{"id":643,"date":"2016-12-01T09:25:47","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T09:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/eu-rights-clinic\/?p=643"},"modified":"2018-07-18T14:18:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T13:18:59","slug":"personnummer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/eu-rights-clinic\/personnummer\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Evidence: Problems with Personnummer in Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Are\u00a0you facing p<\/strong><strong>roblems\u00a0in getting your <em>personnummer<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you an EU citizen who i<\/strong><strong>s unable to\u00a0<\/strong><strong>register your residence in Sweden?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The EU Rights Clinic can help!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Sweden, getting a <em>personummer<\/em> is essential to lead a normal life in the country.<\/p>\n<p>As EU citizens, we are meant to enjoy free movement across borders in all EU countries and to be treated in the same way as nationals of the country where we live.<\/p>\n<p>However, for EU citizens who live in Sweden obtaining this important number is often a headache.<\/p>\n<p>In recent times\u00a0EU citizens have found difficulties in obtaining a personnummer and this is why we are initiating a complaint against the Swedish authorities in charge of issuing this number.<\/p>\n<p>We are therefore calling upon EU citizens living in Sweden who have been refused a personnummer by the Skatteverket in 2016 to contact us by email (<strong>eurightsclinic@gmail.com<\/strong>) and share their experiences.<\/p>\n<p>We are particularly interested in finding out the reasons given by the Swedish authorities for refusing to issue you with a <em>personnummer<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>We hope to use this information to formulate a complaint to the EU institutions so they can bring an end to the restrictive policy of the Swedish authorities on personnummer.<\/p>\n<p>If you or anyone you know have had such difficulties in migrating to Sweden due to this issue, please contact us by email (<a href=\"mailto:rights.clinic@ecas.org?subject=Sweden%20personnummer%20complaint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>eurightsclinic<\/strong><\/a>) and let us know your experience!<\/p>\n<p>All information received will be treated confidentially and will not be divulged\u00a0without your explicit consent.<\/p>\n<p>Tack s\u00e5 mycket!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The EU Rights Clinic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>***Watch this <a href=\"https:\/\/livestream.com\/BrusselsPressClub\/events\/7257086\/videos\/153965810\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a>\u00a0for a summary of\u00a0the\u00a0problem (from 11:45)***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/eu-rights-clinic\/personnummer\/&amp;t=Call for Evidence: Problems with Personnummer in Sweden' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Call for Evidence: Problems with Personnummer in Sweden%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/eu-rights-clinic\/personnummer\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/eu-rights-clinic\/personnummer\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/eu-rights-clinic\/personnummer\/&amp;title=Call for Evidence: Problems with Personnummer in Sweden' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/eu-rights-clinic\/personnummer\/&amp;title=Call for Evidence: Problems with Personnummer in Sweden' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are\u00a0you facing problems\u00a0in getting your personnummer? 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