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Swedish personal number: personnummer or samordningsnummer, which one do you need?
Swedish personal number: personnummer when you register for a year, samordningsnummer for a short stay, the identity check, delays and uses.
6 min readPaperworkResidence in Sweden for EU citizens: the population register and the one-year rule
Residence in Sweden for EU citizens: no permit, but registration with the Tax Agency if you stay a year. Right of residence, documents and insurance trap.
7 min readPaperworkOpening a bank account in Sweden: the personnummer circle and your right to a basic account
Bank account in Sweden for newcomers: what banks ask, the right to a basic payment account for EU residents, the personnummer problem and BankID.
6 min readPaperworkMoving to Sweden: the step-by-step guide to your first weeks
Moving to Sweden as an EU citizen: the order of the paperwork, from the population register to your personnummer, BankID, bank account and healthcare.
6 min readPaperworkMoving to Sweden from the UK after Brexit: what you need now
Moving to Sweden from the UK after Brexit: why you need a permit, who kept status, the 34,470 SEK work permit salary, driving, healthcare and tax.
6 min readPaperworkDriving in Sweden: your licence, registering a car, congestion tax and winter tyres
Driving in Sweden as a newcomer: EU licence validity, exchanging a UK or Swiss licence for 375 SEK, importing a car, congestion tax and winter tyres.
7 min readPaperworkBankID in Sweden: how to get a digital ID as a newcomer, and what to use meanwhile
BankID in Sweden for newcomers: who can get it, why it needs a personnummer and a bank, what Freja+ and Sverige-id offer, and how to avoid fraud.
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