Contact

Embassy office hours:

Monday - Thursday 8.00am - 5.00pm
Friday 8.00am - 1.30pm

The Embassy will only accept pre-booked appointments. Until further notice, the Embassy will no longer accept drop-in appointments.

Contact and telephone hours

For migration related questions:

To book an appointment or to ask questions about residence permit applications, please write to the Migration Section at migration.abuja@gov.se or by phone on +234 7011979062, Monday-Thursday 2pm - 3pm. Please provide your full name and a copy of your government ID when contacting the Embassy.

For consular issues:

To book an appointment or to ask questions, please write to consular.abuja@gov.se

For inquires you can also call on +234 209 9047302 (temporary number +234 9139334237), Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 am-10 am.

For urgent consular matters (such as death, accident, or detention), you can call the embassy Monday-Thursday 8.15 am - 4.45 pm and Fridays 8.15 am - 1.15 pm. If an emergency occurs outside the embassy’s office hours, you can call the switchboard and then be connected to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ consular duty service, which is open every day, 24 hours a day.

Schengen Visa information:

Since February 1st 2022 the Embassy of Sweden in Abuja is no longer processing Schengen visas. Citizens from Benin, Cameroon, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone travelling to Sweden and for applicants with other nationalities who are legally residing in any of these countries and intend to travel to Sweden are to submit their applications with VFS Global in Lagos or Abuja, Nigeria. The applications are handled by the Swedish Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Please check the VFS Global website for the application centre’s address and opening hours and for other practical information. http://www.vfsglobal.se/Nigeria/

Sweden is also handling Schengen visa applications for travellers to Latvia and Slovakia. These applications are also handled by the Swedish Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. 

Inquiries about Schengen visas should be addressed to the Embassy of Sweden in Nairobi by email (ambassaden.nairobi-visum@gov.se) or phone. See the Embassy´s Website: Contact - Sweden Abroad. 

Holidays 2026

The Embassy is closed on the following days: