Certificate of retaining Swedish citizenship after the age of 22

To avoid losing your citizenship, you can apply to retain it. You must do this after you are 18 years old, but before you turn 22. You do not need to make such an application if you have lived in Sweden or if you have regularly visited Sweden.

You must provide the following documents:

• Pre-filled form Application to retain Swedish citizenship (only in Swedish)
• Passport of the applicant
• Passport of the Swedish parent
• If the Swedish parent is born in Sweden and has moved to Israel,  you have to bring either "Certificate Attesting Israeli Citizenship" or "Confirmation of non-acquisition of Israeli citizenship" from the Israeli Ministry of Interior. An alternative is to show a residence permit/visa in Israel. 

Please note that all documents must be in Swedish or English, or translated by a certified translator into one of these languages.

Book an appointment

You can only book an appointment through our website – not by phone or e‑mail. Select Application for coordination number as the reason for your visit.

If the top of the booking page says “there are no more available appointments at the moment,” it means that no bookable appointments are currently available. We publish new appointments on the 15th of November, February, May, and August. If the 15th falls on a weekend or public holiday, the appointments will be published on the next business day. Due to staffing changes, we are publishing available appointments one month at a time during the spring.

Find more information about Retaining Swedish citizenship at the Migration Agencys webbsite: Apply to retain your Swedish citizenship – Swedish Migration Agency