The consulate in Salt Lake City is the office that Swedish nationals in this part of the United States deal with when they need something done officially: a passport that is about to expire, a document that has to be recognised back home, a birth that needs registering.
Read on for the details, the usual remit, the appointment position, and a few things learned the hard way by people who got there and were turned away.
📞 Quick Contact
- Address: 60 E S Temple ST 3, Salt Lake City
- Phone: (801) 937-9093
- Type of office: Consulate
🛂 What you can do here
Most posts of this kind cover the ground below. The office is the only authority on its own remit:
- Assistance: detention, hospitalisation, a death, a passport stolen before a flight. This is handled outside the ordinary appointment queue.
- Visas: where the destination still requires one. The online route has replaced the counter for short visits in most networks.
- Powers of attorney and notarial acts: signed in front of a consular officer, which usually saves the whole legalisation chain afterwards.
- Passports: new books and renewals. The booklet itself is produced back home, so the timetable is longer than the appointment suggests.
- Civil status: registration of family events, which is what later lets a child obtain a passport or an heir claim an estate.
📅 Booking a visit
Waiting times swing with the season. Summer and the weeks before the school year are the worst of it.
No booking page is on record for this post, so call and ask. Some offices still work by email, and a few still see people who simply turn up.
Confirm the exact fee before the visit. Consular tariffs are revised more often than most people expect, and several posts will not take a payment that is a dollar out.
🤝 Practical notes for Swedish nationals in Salt Lake City
The first thing to check is jurisdiction. Consular districts are drawn by each country and rarely match state lines neatly, so the Salt Lake City office may or may not be the one competent for your address.
Document names cause more delay than anything else. American records drop accents and reorder surnames, and consular offices need the discrepancy explained before they will act.
Allow more time than seems necessary. Between appointment waits, production abroad and return postage, a routine document can take months end to end.
Questions people ask about this consulate
Can I renew a Swedish passport here?
Passport work is standard across the Swedish consular network, though not every post performs it. Confirm before travelling.
Do they deal with emergencies outside opening hours?
Genuine emergencies — detention, hospitalisation, the death of a relative, a stolen passport — are handled outside the appointment system. Say so when you call.
Does it handle visas for U.S. citizens travelling to Sweden?
Many countries have moved visitor visas online, so the consulate may have no role at all. Check whether Sweden requires one from U.S. citizens before contacting the office.
Can I go there if I live in another state?
Usually not: applications from outside the district are refused. Ask which states the Salt Lake City office covers before you travel.
What is the address in Salt Lake City?
It is 60 E S Temple ST 3. Many posts share a building with unrelated offices, so find the specific door before you turn up.
How do I get hold of this office?
By telephone on (801) 937-9093. Note who you speak to and what you are told, because requirements differ between posts of the same country.