How do I get a Swedish ID?

You can apply for an ID card (identity card) from the Swedish Tax Agency. The Tax Agency ID card is an approved form of identification within Sweden. You can use the ID card as proof of your age and identity at places such as pharmacies, banks or in shops.

Read through the conditions for how to apply for an ID card before you visit an office that issues them.

What is the online ID in Sweden?

"It's obvious that the state should take command and take over control for guaranteeing safe identification," Erik Slottner, Sweden’s Civil Affairs minister, told the TT newswire. "You can compare it with a passport or driving license, both of which are today state responsibilities. I think everyone sees that as fairly self-evident."

The government has appointed an inquiry to look into how to bring the fourth, highest level of online security in the EU’s Eidas scheme to Sweden.

How do I pay for a Swedish ID?

2. Pay the application fee.

Start by paying the fee of 400 SEK. Remember to print and bring the receipt of the payment or you will have to wait until the payment reaches the Swedish Tax Office. Make your payment to the following accounts:

How do I block my Swedish ID card?

Carefully read through the following instructions well in advance of the time of application, the application must be complete and ready to be submitted upon arrival to the booked time.

When applying for a Swedish passport/national ID card, a verification of the applicant’s citizenship is carried out, and the applicant is obliged to prove their Swedish citizenship at the time of application. If you apply for a Swedish passport/national ID card abroad, you must always submit a form containing information that forms the basis for the citizenship verification, as well as the supporting documents required in the individual case. Please note that this applies even if you have previously had a Swedish passport/national ID card.

What counts as ID in Sweden?

The national identity card is valid for five years and costs 400 SEK. Applications are filed at police stations which have a passport office.[5]

When applying, a valid Swedish identity document is needed in order to check the identity. If the applicant does not have a valid Swedish identity document, then the applicant must be accompanied in person by another that does have such a document. That person must be a near relative or an employer or municipal official who knows the applicant. There is no age limit to get a card, but people below 18 must be accompanied by their guardian (preferably both) at application. These rules are the same as for a Swedish passport (see that article).

The identity card is plastic and rectangular in shape, about 86 × 54 millimetres in size. On the left-hand side is a gold-plated contact chip, and on the right-hand side is the photograph of the bearer. Along the top of the card, the name Sweden is written in three languages, Swedish, English, and French (SVERIGE SWEDEN SUÈDE), below which the name of the card is available in the same three languages (Nationellt identitetskort/National identity card/Carte nationale d'identité), followed on the right by the biometric passport symbol () and the nationality of the bearer in Swedish and a country code (SVENSK/SWE).

The national identity card is equipped with a contact chip ready to function as an electronic identity card (eID) at a later date, and also a contactless RFID chip at the bottom right of the rear side[6] containing a digital representation of the printed data along with the photograph of the bearer.[7]

Do I need Swedish ID card?

From 2 August 2021, new requirements and validity periods for national identity cards apply. An important change is that fingerprints need to be provided when applying for a national identity card. For persons who, for temporary physical reasons, are unable to leave fingerprints, the period of validity is limited to a maximum of one year. The validity period for national identity cards for children under the age of twelve is also reduced from five years to three years. The changes are introduced due to an EU regulation on increased security for certain identity and residence documents.

If you already have a national identity card, it is still valid for the time indicated on the card. You therefore do not need to apply for a new national identity card due to the new requirements and validity periods.

If you are a Swedish citizen over 18 years old and living in Sweden, you are required to take the following with you:

Valid identification (a valid passport is one of several valid ID documents)
Your old passport, if it is still valid

Photographs will be taken at the passport office. All who apply for passports and national ID cards must personally come to the police passport office, including children and adolescents.

What are ID documents in Sweden?

If you are a Swedish citizen over 18 years old and living in Sweden, you are required to take the following with you:

Valid identification (a valid passport is one of several valid ID documents)
Your old passport, if it is still valid

Photographs will be taken at the passport office. All who apply for passports and national ID cards must personally come to the police passport office, including children and adolescents.

How long does it take to get Swedish ID?

