How do I register for Swedish population register?

To be registered in the Swedish Population Register you must have a residence permit (uppehållstillstånd). You can apply for a residence permit at the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket). For more information about asylum application and residence permit we ask you to contact the Swedish Migration Agency.

What is a Personbevis in Sweden?

1 | Birth certificate (personbevis) of the person born issued by local authorities (Skatteverket), signed and stamped by an official of that body and later legalized with apostille by a notary public. This personbevis is identified in Swedish as utrag om folkbokföringsuppgifter.

What is population registration certificate?

A population registration certificate is an extract from the population register which shows the information available about you, for example, name, address and civil status.

What is Population Registration?

Population registers, also referred to as household registers, are longitudinal, nominative records of the households and individuals that make up a community. They follow households through time, recording changes in their composition and other characteristics.

How did they register the population in Sweden?

In Sweden, registration of the population journeys back hundreds of years. Registration began with the tax registrations, and then continuing on with the church registers and the household examinations. All of these records are ways in which the populace was organized. Initially, the registration was mostly for tax purposes.

When do you have to register in Sweden?

If you are planning to live in Sweden for more than 12 months, you must register in the Swedish Population Register. If you are under 18 and move to Sweden with your parents, the same regulations on registration apply for both children and adults. You can only be registered in one country at a time.

When did the Population Registration Act end in South Africa?

The South African Parliament repealed the act on 17 June 1991. However, the racial categories defined in the act remain ingrained in South African culture and they still form the basis of some official policies and statistics aimed at redressing past economic imbalances ( Black Economic Empowerment and Employment Equity ).

What was the Population Registration Act of 1950?

Population Registration Act, 1950. Act to make provision for the compilation of a Register of the Population of the Union; for the issue of Identity Cards to persons whose names are included in the Register; and for matters incidental thereto. Citation. Act No. 30 of 1950.