{"id":5427,"date":"2021-05-24T17:23:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T15:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/studentblog\/?p=5427"},"modified":"2025-08-06T09:42:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T07:42:59","slug":"the-swedish-personal-identity-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/studentblog\/2021\/05\/the-swedish-personal-identity-number\/","title":{"rendered":"The Swedish personal identity number"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you know this problem? You want to sign up for different memberships or subscriptions and everywhere you get a different membership number, card or when being online you need to set a separate password for each account 🤯 In my opinion, Sweden has a great solution for this! The personal identity number! 💪<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

How do I get a personal identity number?<\/strong>

If you\u2019re staying in Sweden for more than 12 months, you\u2019re entitled to apply for a personal identity number from the Swedish Tax Agency, called Skatteverket. As you will have to show your registration at KTH, you can\u2019t apply for the personal identity number in advance to your travels here. However, you should already put it on your to-do list for your arrival, as it takes some time to receive the identity number from Skatteverket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

When I arrived, the Tax Agency had set up a day during the Arrival weeks where they send some employees to KTH and you could simply go there to apply for your personal identity number. The prerequisite is of course, that you need to bring all necessary documents with you \u2013 this is also the case when you apply at Skatteverket directly. However, it is not guaranteed yet, whether there will be a similar pop-up tax office this year, so simply keep an eye open if it takes place.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What do I have to bring to apply?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

You should bring the following when applying for your personal identity number:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n