Swedish passport

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Swedish biometric passport

Swedish passports are issued to nationals of Sweden for the purpose of international travel. Besides serving as proof of Swedish citizenship, they facilitate the process of securing assistance from Swedish consular officials abroad or other European Union members in case a Swedish consular is absent, if needed. For travel into and staying in countries that have implemented the Schengen Agreement, a passport is not required if one has a Swedish national identity card.

The passports are issued by the Swedish Police and applications are filed at police stations which have a passport office. Passports issued since October 1, 2005 are of a biometric variety, and valid for five years.^[1] Earlier passports are valid for ten years (adults) or five years (children). The blue cover passports issued up until 1998 are not valid as identity documents in Sweden due to insufficient security features which resulted in widespread forgery.^{[citation needed]}

1 Physical appearance and data contained
2 Visa-free and Visa-on-arrival Travel
3 References

[edit] Physical appearance and data contained

The Swedish passports issued since October 1, 2005 are burgundy, with the words "EUROPEISKA UNIONEN" (English: EUROPEAN UNION), "SVERIGE" (English: SWEDEN) and "PASS" (English: PASSPORT) inscribed at the top of the front cover, and the Swedish lesser coat of arms emblazoned on the bottom of the front cover. The Swedish passport has the standard biometric symbol emblazoned bellow the coat of arms and uses the standard European Union design.

[edit] Identity information page

The Swedish Passport includes the following data:

Photo of Passport Holder
Type (P)
Code (SWE)
Passport No.
1 Surname
2 Given Names
3 Nationality
3a. Height
4 Date of Birth
4a. Personal Id. No.
5 Sex
6 Place of Birth
7 Authority
8 Date of Issue
9 Date of Expiry
10 Holder's Signature

The information page ends with the Machine Readable Zone.

[edit] Biometric data

The biometric passports contain an RFID chip containing the passport's printed data in a digital format along with the photograph in a JPEG format along with a digital key to verify the that the data contained is authentic and hasn't been tampered with. The data in the chip can only be accessed after using the printed codes on the lower part of the passport's person page.^[2] The European Union requires fingerprint data to be stored on the member state's passports at latest in June 2009. As of 2007 it hasn't been decided yet when to implement this in Swedish passports.^[3]

[edit] Languages

The data page/information page is printed in Swedish, English and French. The page containing the guide to check the security features of the data page is printed only in English.

[edit] Visa-free and Visa-on-arrival Travel

According to a study done by Henley & Partners, Sweden has a Henley Visa Restrictions Index of 129, which means that Swedish citizens enjoy visa-free access to 129 countries and territories for short-term tourism visits. Sweden is ranked 2nd in the study in terms of international travel freedom, sharing the same place with Ireland and Germany.[1]

It is estimated that 190 countries and territories granted visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to Swedish citizen passport holders of which 154 countries and territories are visa free accessible. (visa on arrival for free counted) [2] Visa issued prior to arrival or pre-arrangement required for countries or territories not mentioned below.

Where visa-free access is permitted, such access is not necessarily a right, and admission may technically be at the discretion of border enforcement officers. Visitors engaging in activities other than tourism, including unpaid work, may require a visa or work permit.

