EMBASSY OF

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

• Consular Section
• American Citizen Services
  • Passport Services and Forms
  • Reporting the Birth of a Child in Sweden to a U.S. Citizen
  • Tax Information
  • Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)
  • Notary Public Services
  • Registration with the Embassy
  • Social Security Numbers
  • Child Custody Issues
  • Legal Assistance
  • Voting Assistance
  • Bringing your non-U.S. spouse or relative to the U.S.
• Non-Immigrant Visa Unit
  • APPLY FOR A VISA checklist
• Immigrant Visa Unit
  • Spouses and Immediate
    Relatives of US. Citizens
  • Other Family based Visas
  • Employment based Visas
  • Diversity Immigrant Visa Program
    (Green Card Lottery)
  • Fiancés of U.S. citizens
    (K visas)
  • Legal Permanent Residents/
    Green Card Holders
  • Lost or Misplaced Permanent
    Resident Cards
  • Expired Permanent Resident Cards
  • Returning Permanent
    Resident Cards
    (I-551, Green Card)

• Passport Services and Forms
• Passport Renewal
• Lost & Stolen Passports
• Reporting the Birth of a Child
• First Time Applicant
• Change of Name
• Extra pages

- ALERTS -

• The Consular Section will be closed on May 29-30, 2008
• Consular Trip to Gothenburg is Postponed until Fall 2008
• New Passport Regulations and Fee Schedule as of February 1, 2008
• Worldwide Caution
• Avian Influenza (bird flu)
• Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

- IMPORTANT NOTICES -

• ENTERING THE U.S.
  According to Section 215 of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1185), it is illegal for an American citizen to enter or leave the U.S. on anything other than an American passport. This applies to dual citizens as well, meaning that persons holding e.g. both Swedish and American citizenships and passports must enter and leave the U.S. on a U.S. passport. They may NOT enter/leave the U.S. on a Swedish passport. This applies to children as well as adults.
  


• PROCESSING TIME
  Upon receiving a complete application the processing time for a passport is approximately 3 weeks.

- SERVICES -

• Obtaining U.S. Birth Records
• Obtaining Copies of Consular Reports of Birth Abroad
• Personbevis from the Swedish Tax Authorities (Skatteverket)

PASSPORT SERVICES AND FORMS

PASSPORT RENEWAL, REPLACEMENT, FIRST TIME APPLICANTS, AND AMENDMENTS

First-time applicants:

A first-time applicant is an adult (age 18 or older) who has never been documented as a U.S. citizen nor held a U.S. passport. Please phone us at 08/783 5375 between 1:00 and 3:00 PM Monday through Thursday so that we may send you the appropriate documents and instructions.

PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF ALL MINORS
To enhance the accurate identification of passport applicants and aid in the prevention of international child abduction and trafficking, the Department of State requires the personal appearance of all minors applying for U.S. passports. This applies even if the child has previously been issued a passport, regardless of place of issuance. The personal appearance requirement for all minors is a further step towards ensuring the integrity of the passport application process. In addition, passsports renewal by mail is now restricted to applicants who hold a full validity passport which was issued when the applicant was 16 or older. Applicants who had not turned 16 at the time when the passport was issued cannot renew passports by mail, but must apply in person at the Embassy.

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