Booking the citizenship test at UHR: from Migrationsverket’s notice to your result
Step by step: wait for Migrationsverket’s notice, create a UHR account, choose venue and time, pay the fee (2 000 kr from 2027), sit the 90-minute test and retake if needed.
Step 1 — wait for the notice. You cannot book the citizenship test on your own initiative. When Migrationsverket processes your citizenship application, it assesses whether the knowledge requirement applies to you (aged 16–67, no approved grades that replace the test) and then notifies you that you must sit the test. Only then does booking open for you.
Step 2 — create a UHR account. The Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) has been responsible for the test since 15 August 2026. You log in with e-ID on UHR’s booking page, check that your personal details match what Migrationsverket has, and see which venues and sittings are available.
Step 3 — choose a time and pay. The test is offered at several locations across the country and you pick the sitting that suits you. From 2027 each sitting costs 2 000 kr, paid at booking. What applies to the fee for the rest of 2026 is stated on UHR’s website. The fee is per sitting, so anyone who needs to retake pays again.
Step 4 — test day. Bring valid ID. The test is digital and taken on site at a test venue, not from home. You get about 60 multiple-choice questions with four options and have 90 minutes. Everything is in Swedish — questions, options and instructions — and you may not use a dictionary, a phone or help from anyone else.
Step 5 — result and retake. The result is communicated to you and to Migrationsverket, which adds it to your case. How many correct answers are needed to pass is stated by UHR in the test description. If you do not pass you may retake the test at a later sitting, as many times as needed, but each attempt costs a new fee.
Our tip: do at least three full timed mock tests before you book. 90 minutes for 60 questions is 1.5 minutes per question, which is plenty if you know the vocabulary — but not if you get stuck understanding the questions. Practise reading official Swedish and learn the key terms in each topic area, so that 2 000 kr becomes a one-time cost.