Swedish ID

Sweden issues four types of identification to citizens and permanent residents:

• Swedish Passport
  Svenskt EU-pass (med vinröd pärm)
  Issued only to Swedish Citizens.
  Biometric passports are issued at designated police stations.
  Fingerprint biometric passports will be introduced starting
  June 28th 2009. Current biometric passports only incorporate
  facial photographic information.
  
• Swedish National ID Card
  Nationellt svenskt ID-kort
  Issued only to Swedish Citizens.
  Biometric ID Cards are issued at designated police stations.
  
• Swedish Driver's License
  Svenskt körkort
  Issued to Swedish Citizens and Permanent Residents that have passed the requirements to hold a Swedish Driver's License.
  Driver's Licenses are issued through Vägverket.
  
• Swedish ID Card
  SIS-märkt ID-kort (t ex Postens och bankernas ID-kort)
  Available to Swedish Citizens and Permanent Residents.
  Swedish ID Cards are issued through Svensk Kassaservice and most Swedish Banks. There are different requirements and a certified and non-certified form of the ID Card. It is recommended to obtain a certified ID Card.
  
  On January 1st of 2007 Svensk Kassaservice issued new rules on the issuance of Swedish ID Cards:
  
  A Swedish ID Card will only be issued to Swedish citizens, non-citizens when married or in a registered relationship to a Swedish Citizen (Sambo relationships do not qualify), or a person that has a valid Swedish recognized ID (including CSN ID for students).
  
  Some banks have also followed Svensk Kassaservice's lead; however, there are banks that will still accept a passport with a valid Swedish UT or PUT Visa attached when accompanied by a Swedish Person Bevis.

Most Swedish Government and Private organizations prefer (and in some case only) accept official Swedish IDs described above. In many cases, a valid foreign passport will be accepted. The increasing incidence of illegal immigration and the accompanying use of forged documents has resulted in a tightening of restrictions on what a government or private organization will accept as valid ID. APS can help your organization obtain official Swedish IDs for your employees in most cases.

An ID is typically required to obtain medical care, purchase prescription medications, obtain benefits, conduct debit and credit card transactions, purchase controlled and regulated products, take tests at school, and when traveling.

Biometric Passports and National ID Cards

Sweden introduced biometric passports and national ID cards in 2004, which use a passive RF chip to store biometric and descriptive information about the bearer. Sweden also maintains a national DNA repository that is used in forensic identifications. Sweden introduced a new biometric system for its passports on October 1st 2005.

Aurenav has been involved in a number of initiatives involving the new generation of immigration systems and biometric passport technologies. You can find more information under the Research section of this web site.

Fraud Prevention

The incident of both ID and Passport fraud has significantly increased over the past few years, which has resulted in much tighter restrictions in the issuing of ID cards and passports. In addition to forged documents, Sweden has seen a marked increase in people applying for duplicate ID documents for fraudulent purposes - this includes an increase in attempts to apply for ID cards and passports using another person's identity.