Answers to what people ask about the test, the requirements and the course. Every answer is based on what UHR, the Migration Agency, the Riksdag or the legal text says, checked in October 2026. Where the authorities have not decided something, we say so.
The information is correct as of 31 October 2026. The results of the August test came on 22 October. UHR is planning the next test for April–May 2027, but no date has been published. We update the page when UHR announces anything.
A test in civics (samhällskunskap) run by the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR). It has been part of the knowledge requirement for Swedish citizenship since 6 June 2026 and is based on UHR's study material Sverige i fokus. The test contains questions about, among other things, the system of government, laws, rights, the labour market, welfare, history, religion and traditions.
Anyone who applies for Swedish citizenship and is between 16 and 66, unless they can show the knowledge in another way. A pass grade in civics from year 9, upper secondary school, folk high school or komvux counts. SFI does not count for the civics part. The Migration Agency decides whether you have to take the test and sends a referral letter (anvisningsbrev).
First you need a referral letter (anvisningsbrev) from the Migration Agency. Then you create an account at medborgarskapsprovet.uhr.se with BankID, Freja eID or your personal identity number and the code in the letter, and register when registration is open. The notice (kallelse) arrives in your account about a week before the test. Right now registration is closed. UHR is planning the next test for April–May 2027 and will announce the date and registration later.
UHR is planning the next civics test for April–May 2027. No date has been published, and registration is closed. You must make a new registration when it opens. Locations, test time and the number of questions have not been announced either. We will write a news item as soon as UHR publishes the date.
Tests held during 2026 are free. For tests held from 2027 the fee is SEK 2,000, under the ordinance on the citizenship test (SFS 2026:451). Stateless people with refugee status or a travel document are exempt. The application fee for citizenship, SEK 2,900, is a separate fee paid to the Migration Agency.
The first test was held on 15 August 2026 at Stockholmsmässan in Älvsjö. It had 60 multiple-choice questions with four options, on paper and in Swedish, with 90 minutes of test time. It was a trial test: 40 of the questions counted. UHR has not published the format of the next test.
In the August 2026 test the pass mark was 28 of 40 points, according to UHR. The pass mark is set after each test. The University of Gothenburg, which develops the test, writes that it can differ between sittings, because different versions of the test are not exactly equally difficult. Sites that promise a certain pass mark for the next test are guessing.
UHR says that anyone who fails may be given the opportunity to show their knowledge again, and that you should contact the Migration Agency to find out what applies to you. A new test requires a new registration. SVT has reported that the pilot test could be retaken, but that in future this will not be possible and you would have to apply again. UHR's own information carries more weight. If you are unsure, ask UHR or the Migration Agency.
The results of the test on 15 August 2026 were published on 22 October 2026. About 80 per cent of the 875 people who took the test passed. You see your result when you log in to the account you created when you registered, and UHR sends it to the Migration Agency automatically.
No. UHR says the citizenship test can only be taken in Swedish. The test is written in Swedish at a functional level, which the government compares to level B1. The study material Sverige i fokus is also only available in Swedish, as text and as audio. Our English chapter pages help you understand the content before you read it in Swedish.
UHR's study material for the test, produced together with the National Agency for Education (Skolverket). It is a 48-page PDF with 13 chapters and an introduction, and every chapter is also available as an mp3. UHR says the test is based on the material. It is free to download from uhr.se. The material was corrected on 10 August 2026.
Yes, UHR can grant adjustments, for example for dyslexia, ADHD or visual impairment. You apply for them with UHR when you register. On test day you need Swedish ID with a personal identity number: foreign passports and e-ID are not accepted. There are no penalty points for wrong answers, so UHR encourages you to answer every question.
On 24 October 2026 the Migration Agency stated that 75 percent of recently decided cases were decided within 52 months. The time varies a lot between cases. You can see the current processing time on the Migration Agency's website.
Yes. There are no transitional rules. The Migration Agency assesses every case that was not decided on 6 June 2026 under the new requirements, even if the application was submitted earlier. That includes the knowledge requirement.
Proven identity, a permanent residence permit as the main rule, residence in Sweden for 8 years, good and honest conduct, self-support (at least SEK 250,200 per year in 2026 for anyone aged 18 to 67) and knowledge of Swedish and of Swedish society. There are exceptions to several of the requirements, for example a shorter residence period for Nordic citizens, stateless people and refugees.
The requirement of knowledge of Swedish already applies, but UHR's language test does not exist yet. Today you show the knowledge with a grade in Swedish or Swedish as a second language, a pass in the highest SFI course (today course D), Tisus or another test at a functional level, for example Swedex. From 31 December 2026 it is no longer possible to take a Swedex test. Under the law, the test in reading and listening comprehension (level B1) must exist by 1 October 2027 at the latest, but on 30 September 2026 UHR wrote that it cannot be ready by then and proposes autumn 2029. The government has not decided. The test in speaking and writing (level A2) is judged possible in 2030 at the earliest.
Medborgarskapskursen costs SEK 99 per month, SEK 249 for three months or SEK 499 for a full year. The chapter pages, the guides, 97 of the 260 practice questions and a ten-question practice test are free without an account. With a free account you can also study all of chapter 1 in the course portal. The full course requires a subscription that you can cancel whenever you like.
No. Medborgarskapskursen is an independent course from Znoff AB and has no connection to UHR or the Migration Agency. UHR writes that the agency does not endorse private practice tests. Our course is based on the official study material, but the lessons and questions are our own.
No. The real test questions are not public. UHR has published five sample questions, and we say clearly which ones are UHR's. All other questions are our own, written from Sverige i fokus, with an explanation and a page reference.
Shayan Parsai, course lead and course developer at Znoff AB. He previously built the online courses behind YK Kurser for the Swedish Transport Agency's knowledge tests. Every fact in the course has a source at UHR, the Migration Agency or in the legal text.
Cannot find the answer? Write to us. Questions about your own application should go to the Migration Agency, and questions about registration and test day to UHR.
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