Taking an exam – what you need to know

There are some rules you need to follow when taking on-campus written exams or e-examinations.

Arrive on time

You must arrive at the exam hall no later than 15 minutes before the start time of the exam. Your identity will be checked and all preparations must be completed before the start time of the exam. The door to the exam hall closes when the exam begins.

Identification

You must provide a valid photo ID, both when you enter the exam hall and when you hand in your exam. Bring your ID to your seat and have it visible on the table during the exam. The exam supervisor may check your ID even when the exam has begun.

Please note that you cannot use a residence permit card as identification during exams. Electronic ID cards, such as BankID or FrejaID, are also not accepted because the ID card must be physical.

Valid forms of photo ID

Valid forms of photo ID include:

Swedish passport;
Swedish driving licence;
Swedish and international ID card;
Swedish SIS-marked ID or ID card issued by Swedish government agency, such as the Swedish Tax Agency identity card for people registered in Sweden;
international passport that is valid, clear and wrapped and has text in English, French or Spanish. Other national ID documents from outside the EU/ESS are not valid;
students from an EU/EEA country without a Swedish personal identity number can identify themselves with a national ID card for EU citizens issued after 2 August 2021 according to the EU Regulation 2019/1157 on strengthening the security of identity cards for EU citizens.

LMA cards and residence permit cards are not valid forms of identification.

If you have lost your photo ID

If your only valid ID is a national ID card for EU citizens or a passport, and you have lost it, you must do the following to write the exam:

Report your loss to the police.
Please note that it may take up to 10 working days from the time you report the loss until you receive a copy of the report.
Bring a paper copy of your loss report or police report that is no more than three months old and show it to the exam supervisor when you are about to write the exam.

If the ID you lost was issued by someone other than the police, you must obtain a new ID to provide at the exam. If you are unable to obtain it before the scheduled exam date, you will have to wait until you have a new valid ID to write the exam.

If you have any other ID that is approved for exam writing, you will of course bring it when you are about to write the exam if you have not had time to get a new national ID card or passport.