Welcome to the Swedish Migration Agency
Apply for extended protection
If you have protection under the Temporary Protection Directive, you can now apply for an extension of your residence permit. You must submit your application through the e-service, which is open from 29 January to 4 March 2025.
Other rules when children become adults
Children who reach adulthood are no longer subject to the rules on family reunification, which may lead to families being divided. How can this be?
The Swedish Migration Agency answers: Other rules when children become adults
News
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2025-02-28New arrangement for asylum seekers’ accommodation from 1 March
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2025-02-26The Swedish Migration Agency will introduce a new website 5 March
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2025-01-31Law on accommodation for asylum seekers to be changed in two stages
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2024-12-13Decision on the new Blue Card Directive
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2024-11-01Digital passport check has saved the equivalent of 86 trips around the world
Our mission
The Swedish Migration Agency's mission includes considering applications from people who want to live in Sweden, visit the country, seek protection from persecution or be granted Swedish citizenship. The Swedish Migration Agency is commissioned by parliament and government, who set the Swedish asylum and migration policy.
Working at the Swedish Migration Agency
There is a wide and varied range of work at the Swedish Migration Agency. It requires staff with various educational backgrounds, for example law, legal science and social science.