Uppsala Universitet – International student guide 2012/2013

The application for civic registration has
to be made in person at the Swedish Tax
Agency (Skatteverket).
You must bring your passport, the residence
permit card, your letter of admission,
documents to prove your civil status and be
able to present a home address in Uppsala.
They will issue you a civic registration number
(personnummer). Registration will entitle
you to medical benefits through the Swedish
National Health Insurance System.
If you are not entitled to a residence
permit and thus not eligible for a civic
registration number, you must have a
similar number for tax purposes if you
become employed. This is called a coordination
number (samordningsnummer).
Your employer can help you make this
request to the Swedish Tax Agency. It is
NOT to be considered a civic registration
number.
HIGHer eduCatIon and reSearCH In SWeden
If you have stayed in Sweden for more
than a year with a personal identity number
and then leave Sweden, you must inform
the Swedish Tax Agency of your coordination.
The Swedish Tax Agency will be able
to issue an ID card with your civic registration
number, see Your Finances, Banks on
pages 39–40.
Your personal identity number consists
of 10 figures, your birth date (year, month,
day) plus 4 additional digits, no letters. The
university will issue a temporary ID number
(T- or P-number) in order to register
you in Uppdok, the student registration system.
However, that number is only valid for
university services (library, course registration,
etc). If you have received a civil registration
number, you should inform your
Contact Person so that they can connect
the two registration numbers in the student
registration system.
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