How to apply for or renew an ID card

When you’ve paid the application fee, book an appointment at one of the service centres that issue ID cards. Please note: not every location in Sweden is served by this type of service centre.

Use the online booking service to book an appointment. You can also use it to cancel or change an appointment if necessary. Please do this as early as possible so that someone else can book an appointment at your original time.

Swedish state service centres online booking service (Statens servicecenter)

Visit the service centre at your scheduled appointment time.

Show that you have paid the application fee

Bring a bank statement or receipt with you, showing that you have paid the SEK 400 application fee. You cannot pay the application fee at the service centre. You must pay it before you go there.

• Pay the application fee

• Prove your identity

At the service centre, you must be able to prove your identity. You can do this by bringing with you:

• an approved identity document
• an approved attestor
• a Swedish residence permit (the Swedish Tax Agency will need to check with the Swedish Migration Agency that the details on it are correct)
• If you cannot prove your identity in any of the ways listed above, in some cases, the Swedish Tax Agency can make a combined assessment of other approved documents you are able to provide to verify your identity.

Further information about approved identity documents and approved attestors is provided below.

You do not need to bring a population registration certificate with you.

If you are under 18 years old, you also need consent

If you are under 18, you must bring written consent from your legal guardians. If you have two parents or guardians, both of them must give their consent.

They can either accompany you to the service centre to give their consent, or provide written consent for you to bring with you – for example, by filling in a special consent form for legal guardians.

Blankett för vårdnadshavares medgivande (SKV 1502), in Swedish

You will be photographed and your height will be measured at the service centre

You will be photographed at the service centre, so you don’t need to bring your own photo. You are only permitted to wear dark glasses, a head covering or other accessories if they are required for religious or medical reasons.

Your height will also be measured at the service centre. If you are unable to stand, we will measure you while seated.

Approved ID documents

The following are approved forms of ID:

• valid ID card issued by the Swedish Tax Agency
• valid Swedish passport with a dark red cover
• valid national ID card issued by the Swedish police
• valid Swedish driving licence
• valid Swedish SIS-certified ID card issued by an organisation such as a bank, company or government agency
• valid Swedish professional ID card (not SIS certified) issued by a government agency
• valid passport issued in Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway or Switzerland on or after 1 September 2006
• valid national ID card for EU citizens who fulfil certain security requirements, issued on or after 2 August 2021 in accordance with EU Regulation 2019/1157 on strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens
• valid EU passport that meets certain security requirements, issued on or after 1 September 2006 in accordance with EU Regulation 2252/2004.

Approved attestors

An attestor is someone who knows you well, who comes with you to the service centre to confirm your identity. Your attestor must be able to prove their own identity.

An approved attestor could be your:

• spouse or registered civil partner
• child or grandchild (must be at least 18 years old)
• parent or guardian
• sibling or half-sibling (must be at least 18 years old
• grandparent
• cohabiting partner (if you have lived together as a couple for at least six months).

The following can also act as your attestor, provided that they bring a decision notice or certificate from a government agency, stating your relationship to each other:

• your special representative (“god man”) or administrator
• your foster parent
• your employer (you must have had this employer for at least one year)
• a municipal or government agency employee who has a professional relationship with you, such as a social welfare officer, introduction programme case officer, head of department or international student supervisor at a public higher education institution.

It normally takes about two weeks to issue an ID card. However, if something requires further investigation, processing might take longer.

You might need to provide additional information if details are missing. If so, we will send you a letter about this. In some cases, you might need to visit the service centre again. This can also delay processing of your ID card application.

Your ID card will normally be ready in about two weeks. You will then receive a text message or a letter from us to notify you when it’s ready. This notification will state that your ID card is ready for you to collect at the service centre.

If you move, remember to notify the Swedish Tax Agency of your new address to ensure that we can reach you by post.

You need to come and collect your ID card yourself within two months. Bring your application receipt with you. If you can’t collect the card within two months, or if you haven’t received a notification, you will need to call us.

0771 567 567

You do not need to book an appointment to collect your ID card.

Codes sent by letter

When your ID card is ready for collection, you will also receive a separate letter with codes for the eID on the card. Do not bring this letter to the service centre.