Services
Citizen Services
PASSPORT SERVICES AND FORMS
Passport Renewal by Mail
To be eligible for passport renewal by mail, the following criteria must be met:
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Your most recent passport was issued on, or after, your 16th birthday
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You must be able to present your most recently issued passport
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No more than 15 years have passed since your most recent passport was issued.
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If all these criteria are not met, you must renew your passport in person. Please click here for more information.
Photographs
Two identical passport photographs are required. The Embassy will reject any photographs that do not meet the specified requirements.
Fee
Effective June 15, 2009, the fee for passport renewal by mail is $75.00 or SEK 600.00. Any payment in Swedish kronor received by the Embassy on, or after, June 15 must be in the amount of SEK 600.00. Checks in amounts other than this will be returned to the sender. Payment should be made by bank check (postväxel), available from any Swedish bank, payable to the U.S. Embassy. Personal checks and postal money orders (postanvisning) are NOT accepted.
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.
Envelope
You must also enclose a self-addressed envelope with postage covering registered mail (62 SEK) so that we may return your new and old cancelled passport without delay. If no envelope is submitted, the Embassy will be unable to process the application.
Where to send the application
Please send your passport application, your current passport, payment, self-addressed return envelope with postage (62 SEK), and photos to the following address:
Embassy of the United States of America
American Citizen Services
Dag Hammarskjolds vag 31
11589 Stockholm.
Failure to submit a complete and correct application will delay your case.
Since passports are such valuable documents, we recommend that you use registered mail (rekommenderad post) when sending the passport applications to the U.S. Embassy.
Passport application
- Please use Form DS 82. This form is downloaded from the Department of State’s website. Note: Please disregard the instructions printed on pages 1-2 on the form since that information pertains to passport processing when residing in the U.S.
- The DS 82 form must be printed on individual pages; double-sided applications are not accepted. Do not send the application to any address listed on the form; renewal must be processed by the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm.
- You may submit this form by mail, or submit it in person at the Embassy.
- Regardless of how you choose to submit your application, you must bring a self-addressed envelope with postage to cover the cost of registered mail back to you (stamps for 62 SEK). You cannot buy stamps at the Embassy.
PROCESSING TIME
Upon receiving a complete application the processing time for a passport is approximately 3 weeks.
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.