Asylum, residence permits, citizenship and life while waiting for a decision.
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Riksdagen has decided on new rules that allow young adults to apply for an extended residence permit from within Sweden after turning 18. At the same time, cond...
S, V, C and MP hold a combined 176 seats in the Riksdag and voted this spring in favor of transitional rules regarding stricter citizenship requirements. Now, t...
Negotiations for a new government could drag on, according to the parties. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking for the young people threatened with deportation from...
The police demanded that a German-Hungarian researcher at Lunds universitet be deported due to civil disobedience during climate actions. Migrationsverket has n...
A planned deportation of two young siblings was aborted after turmoil aboard an airplane at Arlanda. The siblings were born in Somalia but grew up with their mo...
From 1 June, the Swedish Migration Agency will stop granting temporary residence permits to deported persons who cannot be sent home due to protection grounds. ...
The government proposes new rules allowing young adults to obtain continued residence permits after turning 18. Migrationsverket is now halting enforcement and ...
Migrationsverket has begun replacing its logo with a heraldic coat of arms featuring a crown and shield. The symbol is being introduced gradually in decisions, ...
Migrationsverket proposes that reception and return centers be established in six municipalities in a first step. At the same time, the agency plans to graduall...
Riksdagen has passed a new law requiring asylum seekers in Sweden, as a general rule, to live in Migrationsverket's facilities. The change takes place in two st...
In 2024, Migrationsverket granted just under 94,000 residence permits, a decrease from 102,000 the previous year. The drop is mainly among people who come here ...
The Migration Court in Malmö has rejected a guiding appeal regarding the tightened requirements for Swedish citizenship. The court ruled that the new rules may ...
The Migration Court of Appeal is expected to decide whether the new citizenship rules will apply to old applications. The Migration Court in Malmö previously re...
Migrationsverket has reviewed approximately 1,500 decisions regarding asylum and citizenship from the years 2024 and 2025. The review shows that processing time...
Miniminivåutredningen proposes that permanent residence permits should be eligible for revocation for up to 185 000 people and replaced with temporary permits. ...
A pharmacist family deported from Kiruna has been allowed to return to Sweden. This comes after Migrationsverket changed its previous decision. The family is no...
Nya migrationsregler träder i kraft i dag med skärpta krav för anhöriga och fler kontroller av asylsökande. Samtidigt blir det enklare för vissa unga vuxna unde...
200 personer har hittills beviljats Sveriges återvandringsbidrag efter att nivån höjdes i början av året. Migrationsverket pekar på svårigheter att nå personer ...
Migrationsverket vill utvisa Afghanistans tidigare ambassadör Abbas Noyan till USA. Noyan befinner sig i Helsingborg där han inväntar rättens dom. Fallet aktual...
