U.S. Embassy Sweden

What U.S. Embassy Sweden does

The U.S. Embassy in Sweden is a diplomatic mission of the United States Department of State, headquartered at Dag Hammarskjölds Väg 31, SE-115 89 Stockholm, and operating a single primary consular post with periodic outreach to Gothenburg. Its mandate is the delivery of consular services to U.S. citizens resident in or visiting Sweden and the processing of visa and immigration applications for Swedish and third-country nationals seeking entry to the United States, alongside public diplomacy and educational exchange programming.

Core service lines include U.S. visa processing, U.S. passport issuance and renewal, document notarization ($50 per signature), Consular Reports of Birth Abroad, Social Security Administration liaison services, and 24/7 emergency assistance to U.S. citizens. Adjacent cultural and educational exchange programs include BridgeUSA, the Swedish Fulbright Commission grants, EducationUSA advising (Stockholm and Malmö), the Benjamin Franklin Fellowship, U.S. Speakers Program, Small Grants Program, American Spaces, and the Exchange Alumni Portal. The underlying technology stack is standard federal government consular processing infrastructure, complemented by an online scheduling system (eVisaforms.state.gov), an ACS Navigator triage tool built on Google Forms, the STEP traveler-enrollment notification platform, and integration with Postnord for return shipping and Pay.gov for fee collection.

The mission is funded through U.S. federal appropriations rather than commercial revenue; statutory consular fees collected from applicants (e.g., $50 notarial fee, $130 second-passport application fee) are remitted to the U.S. Treasury as cost recovery. Service delivery is direct-to-consumer, with in-person appointments Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Stockholm and first-come, first-served visits in Gothenburg. Customers comprise three primary persona segments: U.S. citizens in Sweden, Swedish and third-country nationals applying for U.S. visas, and Swedish students and scholars pursuing U.S. higher education or exchange opportunities.

Name

U.S. Embassy Sweden

Legal name

U.S. Embassy in Sweden

Website

https://se.usembassy.gov

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The U.S. Embassy in Sweden is the official U.S. Department of State diplomatic mission in Stockholm providing consular services — visas, passports, notarial services, and emergency assistance — to U.S. citizens in Sweden and Swedish and third-country nationals seeking U.S. entry, alongside educational and cultural exchange programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Consular Services

NAICS

International Affairs (92812), National Security and International Affairs (928)

SIC

Foreign Governments (8888)

akta.pro primary industry

Consular Services & Citizen Assistance (BPAIAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Diplomatic Missions & Embassies (Bilateral Relations) (BPAIAIAA), Visa, Immigration Liaison & Travel Document Policy (Foreign Affairs) (BPAIAIAL)

Keywords

• Consular services
• Visa processing
• Passport services
• Diplomatic services
• Citizen services

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Consular Fees: The embassy collects statutory fees for consular services including notarial services ($50 per signature), passport applications ($130 for second passports), and various visa processing fees as set by the Department of State.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

U.S. Embassy Sweden is a U.S. government diplomatic mission that provides consular services to U.S. citizens abroad and processes U.S. visa applications for foreign nationals. Core offerings include U.S. passport issuance and renewal, notarial services, visa processing (non-immigrant and immigrant), emergency assistance, and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad, delivered through the Stockholm embassy location with periodic outreach visits to Gothenburg. The embassy also administers cultural and educational exchange programs such as Fulbright, BridgeUSA, EducationUSA advising, and the Small Grants Program.

