Test day: identification and rules
If you have registered for the citizenship test, there are several practical rules to know. UHR, the Swedish Council for Higher Education, describes them on its page about test day. Here we summarise the most important ones, so that you arrive prepared and are not stopped at the door.
The notification
About a week before test day you receive a notification on your registration account. You have to log in to see it. UHR recommends that you print the notification and bring it, because you need it to get into the test room. It contains information about where you will take the test, and the times and rules that apply.
Valid Swedish identification
To be allowed to take the test you must always be able to show valid Swedish identification, and your identification is checked several times during test day. Your Swedish personal identity number must be shown. For that reason you cannot identify yourself with a foreign passport, and it is not possible to identify yourself with an electronic ID. The accepted documents are an identity card for people registered in Sweden from the Swedish Tax Agency, a Swedish driving licence and a Swedish SIS-marked ID card. If the expiry date has passed, the document is not valid, so check the date in good time, because it can take time to get a new ID card.
Arrive in good time
There may be queues at the ID checks, and UHR warns that you risk not being let into the room after the test has started.
What you may bring
You may bring a pencil or propelling pencil, preferably your own, but there are also pencils on site. You may have an eraser and simple earplugs from a pharmacy, which you may need to show to the test supervisor.
What you may not bring
Mobile phones, smart watches, digital watches and other electronic equipment are not allowed at your desk. This also applies to headphones, AirPods, smart glasses and electronic pens. Food and drink are not allowed, but can be granted as an adjustment for people with diabetes.
During the test
You must follow the test supervisor's instructions throughout test day. You may not leave the test room while the test is in progress, and if you do so anyway you risk not getting a result. UHR also gives a few tips: read the instructions carefully, read each question and all the answer options carefully, check that you have marked the right answer in the answer booklet, skip difficult questions and come back to them later, and dare to guess, because there are no negative marks.
Sources and notes
Based on pages from UHR, the Swedish Migration Agency, the Government and the Riksdag, checked on 17 October 2026. Rules, fees and processes can change, so always check your own letters and the current information at uhr.se and migrationsverket.se.
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