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Free: Sweden Document Checklist

The standard documents required for most Sweden citizenship applications — birth records, marriage certificates, apostilles, translations. Delivered as a PDF to your email.

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ADVerified96%·May 2026Adoption automatic acquisition (under 12)Lag 2001:82 § 4: child <12 adopted by Swedish citizen acquires citizenship at adoption

ADVerified95%·May 2026Adoption over-12 application pathwayLag 2001:82 § 4 + § 11 application; SFS 2024:424 transitional

ADVerified95%·May 2026International Hague-1993 Convention adoptionLag 2001:82 § 4 + Lag 1997:191 (Hague 1993 implementing)

BTVerified96%·May 2026Foundling presumptionLag 2001:82 § 3: foundling discovered in Sweden presumed Swedish until otherwise proven

BTVerified96%·May 2026Stateless-born child via anmälanLag 2001:82 § 6 + ECN Art 4 + 1961 Convention: stateless born-in-Sweden child acquires by declaration

CBVerified93%·May 2026EU Article 20 TFEU derivative rights (Zambrano)Treaty Article 20 TFEU + Zambrano C-34/09: derivative rights for TCN parents of EU-citizen children

CBVerified95%·May 2026Tjebbes proportionality applied to §14Sweden positions § 14(2) retention as ex-ante Tjebbes-compliant safeguard

CBVerified93%·May 2026Lounes-style dual-EU-cit retentionLounes C-165/16 + post-2001 dual-nat: SE citizen naturalising in another MS retains EU rights symmetrically

CBVerified97%·May 2026Nordic Citizenship Agreement bilateral frameworkHelsinki Treaty 1962-03-23 + Nordic Citizenship Implementation Agreement 2010-09-14

CBVerified94%·May 2026ECN obligations + SE Article 22(b) declarationSE ratified ECN CETS 166 on 2001-06-28 (in-force 2001-10-01); declaration on Article 22(b) age=30

CHVerified97%·May 2026Child declaration with 3-year residenceLag 2001:82 § 7 (2-3y range): child anmälan with hemvist; identity verification if >15

CHVerified97%·May 2026Child declaration 2-year residence (stateless)Lag 2001:82 § 7 stateless variant: 2y residence

CHVerified97%·May 2026Young-adult anmälan ages 18-20Lag 2001:82 § 8: anmälan for ages 18-20 with PUT + hemvist

CHVerified95%·May 2026Children acquire when parent naturalizesLag 2001:82 § 10: minor children with hemvist acquire when parent naturalizes

DEVerified96%·May 2026Descent automatic at birth (post-1979)Lag 2001:82 § 2: child acquires Swedish citizenship at birth if a parent is Swedish citizen

DEVerified97%·May 2026Pre-1979 mother-line restoration cohortLag 1979:139 § 2a transitional: children of Swedish mothers born 1958-07-01 to 1979-06-30 may claim by anmälan

DEVerified93%·May 2026Pre-1979 unmarried-father descentLag 1950:382 paternal jus sanguinis baseline + 1979:139 + 2001:82 § 9 transitional

DEVerified95%·May 2026Decision-includes-minor-children clauseLag 2001:82 § 13: naturalization decision determines if unmarried child <18 acquires citizenship

DNVerified95%·May 2026Migrationsverket denial appeal pathwayLag 2001:82 § 22 + Förvaltningslagen § 44: appeal within 3 weeks

DNVerified95%·May 2026Migrationsöverdomstolen MIG-precedent application12 verified MIG cases on § 11 (MIG 2007:27 → MIG 2021:12)

DNVerified97%·May 2026JO + JK Ombudsman opinionsMultiple JO opinions on processing-time + dröjsmålstalan; JK damages claims

HCVerified93%·May 2026Estonian-Swedes (estlandssvenskar) — DEMOTED~7000 evacuated 1944-09-21; NO codified ethnic restoration pathway

HCVerified95%·May 2026Sweden-Norway 1905 union dissolutionKarlstad Convention 1905-09-23; NO citizenship transitional clause

HCVerified95%·May 2026New Sweden colony 1638-1655 (Delaware)Söderkompaniet 1626; Fort Christina 1638-03-29; Dutch capture 1655

HCVerified97%·May 2026Cabo Corso 1650-1663 (Cape Coast Castle, Ghana)Carloff-Breweda Agreement 29 May 1650; Dutch capture April 1663

HCVerified95%·May 2026Saint-Barthélemy 1784-1878 (1878 cession to France)Acquired 1784 from Louis XVI; sold to France 1878 (referendum 1877 350-1)

HCVerified96%·May 2026Wismar Westphalian-cession context (1648-1903)Westphalia 1648; pledged 1803 (1258000 thalers); Sweden renounced 1903

LOVerified95%·May 2026Voluntary release §15 (befrielse)Lag 2001:82 § 15: voluntary befrielse with foreign-cit acquisition condition

LOVerified95%·May 2026Befrielse of child barnets bästa (NEW SFS 2024:423)Lag 2001:82 § 15a NEW: befrielse of child requires barnets bästa + ≥12 consent

LOVerified95%·May 2026Recall of erroneous befrielse (NEW SFS 2024:423)Lag 2001:82 § 15b NEW: erroneous befrielse decision recalled

LOVerified95%·May 2026Automatic loss at 22 §14 + ECN Article 22(b) age=30Lag 2001:82 § 14: foreign-born loses at 22 unless retention application + ECN Art 22(b) declaration age=30

LOVerified97%·May 2026Loss disapplication Nordic §17Lag 2001:82 § 17: 7y Nordic hemvist disapplies loss

LOVerified95%·May 2026Security-grounds cessation (POST-2026 + SOU 2026:21 contingent)SOU 2026:21 PROPOSES revocation for dual nationals — CONTINGENT on Regeringsformen Ch 2 § 7 amendment for 2028-01-01

LOVerified96%·May 2026§14(2) retention as Tjebbes built-in safeguardSweden official position: § 14(2) retention application = ex-ante Tjebbes-compliant safeguard

NNVerified96%·May 2026Nordic anmälan after 5y (CURRENT — being abolished)Lag 2001:82 §§ 18-19: Nordic citizen acquires by anmälan after 5y; 2026 reform LARGELY ABOLISHES

NNVerified97%·May 2026Nordic 2y reduced naturalization (POST-2026)Lag 2001:82 § 11 reform exception: Nordic citizens 2y reduced

NNVerified97%·May 2026Nordic PUT-waiver §20Lag 2001:82 § 20: PUT requirement waived for Nordic citizens; EEA equated

NNVerified97%·May 2026Nordic loss-disapplication §17 (7y hemvist)Lag 2001:82 § 17: loss provisions disapplied for Nordic-resident with 7y cumulative hemvist

NSVerified96%·May 2026Standard naturalization 5y (CURRENT pre-2026-06-06)Lag 2001:82 § 11: 5-year hemvist + good conduct + identity (range 2-5y per nationality)

NSVerified96%·May 2026Standard naturalization 8y (POST-2026 reform)Lag 2001:82 § 11 amended by Prop 2025/26:175 in-force 2026-06-06: 8y hemvist + 250200 SEK self-sufficiency + tests

NSVerified96%·May 2026Self-sufficiency requirement variant (POST-2026)Lag 2001:82 NEW § 11b: 3 inkomstbasbelopp = 250200 SEK/yr

NSVerified95%·May 2026Civics test requirement (POST-2026; operational 2026-08)Lag 2001:82 NEW § 13 civics test (samhällskunskap) operational ~August 2026

NSVerified95%·May 2026Language test (POST-2026; operational 2027-10-01)Lag 2001:82 NEW § 13 language test (svenska läs+hörförståelse) Phase 1 operational 2027-10-01

NSVerified97%·May 2026Refugee/spouse reduced naturalization (7y POST-2026)Lag 2001:82 § 11 reform exception: refugees + spouses 7y reduced

NSVerified97%·May 2026Stateless reduced naturalization (5y POST-2026)Lag 2001:82 § 11 stateless 5y exception

NSVerified95%·May 2026Income-support disqualification rule (POST-2026)Lag 2001:82 NEW § 11b: ≥6 months försörjningsstöd in 3-yr window disqualifies

NSVerified95%·May 2026Conduct/security tightening (POST-2026)Lag 2001:82 § 11(4) strengthened vandelsprövning; medborgarskapsförordning 7a § Säpo+Polis+Kronofogd

NSVerified96%·May 2026Pending application transition rule (decision-date governs; 100k+ affected)Övergångsbestämmelser: decision-date rule; retroactive single-vote 147-146

REVerified95%·May 2026Restoration §9 (CURRENT — REPEALED 2026-06-06)Lag 2001:82 § 9: 10y total + 2y continuous; REPEALED by Prop 2025/26:175; absorbed into restructured § 14

REVerified96%·May 2026Pre-1979 women lost-by-marriage restorationLag 2001:82 § 9 + § 2a transitional from Lag 1979:139 (1958-07-01 to 1979-06-30 cohort)

REVerified95%·May 2026Pre-2001 dual-nat restorationLag 2001:82 § 9 + 2014:481 broadening: former Swedes who lost via foreign acquisition pre-2001

SPVerified95%·May 2026Spousal/Sambo dispensation §12Lag 2001:82 § 12: gift eller sambo med svensk medborgare; gender-neutral post-2009-05-01

SPVerified95%·May 2026Same-sex marriage spousal pathway (post-2009)Lag 2001:82 § 12 + gender-neutral Marriage Act 2009-05-01

STVerified96%·May 2026Stateless-born §6 anmälanLag 2001:82 § 6 + ECN Art 4 + 1961 Convention SE in-force 1975-12-13

STVerified97%·May 2026Adult stateless reduced naturalizationLag 2001:82 § 11 stateless 5y exception