Product overview

U.S. Embassy Sweden is a U.S. government diplomatic mission that provides consular services, visa processing, passport services, and cultural exchange programs to both American citizens in Sweden and Swedish nationals seeking U.S. travel or education. The portfolio consists of core consular services (visas, passports, notarials, emergency assistance) and cultural-educational exchange programs (Fulbright grants, BridgeUSA, EducationUSA advising, American Spaces, Small Grants Program, U.S. Speakers Program). The Embassy also publishes security alerts and maintains an Exchange Alumni portal for program participants. Services are delivered through the Stockholm embassy location and satellite services in Gothenburg.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• U.S. Visa Services

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• Swedish Fulbright Commission/Stockholm EducationUSAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Swedish Fulbright Commission administers yearly grants for Swedes and Americans to conduct graduate and post-doctoral research. It also serves as one of two EducationUSA offices in Sweden, offering education advising for those who wish to study in the U.S. Telephone hours: Monday, Tuesday 8:00-16:30 and Wednesday 8:00-12:00. Contact: +46 (0)8 534 818 80 or [email protected].
• EducationUSA Malmö Advising CentersecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducationUSA advising center for residents of Southern Sweden located at Malmö Borgarskola. Provides guidance on U.S. study opportunities and application processes.
• American Spaces NetworksecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Office of American Spaces oversees a network of 600 open-access cultural centers worldwide, providing resources and programming related to American culture and English language learning.
• PostnordminorOthersSwedish postal and logistics provider used for return shipment of processed passports and documents. Applicants must obtain REK Postage online via Postnord's website with at least 250 grams per applicant.
• Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for international development programs using science, technology, innovation, and partnerships to advance international development objectives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Mission to the European Union: As a U.S. diplomatic mission operating under the same Department of State framework, the U.S. Mission to the EU handles policy-level engagement with European institutions while leveraging similar consular and public-diplomacy infrastructure. It is a broader incumbent within the same U.S. foreign-affairs operating model rather than a direct bilateral competitor.

Regional players

• Embassy of France in Sweden: France's Stockholm embassy provides consular, visa (including Schengen), and cultural-exchange services (e.g., Campus France, Institut Français) to the Swedish market. Same geography and broadly analogous service portfolio, but for French rather than U.S. entry.
• Embassy of Canada to Sweden: Canada's Stockholm embassy handles visa processing, consular assistance, and education-promotion activities (e.g., EduCanada) for the Nordic market. Comparable in operating model and same geography; competes with the U.S. mission for outbound Nordic student and skilled-worker mobility.
• Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Sweden: Germany's embassy in Stockholm offers consular services, visa processing, and cultural/educational exchange programming (e.g., DAAD) to Swedish applicants and German expatriates. It is comparable in service mix and same-geography footprint but serves a different sending country.
• British Embassy Stockholm: The UK operates an embassy in Stockholm with parallel consular, visa, and cultural-program functions for British nationals and Swedish visa applicants. It is a same-territory peer in terms of physical location and service mix but issues UK rather than U.S. documents, making it a regional rather than direct competitor.

Direct peers

• U.S. Embassy in Denmark: The U.S. mission in Copenhagen delivers the same State Department consular service stack to Danish citizens and U.S. expatriates, including EducationUSA advising and Fulbright administration. It shares Sweden's Nordic regulatory environment, Schengen context, and high English-language proficiency among applicants.
• U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Norway: The U.S. diplomatic mission in Norway performs essentially the same consular portfolio — visa issuance, passport services, notarial and emergency assistance, and education/cultural exchange — for another Nordic country with a similar population profile and applicant mix. It is the closest geographic and functional analog to the Sweden mission.
• U.S. Embassy in Finland: The U.S. mission in Helsinki provides parallel consular, visa, and exchange-program services to Finnish nationals and Americans in Finland. Comparable Nordic population scale, education-driven demand for U.S. student visas, and bilateral engagement priorities make it a structural peer.

Others

• VFS Global: VFS Global is a private-sector outsourcing partner that operates visa application centres on behalf of multiple governments, including the United States in many countries. It is an adjacent ecosystem participant that channels applicants into the consular pipeline rather than a competitor to the embassy itself.
• Swedish Fulbright Commission: The Swedish Fulbright Commission is a Core strategic partner of the embassy that administers binational Fulbright grants and EducationUSA advising in Stockholm. It is not a competitive peer but the bilateral delivery vehicle for the embassy's education-exchange mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/u-s-embassy-sweden

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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