How to register for the Swedish citizenship test — step by step

Registration for the Swedish citizenship test goes through the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) — but it is the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) that decides whether you need to take the test and tells you when you can book. Registration opens in June 2026 and the first pilot sitting takes place on 15 August 2026 in Stockholm. This guide walks through the full chain step by step: from your citizenship application, to the letter from Migrationsverket, to the test sitting at UHR — and what you can start preparing right now.

The registration process at a glance

1. You apply for Swedish citizenship at Migrationsverket.
2. Migrationsverket assesses whether you need to take the citizenship test or can demonstrate the knowledge another way (school transcripts, SFI course D, folkhögskola, komvux).
3. If you need to take the test, you receive a letter from Migrationsverket referring you to register.
4. With that letter, you register with UHR for a test sitting.
5. You take the test on the scheduled date.
6. Your result is sent to Migrationsverket, which continues processing your application.

Step 1: Apply for citizenship at Migrationsverket

You apply for Swedish citizenship as usual — with the citizenship test as one of several requirements you must meet. The application is filed digitally through Migrationsverket's e-service or by paper form.

Migrationsverket reviews all the requirements in the same case: age, residency, identity, conduct, income and knowledge. Read up on the full requirements picture for 2026 before applying — if a requirement is missing, the application is normally rejected as a whole.

Step 2: Wait for the test decision

Once your application is in processing, Migrationsverket assesses whether you have already demonstrated the knowledge another way. You can meet the knowledge requirement through:

• Swedish school transcripts from compulsory school, upper secondary school or komvux.
• A passing grade on SFI course D.
• Equivalent passing courses from a Swedish folkhögskola.

If your earlier studies aren't enough, you receive a letter from Migrationsverket with information that you need to take the test and how to register with UHR. You can't register on your own initiative — the invitation is tied to your pending citizenship application.

Step 3: Register with UHR

Registration opens in June 2026. The registration system is run by UHR — but it's only available to those who have received the letter from Migrationsverket.

In the registration form you choose a sitting from the dates and venues UHR offers. The first pilot test takes place on 15 August 2026 in Stockholm. UHR has not yet published a full list of upcoming venues — it's updated rolling on uhr.se as more sittings are scheduled.

Test fee

The August 2026 sitting is free of charge according to UHR. Fees for later sittings and for retakes are set by the government and will be confirmed by UHR as the test rolls out more widely.

Step 4: Take the test

On test day you travel to the venue you chose. Practical details around the test itself — what ID is required, how long the test runs, what you can bring into the room — will be published by UHR ahead of the pilot test.

What UHR and Migrationsverket have confirmed so far:

• The test is held at a designated venue (for the pilot: Stockholm).
• It is a knowledge test about Swedish society — not a language test as such.
• UHR has produced study material on basic Swedish civics that you can use to prepare.
• Information on the accommodations offered (for example for disability) will be published "shortly" according to UHR.

More in the complete guide to the citizenship test 2026 and on the difference between the language test and the civics test.

Step 5: Result and continued processing

Once you've taken the test, the result becomes part of Migrationsverket's continued processing of your citizenship application. The test result is one part of the decision basis — the other requirements are assessed in parallel in the same case.

If you don't pass

UHR has not yet published the full retake rules — number of attempts, possible fees and waiting periods will be confirmed when UHR publishes the full regulations.

The practical message: plan to pass on the first attempt. A pending citizenship application can't be decided until the knowledge requirement is met — a missed sitting means a longer processing time.

What can I do right now?

You don't need to wait for the letter to start preparing. Three things you can do today:

1. Make sure your identity can be proved. A valid passport or national ID card from your home country is most common — check it isn't about to expire before your application can be processed.
2. Document your Swedish education. Transcripts, SFI course D, folkhögskola courses — anything that can prove the knowledge requirement without a test saves time and uncertainty later.
3. Practise civics. Medborgaretest.se follows the core topics of the knowledge requirement — you can see right away which areas you need to build out before it's time to book the test.

Registration opens in June 2026 and the first sitting is in August. Anyone who prepares methodically has plenty of margin when the time comes.

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Sources: Migrationsverket – New rules for Swedish citizenship from 6 June 2026; UHR – About the citizenship test; Proposition 2025/26:175 – Tightened requirements for Swedish citizenship.