From 3 June, identity checks will be carried out using digital facial comparison technology. These checks apply to anyone who needs a coordination number, or who needs to be listed in the Swedish Population Register in connection with their move to Sweden. The aim of these checks is to ensure identity security, and thereby accurate population registration. Remember to book an appointment for your identity check.
“There is already a requirement to visit a service centre in person for an identity check if you need to be listed in the Swedish Population Register or are due to be given a coordination number,” says business developer Tobias Wijk at the Swedish Tax Agency. “Now, we are installing biometric comparison equipment to make documentation checks even more secure.”
In addition to identity checks using digital face comparison technology, identity documents will be scanned and verified via machine reading for increased security. Face comparison and control tools will be used at 58 service centres. If you are required to visit a service centre for an identity check, you must first book an appointment. You can book one on the Swedish Tax Agency’s website.
If you are issued with a coordination number, it will be marked with one of the following three possible identity levels: confirmed, probable or uncertain. We can mark your coordination number as “confirmed” if you have visited a service centre in person for an identity check, and proved your identity by providing valid documentation.
“As a general rule, the identity level should be confirmed,” says Tobias Wijk.
“In future, a coordination number with a confirmed identity marking will be more useful in society, since we will have carried out an identity check on the individual concerned. However, this requires that public authorities and companies adapt their registers so that this information is also shown by the user.”