How do I apply for a passport?

You must make an appointment by email to ambassaden.beirut@gov.se to apply for an Emergency passport.

Please note that the embassy in Beirut do not issue ordinary passports. The embassy can only issue an non-biometric A4 emergency passport which is valid for one single journey to Sweden. Validity covers only the single trip as of a valid ticket.  You can apply for an ordinary passport and ID card at the police authority in Sweden, and at most Swedish missions abroad. Issued passports or identity cards can be collected at the embassy in Beirut when ready. The embassy charges a fee correlative of 200 SEK, to be paid cash in USD according to the current exchange rate, for each delivery of passport/ID card. 

Requirements for emergency passport application: 

1) Emergency passport application 

2) Four (4) passport sized photos in colour with white background, read more about valid photo ID on www.polisen.se

3) Expired Swedish passport, or if the passport has been lost or stolen a copy of the police report and the 'Report of lost passport' The lost/stolen passport will be rendered invalid by the embassy. 

4) Valid identification (e.g. Swedish ID), more information about approved forms of identification  you can find on www.polisen.se

5) Personbevis issued within the last 30 days.  

6) Verification of Swedish citizenship, you are obliged to prove your Swedish citizenship each time you apply for your passport. For more information about Swedish citizenship please check the www.migrationsverket.se

7) A fee of 1 800 Swedish crowns (SEK). This fee shall be paid cash in US dollars (USD) according to the current exchange rate. 

8) Ticket for your journey to Sweden 

For children under the age of 18 the following additional documents are required: 

9) The child must come to the Embassy with parents/legal guardians.

10) The custody holder's consent form should be filled in and to be signed by both parents at the Embassy. 

11) If the child has only one guardian, we need to see proof of sole custody.

12) If the child was born abroad, a birth certificate stating the names of both parents must be submitted 

13) The parents/legal guardians must prove their own identity by valid passports or valid photo ID

Last updated 10 Nov 2021, 2.36 PM