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Personnummer

The personnummer (eng. Personal Identification Number) is a ten digit Number given to all Swedish residents so that they can be identified by the system. It is unique to every person and is used in all sorts of systems as a unique key (identifier).
Some compare the personnummer to the American social security number.

You can read more on Wikipedia.

Basically, this number will give you a Swedish identity and will open many doors. Therefore, get it as soon as you have settled and have applied for residence. Without it you won’t be able to do much in Sweden. A lot of things, e.g. to open a bank account, to get a Swedish ID, to get insurance requires a personnummer.

It is issued by the Swedish Tax Agency (swe. Skatteverket), but only after you will get your permit (the Residence Permit for non-(EU/EEA) or the permit stating your “right to reside” for EU/EEA citizens) from Migrationsverket. However, there might be a possibility to apply for both residence and the personnummer at the Swedish embassy before moving to Sweden. Check with the Swedish embassy in your country!

You will need to fill in a form that you get there. They will need to see/make copies of your passport, admission letter and the residence permit from Migrationsverket. You might need a photo passport-sized.

It will take about 2 weeks to receive your number and a proof of registration. The tax authorities will send it to you by mail (you will need a personal address, since they will not accept to send it to your office address). As previously mentioned you will not be able to do any of the other bureaucratic things until you have your personnummer.

On registration, you will be entitled to medical benefits through the Swedish National Health Insurance System. You should automatically receive health insurance documents by mail from Försäkringskassa, some days/weeks after you got your personnummer.

Last Modified on August 15, 2008 @ 1:24 am
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