Citizenship
The requirements, the citizenship test, dual citizenship and passports
Who can become a Swedish citizen under the rules in force since 6 June 2026, the knowledge requirement and the citizenship test run by UHR, dual citizenship, and applying for a passport or national ID card with the Police.
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Who does what
All authorities- Swedish Migration AgencyMigrationsverketDecides on visas, residence and work permits, EU right of residence matters and Swedish citizenship.
- Swedish Council for Higher Education, universityadmissions.seUniversitets- och högskolerådet (UHR), antagning.seRuns university admissions, evaluates foreign qualifications and administers the citizenship test.
- Swedish Police AuthorityPolisenTakes crime reports and issues passports, national ID cards, permits and extracts from the criminal record.
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