Birth
A child acquires Swedish citizenship at birth if:
- the child's mother is a Swedish citizen (Swedish mothers have only been able to pass on their citizenship since 1 July 1979); or -
- the child's father is a Swedish citizen and is married to the child's mother; or -
- the child's father is a Swedish citizen, the child is born out of wedlock, and the child is born in Sweden.
For example, a child born to a Swedish father and a non-Swedish mother will not be Swedish if either: its parents are not married to each other or if they were not married when it was conceived and it was born outside of Sweden, unless the father sends notification to an embassy or consulate with the child's passport, birth certificate, proof of his own citizenship at the time of the birth, and a certificate of paternity.
Read more about this topic: Swedish Nationality Law
Famous quotes containing the word birth:
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Their life a general mist of error,
Their death a hideous storm of terror.”
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