Coordination number for Swedish children in Nigeria

Please read the information below carefully before visiting the Embassy. 

A Swedish child* that is born outside of Sweden and have not been residing in Sweden must obtain a coordination number (a Personal Identity Number), before a passport can be issued. The coordination number is issued by The Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket). It is the Embassy that requests for the number to be issued. This is done when the parents applies for the first passport for the child. The request for a coordination number is made without fee. The passport application (fee applies) is made by the parents after the coordination number has been received.
The child must be presented to the Embassy in Abuja together with, at least, one parent.

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Step 1: Ensure all relevant documents are prepared to be presented to the Embassy at the visit, see the list below. Note that the Embassy may not be able to proceed if all required documents are not submitted.
Step 2: Book an appointment and visit the Embassy, booking is made via email to ambassaden.abuja@gov.se. The child and at least one parents shall attend. Please be in good time for the appointment, if delayed more than 30 minutes we can’t guarantee that we can receive you. The Embassy will send the request to the Swedish Tax Agency.
Step 3: Await notification from the Swedish Tax Agency that the number is ready.
Step 4: When the coordination number is ready (it takes about 6-10 weeks), make an appointment at the Embassy in Abuja for application for the issuance of a passport. If the Embassy has agreed to issue an emergency passport, contact the Embassy about the travel plans.

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

• Official Birth Certificate (issued by National Population Commission), in original and also
• A certified copy of the Birth certificate from National Population Commission in Abuja. Contact the head office of the commission in Abuja for the procedures of obtaining the certified copy.
• Proof of pregnancy, ultra sound pictures or birth records in original from clinic/midwife/doctor/hospital. It is encouraged to submit more supporting documents if they are available.
• Marriage Certificate in original (if the parents are married) For marriages from 2020 an onwards, we only accept FEDERAL MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE. If you have an older marriage certificate from a local government, please see note below***
• Paternity Confirmation in original from the Family Court, 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. This also applies when the parents are married after the birth of the child. The parents approach a Family Court and file for a Confirmation of Paternity hearing under the Child Rights Act in Nigeria. If you obtain a court ruling on the paternity, it is important that the ruling states who is the legal father, not just biological father. Best to mention this at the initial stages of the paternity hearing. Affidavits are not accepted.
• Passport of both parents in original (from Sweden and Nigeria if applicable), copies of pages showing arrival and departure stamps for visits to Nigeria during the period of conception will be made by The Embassy. If one parent is in Sweden and will not attend the appointment, it may be possible to contact the Police or a Notary Public, Notarius Publicus to issue verified copies that can be sent to The Embassy (or the other parent) before the appointment.
• Form 7824 “Notification of Name” – “Förnamn och Efternamn – Ansökan”, only in Swedish filled in and signed by both parents. Download the form here (only in Swedish).
• Information for verification of Swedish citizenship filled in by the Swedish parent to reflect the details of the Swedish parent.
  Download the form here.
• IWC-kort (Infant Welfare Card, infant health record), if this is available. Other documents that relates to the child’s identity are encouraged to be submitted as supporting documents.
• Nigerian passport for the child, if available or
• Certification of identity of the child, if no means of valid passport/ID-document, including one newly taken passport photo, to be filled by one of the parents (form will be made available)
• Proof of Swedish citizenship issued by The Migration Agency, for children that have obtained their citizenship by notification or application.
  Only relevant for children born before 1 April 2015 (see below**).

*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 at the time of the child’s birth.

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. Both Marriage certificate and paternity confirmation from the Family court is needed, the child will be a Swedish citizen from the day of the marriage. 

**For a child born before April 1, 2015, of a foreign mother and a Swedish father 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
A paternity confirmation is always needed when the parents were not married at the time of the birth of the child.

***All old marriages, at the Local government, Customary Courts, Mosques and Churches that do not have the FEDERAL MARRIAGE REGISTRY CERTIFICATE, Should go to the High Court of the same state (Every State Has A High Court) where that original marriage was consumed and obtain an Affidavit clearly stating under oath the details of the marriage. This affidavit together with your marriage certificate should be submitted to us.