when getting the passport.