Sweden Passport

Passport rankings out of 198 countries

Freedom of travel4

Asset protection11

Quality of life8

"Plan B"11

Afghanistan

Visa is required

Albania

Visa-free for 90 days

Algeria

Visa is required

Andorra

Visa-free

Angola

Visa-free for 30 days

Antigua & Barbuda

Visa-free for 180 days

Argentina

Visa-free for 90 days

Armenia

Visa-free for 180 days

Australia

eTA

Austria

Visa-free

Azerbaijan

eTA

Bahamas

Visa-free for 90 days

Bahrain

Visa upon arrival

Bangladesh

Visa upon arrival

Barbados

Visa-free for 90 days

Belarus

Visa-free for 30 days

Belgium

Visa-free

Belize

Visa-free

Benin

eTA

Bhutan

eTA

Bolivia

Visa-free for 90 days

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Visa-free for 90 days

Botswana

Visa-free for 90 days

Brazil

Visa-free for 90 days

Brunei

Visa-free for 90 days

Bulgaria

Visa-free

Burkina Faso

Visa upon arrival

Burundi

Visa upon arrival

Cambodia

Visa upon arrival

Cameroon

eTA

Canada

eTA

Cape Verde

Visa-free for 30 days

Central African Republic

Visa is required

Chad

Visa is required

Chile

Visa-free for 90 days

China

Visa is required

Colombia

Visa-free for 90 days

Comoros

Visa upon arrival

Congo - Brazzaville

Visa is required

Congo - Kinshasa

eTA

Costa Rica

Visa-free for 180 days

Croatia

Visa-free

Cuba

eTA

Cyprus

Visa-free

Czechia

Visa-free

Côte d’Ivoire

eTA

Denmark

Visa-free

Djibouti

Visa upon arrival

Dominica

Visa-free for 180 days

Dominican Republic

Visa-free

Ecuador

Visa-free for 90 days

Egypt

Visa upon arrival

El Salvador

Visa-free for 180 days

Equatorial Guinea

eTA

Eritrea

Visa is required

Estonia

Visa-free

Eswatini

Visa-free for 30 days

Ethiopia

Visa upon arrival

Fiji

Visa-free for 120 days

Finland

Visa-free

France

Visa-free

Gabon

eTA

Gambia

Visa-free for 90 days

Georgia

Visa-free for 360 days

Germany

Visa-free

Ghana

Visa upon arrival

Greece

Visa-free

Grenada

Visa-free for 90 days

Guatemala

Visa-free for 90 days

Guinea

eTA

Guinea-Bissau

Visa upon arrival

Guyana

Visa-free for 90 days

Haiti

Visa-free for 90 days

Honduras

Visa-free for 90 days

Hong Kong SAR China

Visa-free for 90 days

Hungary

Visa-free

Iceland

Visa-free

India

eTA

Indonesia

Visa upon arrival

Iran

Visa upon arrival

Iraq

Visa upon arrival

Ireland

Visa-free

Israel

Visa-free for 90 days

Italy

Visa-free

Jamaica

Visa-free for 90 days

Japan

Visa-free for 90 days

Jordan

Visa upon arrival

Kazakhstan

Visa-free for 30 days

Kenya

eTA

Kiribati

Visa-free for 90 days

Kuwait

Visa upon arrival

Kyrgyzstan

Visa-free for 60 days

Laos

Visa-free for 15 days

Latvia

Visa-free

Lebanon

Visa upon arrival

Lesotho

Visa-free for 14 days

Liberia

Visa is required

Libya

eTA

Liechtenstein

Visa-free

Lithuania

Visa-free

Luxembourg

Visa-free

Macao SAR China

Visa-free for 90 days

Madagascar

Visa upon arrival

Malawi

Visa-free for 30 days

Malaysia

Visa-free for 90 days

Maldives

Visa upon arrival

Mali

Visa is required

Malta

Visa-free

Marshall Islands

Visa-free for 90 days

Mauritania

Visa upon arrival

Mauritius

Visa-free for 90 days

Mexico

Visa-free for 180 days

Micronesia

Visa-free for 90 days

Moldova

Visa-free for 90 days

Monaco

Visa-free

Mongolia

Visa-free for 30 days

Montenegro

Visa-free for 90 days

Morocco

Visa-free for 90 days

Mozambique

Visa-free for 30 days

Myanmar (Burma)

