{"id":5947,"date":"2017-11-10T10:41:01","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T09:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/?p=5947"},"modified":"2020-06-03T14:10:57","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T13:10:57","slug":"swedish-citizenship-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/swedish-citizenship-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden: Citizenship Requirements &#8211; How to Become a Swedish Citizen &#8211; (Not That Serious)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5950\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Swedish-citizenship-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5950 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Swedish-citizenship-1-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"Swedish citizenship passport requirements\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Swedish-citizenship-1-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Swedish-citizenship-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Swedish-citizenship-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Swedish-citizenship-1-1240x930.jpeg 1240w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Swedish-citizenship-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Swedish passport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Disclaimer: For serious information about <em>how to apply for Swedish citizenship<\/em>, go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.migrationsverket.se\/English\/Private-individuals\/Becoming-a-Swedish-citizen\/Citizenship-for-adults\/How-to-apply.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">migrationsverket<\/a>. The purpose of this site, you&#8217;re reading right now, is entertainment, not accuracy. Just so you can&#8217;t say I didn&#8217;t tell you early enough! :)<\/p>\n<h2>Swedish citizenship<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Sweden is a beautiful country<\/strong>. Vast nature, friendly people and the songs of ABBA on almost every radio station, every day.\u00a0And, as we recently found out, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Good_Country_Index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">number one in the Good Country Index<\/a>. With other words, <strong>Sweden is good, really good<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>No surprise then that you might want to migrate to Sweden and apply for citizenship to get one of those desirable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.passportindex.org\/byRank.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swedish passports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/benefits-swedish-citizenship-advantages-passport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Benefits of Swedish citizenship, here<\/a><\/p><div id=\"hejsw-2602930605\" class=\"hejsw-content-sfa-desktop-and-tablet-1 hejsw-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3eu3RS1\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Book about Sweden - How to be Swedish\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1.png\" alt=\"Book about Sweden - How to be Swedish\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1.png 900w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1-800x600.png 800w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Swedish citizenship by application, requirements<\/h2>\n<p>To receive Swedish citizenship you have to fulfil the following requirements<\/p>\n<h4>Thou shall &#8230;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Be able to prove your identity<\/strong><br \/>\nChoose between an old-fashioned way, by sending\u00a0 your old passport in an envelop. Or, more modern, send a selfie video via Snapchat to any employee at the migration board. You should choose the second paper-free alternative. Because\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/love-swedish-nature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swedes love nature<\/a>. Trees are a big part of Swedish nature. Paper is made of dead trees.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Have reached the age of 18<\/strong><br \/>\nJust send them at least 18 photos that show you on different <a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/swedes-celebrate-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christmas<\/a> events. Doesn&#8217;t have to be chronologically, just images where you seem to be of different age and wear different ugly sweaters.<br \/>\nSwedes are trustworthy, <a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/honesty-in-sweden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">honest people<\/a>. And they believe that you are too.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Have a permanent residence permit, a right of residence or residence card in Sweden<br \/>\n<\/strong>Now, it&#8217;s getting a little more complicated, which is primarily due to the fact that &#8211; with the attempt to mention all necessary information within as little space as possible &#8211; this sentence happened to become a bit longer than the previous ones.<br \/>\nDid it still manage to answer your question how to get a Swedish 1) <em>residence permit<\/em>, 2) <em>right of residence<\/em>, or 3) <em>residence card<\/em> anyways?<br \/>\nNo. Probably not.<br \/>\nSometimes things simply don&#8217;t make sense. Even in Sweden.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Have fulfilled the requirements for period of residence (lived in Sweden for a specified period)<\/strong><br \/>\nTo spend that required period time in Sweden, make use of the Swedish <a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/swedish-right-of-public-access-allemansratten-freedom-to-roam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>allemansr\u00e4tt<\/em><\/a> &#8211; &#8220;the everyman&#8217;s right&#8221;.<br \/>\nThis means, every man has the right to stay a night in <em>any<\/em> Swedish home.<br \/>\nSince early 2017, shortly after some Swedes organized a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vasaloppet.se\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">30 km long protest march<\/a> from S\u00e4len to Mora, the Swedish <em>riksdag<\/em> included women in this law as well. Now it&#8217;s called <em>allemansochkvinnorsr\u00e4tten<\/em>.<br \/>\nUpdate: A group of gender neutral\/alternative Swedes have announced a protest march in early 2018.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Have conducted yourself well in Sweden<br \/>\n<\/strong>This means, you have behaved well and not offended any Swedish person during your time of residence, for example by jumping the queue at <a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/drink-alcohol-like-a-swede\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Systembolaget<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Another update<\/strong>: Soon, very soon, you will also have to pass a <a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/swedish-citizenship-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Swedish citizenship TEST<br \/>\n<\/strong>Questions and answers, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To understand Sweden and Swedish culture,<\/strong> read my new book &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/htbs-amazon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>How to be Swedish: A Quick Guide to Swedishness &#8211; In 55 Steps<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now on <a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/htbs-amazon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/to\/htbs-adlibris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adlibris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>More about Sweden<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/category\/working-in-sweden\/\">Working in Sweden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/how-to-learn-swedish\/\">Learn the Swedish language, fast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/swedish-gift-ideas\/\">Gift ideas for Sweden lovers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/category\/swedish-food\/\">Typical Swedish food and recipes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/category\/swedish-fashion\/\">Swedish fashion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disclaimer: For serious information about how to apply for Swedish citizenship, go to\u00a0migrationsverket. 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