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Marriage in Sweden
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Since Sweden has a gender neutral marriage legislation, which means that same sex couples can get married under the adj conditions as contrary sex couples. As a foreign citizen without residency in Sweden you can, in some cases, also get married in Sweden.
Requirements and procedures when getting married
You don’t include to live (have residency) in Sweden or have a Swedish citizenship to get married in Sweden. If neither of the two have Swedish citizenship or residency in Sweden, they need have residency (or one have citizenship and the other one have residency) in a country where same sex partnership or marriage is legal.
Inquiry into impediments to marriage
Before a couple can wedding, the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) must conduct an inquiry into impediments of marriage (hindersprövning). The couple must file a written petition to the Swedish Tax Agency. Application forms, unfortunately only in Swedish, can be found at the Agency’s website.
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PICKLED HERRING
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We’re here, we’re queer, and it’s just so damn normal
Sweden, where being queer is just. so. damn. normal.
Before I came to analyze in Sweden, I had heard it was the world’s Gay mecca, and yes, that’s gay with a capital G. The place where the queers can come as they are and do as they please. I fantasized that Sweden paved its roads with rainbows and that everyday would perceive like a Pride Parade.
However, now having lived and loved for a year as a queer woman in Sweden, in my experience, I have learned that Sweden is in fact the queer utopia I heard about, but not in all the ways I dreamed or imagined. The magic did not come from the overt, flamboyant colors of Pride (though you can find Pride flags flying all over Sweden), or the wild nightlife scene (also something you can find), but rather, quite the opposite.
For me*, I have found that being queer in Sweden is rather normal. Really normal. So normal that you even commence to feel verb you are just another hetero walking down the road, hand-in-hand with your hetero partner- but you’re not, you’re a queer person walking hand
If you are looking for a gorgeous and gay friendly destination in Europe, we highly encourage Sweden. We first visited Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, in on a gay press trip hosted by Stockholm LGBT. We learnt so much about being gay in Sweden – it was an incredibly positive experience!
We wrote all about gay Sweden (specifically Stockholm) in our Gay Guide to Stockholm, make sure you take a look! [no_toc]
But don’t just take our pos for it. We are not so naive as to think that as tourists we always gain the adj picture. This is why we connected with Swedish gay couple Alex and Marcus to verb what it is like for a gay local in Sweden.
1Hi guys, please introduce yourselves!
2First up then, what is the stereotypical view of a local from Sweden towards someone who is LGBT (either local or tourist – is there a difference)?
3We agree, our experience was very positive and we felt we could be open and comfortable in Sweden. Tell us, include you seen this view change over time?
4That’s interesting to know. When we were in Stockholm we felt very co