Visa free or visa on arrival

[edit] Africa

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
Botswana	90 days [3]
Comoros	visa issued upon arrival [4]
Djibouti	1-month visa can be obtain upon arrival for DJF5,000 [5]
Egypt	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$20 [6]
Ethiopia	3-month tourist visa issued upon arrival (Addis Ababa Airport only; US$40 and two passport photos required) [7]
Gambia	90 days [8]
Kenya	3-month visa may be issued upon arrival (may cause delays - pre-arrival visa strongly recommended) [9][10]
Madagascar	90-day visa issued upon arrival for MGA 140,000; visa obtained prior to arrival strongly recommended [11]
Malawi	90 days [12]
Mauritius	6 months in a year (tourist), 90 days in a year (business) [13][14]
Mayotte	3 months [15]
Morocco	3 months [16]
Mozambique	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$25 [17][18]
Namibia	3 months [19]
Réunion	unlimited access [20]
Rwanda	3 months [21]
Saint Helena	90 days
Seychelles	1 month [22]
South Africa	90 days [23]
Swaziland	60 days [24]
Tanzania	visa issued upon arrival for USD 50 [25][26]
Togo	7-day visa can be obtain upon arrival for XOF10,000~35,000 [27]
Tunisia	3 months [28]
Uganda	30-day visa can be obtained upon arrival for USD 50 [29][30]
Zambia	visa issued upon arrival (single entry visa fee USD 25) [31][32]
Zimbabwe	3-month holiday/1-month business visa issued upon arrival for USD 30 ~ 55 [33]

[edit] Americas

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
Anguilla	3 months [34][35]
Antigua and Barbuda	1 month [36][37]
Argentina	90 days [38]
Aruba	3 months [39]
Bahamas	8 months [40]
Barbados	6 months [41][42]
Belize	1 month [43]
Bermuda	6 months [44][45]
Bolivia	90 days [46]
British Virgin Islands	30 days [47]
Canada	6 months [48][49]
Cayman Islands	30 days [50]
Chile	90 days [51]
Colombia	90 days [52][53]
Costa Rica	90 days [54]
Dominica	6 months [55]
Dominican Republic	30-day tourist card issued on arrival USD 10- [56]
Ecuador	90 days [57][58]
El Salvador	90 days [59][60]
Falkland Islands	30 days [61][62]
French Guiana	unlimited access [63]
Greenland	3 months [64]
Grenada	3 months [65][66]
Guadeloupe	unlimited access [67]
Guatemala	90 days [68]
Guyana	90 days [69]
Haiti	3 months [70][71]
Honduras	3 months [72]
Jamaica	90 days [73][74]
Martinique	unlimited access [75]
Mexico	180 days tourist/30 days business [76][77]
Montserrat	3 months [78]
Netherlands Antilles	14 days [79]
Nicaragua	90 days [80]
Panama	90 days [81][82]
Peru	90 days [83]
Puerto Rico	90 days [84][85]
Saint Barthélemy	unlimited access [86]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	3 months [87][88]
Saint Lucia	6 weeks [89]
Saint Martin	unlimited access [90]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	90 days [91]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1 month [92]
Trinidad and Tobago	90 days [93]
Turks and Caicos Islands	30 days [94]
United States of America	90 days [95]
Uruguay	3 months [96]
U.S. Virgin Islands	90 days [97]
Venezuela	3 months [98]

[edit] Asia

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
[edit] ASEAN
Brunei Darussalam	30 days [99]
Cambodia	30-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 20/USD 25 [100]
Indonesia	30-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 25 [101]
Laos	15-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 30 [102]
Malaysia	3 months [103]
Philippines	21 days [104]
Singapore	30 days [105]
Thailand	30 days [106]
Vietnam	15 days [107]
[edit] Non-ASEAN
Bahrain	14-day visa issued upon arrival for BHD5 [108][109]
Bangladesh	90-day visa issued upon arrival for USD50- [110]
Republic of China (Taiwan)	30 days [111]
Hong Kong	90 days [112]
Iraq (only Kurdistan region)	visa issued upon arrival (free of charge [113]
Israel	3 months [114]
Japan	3 months [115]
Jordan	visa issued upon arrival for JOD10 [116][117]
South Korea	90 days [118]
Kuwait	3-month visa issued upon arrival for KWD5 [119]
Kyrgyzstan	1-month visa issued upon arrival (fee USD 35 ~ USD 70) [120]
Lebanon	1-month visa issued upon arrival(free of charge) [121][122]
Macau	90 days [123]
Maldives	30 day visa issued upon arrival free of charge [124]
Mongolia	visa can be issued upon arrival [125]
Nepal	60-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 [126]
Oman	visa issued upon arrival : 1 month (OMR 6), 1 year multiple entries stay up to 3-week per visit (OMR 10) [127]
Qatar	21-day visa can be issued upon arrival [128]
Sri Lanka	30 days [129]
Tajikistan	45-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 30 [130]
Timor-Leste	30-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 30 [131]
United Arab Emirates	60 days [132]
Yemen	1-month visa issued upon arrival for YER10,500 [133]

