Important Notice
ACS Unit Closed
The American Citizen Services Unit will be closed for business on Friday, November 27, 2009, due to renovations.
Citizen Services
PASSPORT SERVICES AND FORMS
Passport Renewal Applicants Who Are Not Eligible For Renewal by Mail
Certain applicants must appear at the Embassy in person to renew a passport. The passport application must be signed in the presence of a Consular Officer. We are open to the public between 9 and 11AM, Monday through Friday, except for U.S. and Swedish holidays. No appointment is necessary to renew a passport.
Please follow the instructions on this page if:
• You can present your last issued U.S. passport; and
• You had not turned 16 when your last U.S. passport was issued, OR if more than 15 years have passed since your most recent passport was issued.
Photographs
Two identical passport photographs are required. The Embassy will reject any photographs that do not meet the specified requirements.
Fee
The fee for in person renewal of an adult passport (age 16 or older), is $100.00 or SEK 800.00, and $85.00 or SEK 680.00, for children under the age of 16. Personal checks and postal money orders ("postanvisning") are NOT accepted. You may pay in cash (USD or SEK) or by credit card.
Social Security Number
Please note that according to U.S. law (26 USC 6039E) applicants for U.S. passports must provide a correct Social Security Number on the passport application. Failure to provide a Social Security Number if you have been issued one can result in a $500 fine enforced by the IRS.
If you have never been issued a Social Security Number, write zeros in the boxes. If you cannot remember your number, please contact the regional Federal Benefits Unit at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo for information regarding obtaining a replacement card.
The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm does not have access to Social Security Administration records.
Passport application
Please use Form DS 11. This form is downloaded from the Department of State’s website. Please disregard the instructions printed on pages 1-2 since that information pertains to passport renewal when residing in the U.S. Please be sure to comply with the very important additional requirements when renewing passports for children under age 16 which requires both parents/legal guardians to consent to the issuance of the passport and to present proof of custody. Please view the additional requirements here.
The DS 11 form must be printed on individual pages; double-sided applications are not accepted. Download form DS 11 here.
Additional Requirements and Information
• You must bring a self-addressed return envelope with postage covering registered mail (62 SEK) so that we may send the new and old cancelled passport to you without delay. Address it to a parent if applicant is a minor. If no envelope is submitted, the Embassy will be unable to process the application.
• For applicants under age 16: Parents/legal guardians must present IDs (passport, driver’s license, ID card, etc.), and submit photocopies of the IDs. For more additional requirements, please click here.
• No appointment is necessary.
• Processing time is 3 weeks.
Envelope
You must also submit a self-addressed envelope with postage covering registered mail (62 SEK) so that we may send the new and old cancelled passport to you without delay. If no envelope is submitted, the Embassy will be unable to process the application. Address the envelope to a parent if the applicant is a minor.