Sweden - Passport & Nationality - Swedish Citizenship - Simplified Naturalisation
Categories of persons eligible for citizenship by notification include:
Stateless persons
A stateless person may acquire Swedish citizenship by notification if that person has a permanent resident permit and falls into one of the following categories:
Born in Sweden and aged less than five;
Aged under 18 and in the custody of a Swedish citizen;
Aged 18 or 19 and resident in Sweden since age 15.
Young persons resident in Sweden
Swedish citizenship may be acquired by notification by young persons who hold a permanent resident permit in the following cases:
Aged under 18 and resident in Sweden for five years
Aged 18 or 19, where the person has been resident in Sweden since turning 13.
Former Swedish citizens
Former Swedish citizens who hold permanent resident permits may acquire Swedish citizenship by notification if the following conditions are fulfilled:
Aged 18 or over
Resident in Sweden for 10 years preceding age 18.
Resident in Sweden for the 2 years preceding the application
Those former Swedish citizens who are citizens of other Nordic countries may acquire Swedish citizenship by notification immediately upon resuming residence in Sweden.
Citizens of Nordic countries
Citizens of other Nordic Council countries (Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Finland) may be eligible for Swedish citizenship by notification in the following cases:
Aged 18 or over
The other Nordic citizenship has been acquired other than by naturalisation
2 years' residence in Sweden