eTA

Namibia

Visa-free for 90 days

Nauru

Visa is required

Nepal

Visa upon arrival

Netherlands

Visa-free

New Zealand

eTA

Nicaragua

Visa-free for 90 days

Niger

Visa is required

Nigeria

eTA

North Korea

Visa is required

North Macedonia

Visa-free for 90 days

Norway

Visa-free

Oman

Visa upon arrival

Pakistan

eTA

Palau

Visa-free for 90 days

Palestinian Territories

Visa-free

Panama

Visa-free for 90 days

Papua New Guinea

eTA

Paraguay

Visa-free for 90 days

Peru

Visa-free for 90 days

Philippines

Visa-free for 30 days

Poland

Visa-free

Portugal

Visa-free

Qatar

Visa upon arrival

Romania

Visa-free

Russia

eTA

Rwanda

Visa upon arrival

Samoa

Visa-free for 90 days

San Marino

Visa-free

Saudi Arabia

Visa upon arrival

Senegal

Visa-free for 90 days

Serbia

Visa-free for 90 days

Seychelles

Visa-free for 90 days

Sierra Leone

Visa upon arrival

Singapore

Visa-free for 90 days

Slovakia

Visa-free

Slovenia

Visa-free

Solomon Islands

Visa-free for 90 days

Somalia

Visa upon arrival

South Africa

Visa-free for 90 days

South Korea

Visa-free for 90 days

South Sudan

eTA

Spain

Visa-free

Sri Lanka

Visa upon arrival

St Kitts & Nevis

Visa-free for 90 days

St Lucia

Visa-free for 90 days

St. Vincent & Grenadines

Visa-free for 90 days

Sudan

Visa is required

Suriname

Visa-free for 90 days

Sweden

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Switzerland

Visa-free

Syria

eTA

São Tomé & Príncipe

Visa-free for 15 days

Taiwan

Visa-free for 90 days

Tajikistan

Visa-free for 30 days

Tanzania

Visa upon arrival

Thailand

Visa-free for 60 days

Timor-Leste

Visa-free for 90 days

Togo

eTA

Tonga

Visa-free for 90 days

Trinidad & Tobago

Visa-free for 90 days

Tunisia

Visa-free for 90 days

Turkey

Visa-free for 90 days

Turkmenistan

Visa is required

Tuvalu

Visa-free for 90 days

UAE

Visa-free for 90 days

Uganda

eTA

Ukraine

Visa-free for 90 days

United Kingdom

Visa-free for 180 days

United States

eTA

Uruguay

Visa-free for 90 days

Uzbekistan

Visa-free for 30 days

Vanuatu

Visa-free for 120 days

Vatican City

Visa-free

Venezuela

Visa-free for 90 days

Vietnam

Visa-free for 45 days

Yemen

Visa is required

Zambia

Visa-free for 90 days

Zimbabwe

Visa upon arrival

About Sweden

A state in Northern Europe. It is located on the Scandinavian Peninsula, washed by the waters of the Baltic Sea. On the mainland it borders Norway and Finland. Sweden is a member of the European Union and the Schengen area.

More than half of Sweden's GDP comes from taxes. There are 50 global companies operating in the country: for example, IKEA, Saab AB, Scania, Volvo, Electrolux. Information technology and telecommunications are developing - for example, the popular streaming service Spotify was developed in Sweden.

Population

10.4 million

Capital

Stockholm

Official language

Swedish

GDP per capita

$51.796

Time zone

UTC+1…+2

Currency

Swedish krona

Sweden passport ranking and benefits

1
Residence in Sweden or another EU country
A Swedish passport grants you the right to reside, work, and study in Sweden or any of the 27 European Union member states. Enjoy unparalleled freedom of movement and establish your home wherever opportunity calls within the EU.
A Swedish passport grants you the right to reside, work, and study in Sweden or any of the 27 European Union member states. Enjoy unparalleled freedom of movement and establish your home wherever opportunity calls within the EU.
2
Access to 186 countries
Ranked among the top passports globally, the Swedish passport provides visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to approximately 186 countries worldwide. This extensive global mobility simplifies international travel for business and leisure.
Ranked among the top passports globally, the Swedish passport provides visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to approximately 186 countries worldwide. This extensive global mobility simplifies international travel for business and leisure.
3
Education and healthcare of the European Union
As a Swedish citizen, you gain access to Sweden’s world-class education system and comprehensive healthcare services, extended across the entire European Union. Ensure a secure future for yourself and your family with high-quality social provisions.
As a Swedish citizen, you gain access to Sweden’s world-class education system and comprehensive healthcare services, extended across the entire European Union. Ensure a secure future for yourself and your family with high-quality social provisions.
4
Work and international business
Unlock vast employment opportunities and establish businesses freely within Sweden and across the entire European Union single market. A Swedish passport enhances your professional prospects and facilitates international business ventures without restrictions.
Unlock vast employment opportunities and establish businesses freely within Sweden and across the entire European Union single market. A Swedish passport enhances your professional prospects and facilitates international business ventures without restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get a Swedish passport?
Swedish citizenship is obtained by blood, adoption, marriage, descent, naturalisation, or special merits to the state.

To obtain Swedish citizenship by naturalisation, you must have lived in the country for at least 5 years, have a permanent income, have no tax debt, and no criminal record.

Children and parents of Swedish citizens receive citizenship by their descent.

A Swedish passport by marriage can be obtained after 3 years. The process is similar to naturalisation. Spouses or partners must have lived together for the last two years.
Does Sweden recognise second citizenship?
Since July 1, 2001, a Swedish citizen who has obtained a foreign citizenship does not lose his Swedish citizenship.

Former Swedish citizens who lost their Swedish citizenship by naturalisation in another country before July 1, 2001, could restore their Swedish citizenship by application within two years. Children of former Swedish citizens also have the right to obtain Swedish citizenship upon application.
How to live in Sweden with citizenship of another country?
Sweden is a member of the European Union, so you can move there using a sped-up procedure with a passport of one of the countries of this union — for example, Portugal or Malta.
Who can get Swedish citizenship by birthright?
Swedish citizenship can be obtained by right of blood — either when a child was born in marriage and the father is a citizen of the country; or out of wedlock, if the mother is Swedish. In this case, the place of birth does not matter.

Swedish citizenship cannot be obtained by right of land. This means that if a child was born in Sweden, but the parents do not have the status of permanent residence or Swedish citizenship, they will not receive Swedish citizenship.