To apply for a passport or national ID-card at the Embassy of Sweden in Budapest you need to schedule an appointment in advance. Please contact us on e-mail: ambassaden.budapest@gov.se

The following documents in original are needed when applying for a passport/ID-card for adults:

• Valid passport
• The form "Information for verification of Swedish citizenship"
• Slovenian ID-card or registration certificate if you have moved to Slovenia before 2001
• A birth certificate if you are born outside of Sweden and have never been registered in Sweden
• In some cases, you also need a certificate that you have retained Swedish citizenship, or a citizenship declaration from the Swedish Migration Agency
• In some cases, the embassy may require additional documents to establish citizenship

The following documents in original are needed when applying for a passport/ID-card for children:

• Valid passport for the child
• Both parents' valid passports
• The forms "Guardian's certificate" and "Information for verification of Swedish citizenship"
• A international birth certificate if the child is born outside of Sweden and has never been registered in Sweden

• In some cases, the embassy may require additional documents to establish citizenship

Upon application, it usually takes two to four weeks before you can pick up your passport/ID-card at the embassy or a consulate. Don't forget to bring your old passport/ID-card when you pick up the new passport/ID-card.

The following ID-documents are accepted at the embassy for identification:

• Swedish regular passport (provisional passports are not accepted)
• Swedish national ID-card
• Swedish driving license
• Swedish SIS-labeled ID-card
• The Swedish Tax Agency's ID-card for registered people in Sweden
• ID-card issued by a Swedish state authority
• Slovenian regular passport
• Slovenian national ID-card

A relative, with an accepted ID-document (see question 3), can accompany you to the embassy to guarantee your identity. In that case you also need to bring your own passport picture.

If you are deregistered from Sweden and intend to marry at a foreign authority, you can apply for a marriage certificate at the embassy or a consulate.

You need the following documents in original:

• Passport from you and your future spouse
• Form SKV 7881 from the Swedish Tax Agency
• Slovenian ID-card or registration certificate showing where you and your future spouse are registered (not older than three months)
• Family certificate from the Swedish Tax Agency for the applicant (not older than three months)

Do you want to register your foreign marriage in Sweden or do you have further questions about marriage abroad? Please visit the Swedish Tax Agency's website for more information.

When applying for a coordination number for children, the Swedish citizenship must be verified for at least one parent. The child and at least one parent must be present at the time of application.

You need the following documents in original:

• Both parents' passports
• The child's Slovenian ID card or registration certificate showing where the chld is registered (not older than three months)
• The child's international birth certificate
• Childbirth or Pregnancy Certificate
• Form SKV 7750 from the Swedish Tax Agency
• Marriage certificate, or paternity confirmation if the parents were unmarried at the time of birth

The Embassy of Sweden in Budapest does not handle visa, migration or asylum cases.

Instead, please contact one of the following Swedish embassies in Europe: Athens, Berlin, Madrid, Paris or Rome. You can also contact the Swedish Migration Agency.

The Embassy cannot assist private individuals with translations from / into Swedish. Translation agencies or court translators are to be contacted.

The register of court translators can be found at the webpage of the Slovenian Ministry of Justice.

At the webpage of the Slovenian Bar Association you can find a register of lawyers in Slovenia.

Through this link, to the Swedish Bar Association, you can get help with finding a lawyer in Sweden.

A provisional passport is issued directly upon application and applies to a specific journey. Therefore, you need to prove your need for a provisional passport by showing a ticket or a booking.

As the application procedure for a provisional passport is different from a regular passport, please contact the embassy for more information on how to apply for a provisional passport. You can reach us on phone: +36 1 460 6020 or email: ambassaden.budapest@gov.se

You are responsible to ensure that the country you intend to visit accepts Swedish provisional passports. Please also keep in mind that your regular passport will be revoked, if it is still valid, when you apply for a provisional passport.

If you move to Slovenia you can use your Swedish driving licence until its validity period expires. Afterwards the Swedish driving license must be replaced by a driving license from Slovenia.

If you are registered in Sweden, but are temporarily located in Slovenia, you can renew your Swedish driving license and collect it at the embassy or a consulate. You can also order a form from the Swedish Transport Agency's customer service at +46 771-81 81 81.

The Swedish Transport Agency sends the new driving license to the embassy or consulate that you have written in your application. The embassy or consulate charges a fee when you pick up your driving license.

Please contact the Embassy for current fees.