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MEPs call for action against Sweden over personal number rules for EU citizens

Some members of the European Parliament are calling for legal action against Sweden, after the parliament's petitions committee heard complaints by EU citizens denied a Swedish personal identification number (personnummer).

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Sweden 'in violation' of EU law for failing to issue Covid passes to thousands of foreign residents

Sweden's failure to make Covid vaccine passes available to those without personal ID numbers contravenes EU laws, an internal market expert group has told The Local.

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Sweden to look into how to issue Covid vaccine pass to more foreign residents

The Swedish government has ordered the eHealth Agency to look into how to offer the Covid pass to those foreigners and Swedes who are currently unable to get it.

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Explained: Why can't people without a personnummer get a Covid vaccine pass, and when will this change?

After Sweden's eHealth Agency said the Covid-19 vaccine pass would only be available to people with a Swedish identity number, The Local has been investigating why the ten-digit personnummer code has become an obstacle to the document that facilitates travel.

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Residents without a personnummer excluded from Sweden's Covid-19 vaccine pass

Sweden's Covid-19 vaccine pass launched on Thursday, but is currently only available to people with a Swedish personal ID number, excluding new arrivals, students, and several other categories of primarily foreign residents.