Embassy of Sweden Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The Embassy of Sweden cooperates with VFS Global, with offices in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam. Kindly consult VFS Global's website for addresses, opening hours and other information.

You submit the application, and also obtain the decision from VFS Global.

The processing time is 15 days. Make sure to prepare all required documents before you visit VFS Global. For more information, go to "How to apply for a Visa".

If you have provided biometrics, it takes approximately 4 weeks from the decision to produce and deliver the UT card to the Embassy. Unfortunately, there is no way to expedite this process.

You will get an automatic email once the UT card is ready for pick-up at the Embassy. 

If you are unable to collect the UT card at the Embassy you can send an e-mail to the Embassy on visa.riyadh@gov.se and request to send the UT card to another Embassy or to the Swedish Migration Agency in Sweden where a person who has a power of attorney can collect it.

Swedish travel documents are issued in compliance with the requirements laid down in the EU regulation regarding passport security and biometrics.

The passports and identity cards are equipped with a computer chip which stores the holder's personal data, photo and fingerprints, and are valid for five years.

Further information about Swedish passports and national identity cards is available on the Swedish Police Service website:
www.polisen.se

Different alternatives for Swedes abroad

Swedish citizens who are resident abroad and who need a new passport or identity card can apply in different ways:

• While visiting Sweden
  The quickest and cheapest way is to apply while visiting Sweden. You can  contact any passport authority. The fee for a 5 year passport is SEK 350 and for an ID-card SEK 400. Normally, you can pick up the new passport or identity card within a week. It is also possible to collect your new travel document at an Embassy or Consulate, although this takes longer and you will be charged a collection fee (currently SEK 150).
            
• At a Swedish mission abroad
  You can also submit your application at most Swedish embassies abroad. The fee is SEK 1 600 or SAR 665. Delivery of new travel documents normally takes between four to five weeks, as passports are produced in Sweden and are sent by courier. Travel documents can be picked up at any passport authority in Sweden or abroad. If you prefer to pick up your passport abroad at another Swedish authority than where you applied, you will be charged a collection fee (currently SEK 200).

Honorary consulates

Honorary consulates can only accept emergency passport applications, but it is possible to collect your new regular passport or ID-card at a Consulate. Don't forget to bring your old passport when you collect your new one, and please note you will be charged a collection fee of SEK 200.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR APPLICATIONS

Everyone applying for a passport or national ID-card must provide proof of identity. The applicant must also provide proof of Swedish citizenship. A newborn/child must be registered and have a Swedish ID-number before they can have a passport. Applicants are advised to consult the staff of the passport authority prior to submitting their application.

A free language course in Swedish can be found online at Learning Swedish.

The most recent information about the possibilities to study Swedish as a foreign language in Sweden can be found at the Learn Swedish part of the webpage Study in Sweden. 

Uppsala International Summer Session, UISS, organizes summer courses taught in English and Swedish. The language courses are taught 20-28 hours/week and the courses about Swedish culture, history and society 12 hours/week.

SWEDEX is an international certificate in Swedish as a foreign language. It can be taken in Sweden or abroad and is an independent certificate one can take regardless of how one learnt Swedish. It consists of two different examinations at the level A2 and B1 on the Council of Europe level of attainment scales. At both levels all language skills are tested, with an emphasis on communication competence.