Coordination number in Ghana

Coordination number for a Swedish child* born in Ghana

Please read the information below carefully before booking an appointment for requisition of a coordination number.

Swedish children that are born outside of Sweden and have not been residing in Sweden must obtain a coordination number “Samordningsnummer” (Personal Identity Number), before a passport can be issued. The coordination number is issued by The Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket).

Requisition of a coordination number is free of charge and can only be carried out by an Embassy or a Consulate general. Kindly note that Honorary Consulates cannot accept applications for coordination numbers.

For children born and residing in Ghana, required documents can be handed in to the Embassy of Sweden in Abuja for handling the case. It is the Embassy that requests for the number to be issued. This is done when the parents wish to apply for the first passport for the child. However, you cannot apply for a coordination number and a passport during the same appointment. The passport application can be done after a coordination number has been granted.

Appointment

Applications can be submitted to the Embassy of Sweden in Abuja.

For an appointment at the Embassy in Abuja, you may send an email to: consular.abuja@gov.se

At least one legal guardian must appear in person, and the child must be present at the appointment.

The Embassy requests coordination numbers only if you plan to apply for a passport with the same office.

Coordination numbers can be requested for Swedish citizens only.  

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Step 1: Ensure all relevant documents are prepared for the visit.
Step 2: Book an appointment and visit the Embassy for application. The child and at least one parents must be present during the appointment. 
Step 3: Await notification from Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) that the number is ready.
Step 4: When the coordination number is ready, make an appointment at the Embassy in Abuja to apply for an ordinary passport or the Consulate in Accra for a temporary passport.

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The following documents are required in original for the application. Please note that the parents may be requested to provide further documentation upon request:

• Official Birth Certificate issued by “Registrar of Births and Death”.
• Proof of pregnancy and birth records from clinic/midwife/doctor/hospital and/or birth certificate stating the place and who was present at the birth.
• Marriage Certificate (if the parents are married) or 
• Paternity Confirmation in those cases where only the father is a Swedish citizen and when the parents are not married at the time of the child’s birth, and the informant of the birth is not the father. This also applies when the parents are married after the birth of the child. Note that a paternity ruling in the family court needs to state the legal father, not just the biological father.
• Passport of both parents (from Sweden and Ghana if applicable), copies of pages showing arrival and departure stamps for visits to Ghana will be made by the Consulate/Embassy
• Form for” Notification of Name”  Förnamn och efternamn - Ansökan, 7750 filled in and signed by both parents. Download the form here (only in Swedish)
• Ghanean passport for the child, if available
• Information for verification of Swedish citizenship filled in by the Swedish parent to reflect the details of the Swedish parent. Download the form here
• ** Proof of Swedish citizenship issued by The Migration Agency, only for children that have obtained their citizenship by notification or application.

*A child will automatically become a Swedish citizen if it is born after April 1, 2015 and one of the parents are a Swedish Citizen.

If the child is born before April 1, 2015, the following applies: The child will become a Swedish citizen if born to a Swedish mother or if the father is a Swedish citizen and the parents were married at the time of birth of the child. A child is also a Swedish citizen if the parents marry after the birth of the child, provided that the father was a Swedish citizen before the child was born. In that case both marriage certificate and paternity confirmation (Court order) is requested. The child will be a Swedish citizen from the date of the marriage.

 ** For a child of a foreign mother and a Swedish father (born before April 1, 2015) who are not married, to become a Swedish citizen, a notification of citizenship is required. Read more on The Migration Agency website. www.migrationsverket.se