Marriage and civil registration

Married in Pakistan or elsewhere

Getting married in Sweden

1. 1

   Apply for an impediment check (hindersprövning)

   Free. Online if you are both registered in Sweden and have e-ID; otherwise form SKV 7880.

2. 2

   Not registered in Sweden?

   You need documents from your country showing you are over 18, not closely related and not already married.

3. 3

   Hold the ceremony within four months

   The certificate is valid four months and cannot be extended. The officiant must be authorised: a priest or other official of a religious community that Kammarkollegiet has appointed as an officiant, or a civil officiant appointed by the county administrative board (länsstyrelsen).

Official sources

Rules and fees change. Always confirm on the official page before you apply or pay. Last checked 14 Oct 2026.

• Skatteverket: Getting married in Sweden or abroadskatteverket.se
• Skatteverket: Before your wedding – consideration of impedimentsskatteverket.se
• Skatteverket: Population registration certificatesskatteverket.se
• Äktenskapsbalk (1987:230), chapter 4 section 3 – who may marry a couple (Swedish)rkrattsbaser.gov.se
• Lag (1993:305) om rätt att förrätta vigsel inom trossamfund (Swedish)rkrattsbaser.gov.se

Related guides

• Ordering a personbevisA personbevis is an extract from the population register — proof of your registered details, family or marriage for authorities, embassies and employers.
• Registering with Skatteverket, step by stepHow to notify Skatteverket that you have moved to Sweden: the e-service, the documents to upload, the in-person identity check, and what happens until you get your personnummer.