Swedish citizens who are resident abroad and who need a new passport or national 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 and the fee for a 5 year passport is SEK 350 and for a national ID-card SEK 400. Normally, you can pick up a new passport or national 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 missions abroad. The fee is currently SEK 1 400. Delivery of new travel documents takes between two to six 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.
As of 1 January 2014 it will no longer be possible to apply for a regular Swedish passport or national identity card at the Embassy in Reykjavik. This is also the case at our embassies in the Nordic and Baltic countries.

How much is ID card in Sweden?

You must visit one of our offices in person to be able to apply for an ID card. Only certain offices issue ID cards. If you want to apply for an ID card you have to make an appointment in advance.

Make an appointment for application of ID-card External link.
List of service offices that issue ID cards

Before visiting one of our offices to apply for an ID card, you must:

Can I travel with my Swedish ID card?

On all flights a valid ID document (passport) is required, and sometimes also a visa. The European Union requires that the airlines can ensure that a passenger with checked in luggage, also is onboard the same flight. ID control is implemented in all EU countries.

Swedish citizens travelling within the Schengen area do not need to pass through the passport control, but the airlines require that you can show a National identification document. Passports or the National ID card, issued by the Police, are valid as National identification documents. Driving licence or other ID cards are NOT valid.

Is BankID only in Sweden?

BankID is a common way to identify yourself in digital environments. You do not have to create accounts with passwords with different actors, and can instead use the same secure solution for everyone. Like showing your ID, but digitally.

Do they check ID in Sweden?

26 Jun 2023

POP-UPs for ID and passport controls to be conducted in July 2023 in the US and Canada for visa exempted applicants who applied for student or work permit. These POP-UP ID and passport controls will be conducted by officials from the Swedish Migration Agency along with staff from the Embassy of Sweden in Washington DC.

Can I travel in EU with Swedish ID card?

The national identity card is valid for five years and costs 400 SEK. Applications are filed at police stations which have a passport office.[5]

What is a valid ID document?

Identification document means a document made or issued by or under the authority of the United

information document means the document set out in Annex I or Annex III, or in the corresponding Annex to a separate directive, or regulation, that prescribes the information to be supplied by an applicant, it being permissible to supply the information document in the form of an electronic file;

Which countries can I visit with Swedish ID card?

Sweden is a member of the European Union (EU), the Schengen Agreement and also the Nordic Passport Union. This means that it allows free movements of EU nationals for up to 90 days, although it welcomes free movements of Nordic nationals without restrictions.

EU nationals: When travelling from one border-free Schengen country to another by car, you are not required to show a passport or national ID card. However, transport providers like airlines, train operators and ferry companies will require you to show your valid passport or valid ID card to prove your identity.

Nordic nationals: No restrictions, although travel providers will still require you to produce a valid identification.

What are the characteristics of the id?

Specifically, the id is a completely subconscious aspect of the mind that focuses on the fulfillment of our most primitive impulses and needs. Conscious thoughts are not included within the id's foothold in our minds; the motivations that the id chases are based on the immediate satisfaction of our most basic desires.

What is id in Freudian psychoanalytic theory?

When Does the Id Emerge? According to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality, the id is the personality component made up of unconscious psychic energy that works to satisfy basic urges, needs, and desires. The id operates based on the pleasure principle, which demands immediate gratification of needs.

What is an id in psychology?

According to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality, the id is the personality component made up of unconscious psychic energy that works to satisfy basic urges, needs, and desires. The id operates based on the pleasure principle, which demands immediate gratification of needs.

What are the characteristics of the id?

Specifically, the id is a completely subconscious aspect of the mind that focuses on the fulfillment of our most primitive impulses and needs. Conscious thoughts are not included within the id's foothold in our minds; the motivations that the id chases are based on the immediate satisfaction of our most basic desires.

What is id in Freudian psychoanalytic theory?

When Does the Id Emerge? According to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality, the id is the personality component made up of unconscious psychic energy that works to satisfy basic urges, needs, and desires. The id operates based on the pleasure principle, which demands immediate gratification of needs.

What is an id in psychology?

According to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality, the id is the personality component made up of unconscious psychic energy that works to satisfy basic urges, needs, and desires. The id operates based on the pleasure principle, which demands immediate gratification of needs.