Police certificatesLast checked October 20, 2026
Police certificate for Sweden
Extract from the criminal records register for use abroadUtdrag ur belastningsregistret (utlandsutdrag)OnlineBy postOfficial page(opens in a new tab)
- Local name
- Utdrag ur belastningsregistret (utlandsutdrag)
- Issued by
- Swedish Police Authority (Polismyndigheten)
- How to apply
- Apply via the Police e-service with Swedish e-ID; otherwise print, sign and send the 'Utlandsutdrag' form by email (scanned) or post, then pay the invoice sent to you.
- From abroad
- Email a scanned, hand-signed form to [email protected] or post it to Polismyndigheten, Utlandsutdrag, Box 740, 981 27 Kiruna; without a Swedish personal number attach a passport copy.
- Fee
- SEK 255plus postage; multilingual translation aid costs an additional 255 SEK (only for clean records)
- Processing time
- Up to two weeks after a complete application and payment; longer for EU/UK citizens (home country has 4-21 working days to reply)
- Notes
- Issued in Swedish, English, German, French and Spanish; any convictions appear only in Swedish. Digital signatures not accepted on the paper form.
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