3.2.1 General information regarding notifications

Missions should notify the Protocol Department within a week of the arrival of staff members by using the notification form. The notification should include accompanying family members and private servants (if any). Two copies of a valid passport and two photos of each person (for ID cards) should be attached.

Notification of arrival

For missions covering Sweden from another country, please note that notification is only necessary for the head of mission, military attachés, police attachés and long-term chargé d’affaires (see chapter 5.6).

Photographs for ID cards

• Must be of high quality and show the applicant against a white background looking directly into the camera.
  Should not be more than six months old and must be 35−40 mm in width (standard passport photo).
  The space between the eyes and the chin must be 14−17 mm.
  If the applicant wears glasses the photograph must show the eyes clearly with no flash reflection off the glasses.
  Retouched photographs are not permitted. Head coverings worn for religious purposes are permitted.
  The applicant's name and date of birth and the name of the embassy should be written on the back of both photographs.