[edit] Europe

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
[edit] European Union
Austria	unlimited access [134][135]
Belgium	unlimited access [136][137]
Bulgaria	unlimited access [138][139]
Cyprus	unlimited access [140][141]
Czech Republic	unlimited access [142][143]
Denmark	unlimited access [144][145]
Estonia	unlimited access [146][147]
Finland	unlimited access [148][149]
France	unlimited access [150][151]
Germany	unlimited access [152][153]
Gibraltar	unlimited access [154]
Greece	unlimited access [155][156]
Hungary	unlimited access [157][158]
Republic of Ireland	unlimited access [159][160]
Italy	unlimited access [161][162]
Latvia	unlimited access [163][164]
Lithuania	unlimited access [165][166]
Luxembourg	unlimited access [167][168]
Malta	unlimited access [169][170]
Netherlands	unlimited access [171][172]
Poland	unlimited access [173][174]
Portugal	unlimited access [175][176]
Romania	unlimited access [177][178]
Slovakia	unlimited access [179][180]
Slovenia	unlimited access [181][182]
Spain	unlimited access [183][184]
Sweden	Swedish citizens have the Right of Abode [185][186]
United Kingdom	unlimited access [187]
[edit] Non-EU
Armenia	21-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 [188]
Azerbaijan	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$100 [189]
Albania	1 month with entry tax: €10 [190]
Andorra	3 months (same as France and Spain) [191]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	90 days [192]
Croatia	90 days [193][194]
Faroe Islands	3 months (same as Denmark) [195]
Georgia	90 days [196][197]
Guernsey	visa-free access [198]
Iceland	unlimited access [199]
Isle of Man	visa-free access
Jersey	visa-free access
Kosovo	90 days [200]
Liechtenstein	3 months in half a year (same as Switzerland) [201]
Monaco	3 months (same as France and Spain) [202]
Montenegro	90 days [203]
Norway	unlimi [204]
San Marino	90 days (same as Italy) [205]
Serbia	90 days [206]
Switzerland	unlimited access [207]
Turkey	90 days[208]
Vatican City	3 months in half a year (same as Italy) [209]

[edit] Oceania

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
American Samoa	30 days [210]
Cook Islands	31 days [211]
Fiji	6 months [212]
Kiribati	28 days [213][214]
Marshall Islands	28 days [215]
Guam	15 days [216]
Federated States of Micronesia	30 days[217]
New Caledonia	3 months [218]
New Zealand	3 months [219]
Niue	30 days [220]
Northern Mariana Islands	30 days [221]
Palau	30-day visa issued upon arrival (free of charge) [222][223]
Papua New Guinea	60-day visa issued upon arrival for PGK100 (tourist), PGK500 (business) [224]
French Polynesia	3 months [225]
Samoa	60 days, free visitor permit issued upon arrival [226]
Solomon Islands	3 months [227]
Tokelau	free cruising permit can be obtain in Apia, Samoa [228]
Tonga	31-day visa issued upon arrival (free of charge) [229]
Tuvalu	1-month visa issued upon arrival free of charge [230]
Vanuatu	30 days [231][232]
Wallis and Futuna	3 months
Australia	Electronic Travel Authority [233]
Norfolk Island	Electronic Travel Authority [234]

[edit] References

^ Fakta om nya passet. Swedish Police Service. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
^ Datachippet. Swedish Police Service. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
^ Frågor om nya passet. Swedish Police Service. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.

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