Frequently Asked Questions
Passports
- Does my Swedish passport have to be valid for six months?
- My passport has expired or been damaged. However, I still have a valid U.S. visa in the passport. What should I do?
No, if your passport is not valid for at least six months beyond your date of departure from the United States, it will not affect your eligibility to travel. The United States has an agreement with Sweden automatically extending the validity of a passport for six months past the passport’s expiration date. Therefore, your passport need remain valid only for the duration of your stay in the United States.
If the photo page on your passport has been damaged (e.g. has become detached, or looks like it may become detached, from the rest of the passport), please apply for a new visa in a new passport, submitting both the damaged and new passport in support of your application.
Please note that we cannot place a visa in a passport with a photo page that is even partially detached. If your passport has this problem, please apply for a new passport before submitting your visa application.
If the passport has expired, and you still have a valid visa, you may travel with two passports, i.e. your old passport with the visa, and your new passport, or apply for a new visa in your new passport. Please note that you cannot transfer a visa to another passport.
Do you still have a question?
Please e-mail us at stknivinfo@state.gov. Please include a telephone number in your mail. Your question will be answered within two business days.
You can also fax us at +46 (8) 660 5879 (please enclose reply e-mail address) or write to:
Nonimmigrant Visa Unit
Embassy of the United States of America
Dag Hammarskjölds Väg 31
SE- 115 89 Stockholm Sweden
You can also call us on +46 (8) 783 5469. Our telephone hours are Monday through Thursday from 1 PM to 2 PM. We are not open on Swedish and American holidays.