5.6 Non-resident heads of mission and other relevant diplomatic agents
A non-resident head of mission may seek agrément according to the same procedure as a resident head of mission. However, a non-resident head of mission must obtain agrément in the country where they officially reside before a request for agrément can be processed in Sweden.
The Protocol Deparmtent at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs should be notified of non-resident heads of mission and defence attachés accredited to Sweden via a note verbale together with the same form as that used for resident diplomatic agents: Notification of arrival
If the position as non-resident head of mission is vacant on a long-term basis, the Protocol Department should also be notified of the chargé d’affaires via a note verbale together with the form Notification of arrival
If deemed motivated by the mission of a non-resident head of mission accredited to Sweden, the mission should also notify the Protocol Department of other diplomatic agents of that mission a note verbale together with the form Notification of arrival.
The names of non-resident heads of mission, military attachés, long-term chargés d’affaires and other diplomatic agents of which the Protocol Department has been notified will be included in the Stockholm Diplomatic List. No diplomatic ID-cards or residence permits will be issued.
A mission should not notify the Protocol Department of family members of non-resident diplomatic agents and they will not be included in the Stockholm Diplomatic List.
The Protocol Department should be notified of the end of duty of non-resident diplomatic agents via a note verbale using the same form as that used for resident diplomatic agents:
Missions are kindly asked to keep the Protocol Department updated on any changes to the contact information in the Stockholm Diplomatic List. This can be done via e-mail to: [email protected].
