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31 January 2025
Law on accommodation for asylum seekers to be changed in two stages
On 29 January, the Riksdag decided on a legislative change under Bill 1 “New arrangement for asylum seekers’ accommodation”. The legislative change will take place in two stages. The first stage will be introduced on 1 March and will affect new asylum seekers, and the second stage will be introduced on 1 September and will affect all asylum seekers living in their own accommodation. The reason is that the government wants to create a new arrangement for asylum seekers' accommodation, where the starting point is that asylum seekers will live at the Migration Agency's reception or return centres
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13 December 2024
Decision on the new Blue Card Directive
The Riksdag has decided to implement the EU's new Blue Card Directive. The aim of this change is to increase the opportunities to attract and retain highly skilled workers and to facilitate the mobility of these people within the EU.
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1 November 2024
Digital passport check has saved the equivalent of 86 trips around the world
To make it easier for people applying for a residence permit, the Swedish Migration Agency launched a pilot for digital passport check in May. More than 5,100 people have taken advantage of the opportunity and during the first hundred days, the service has saved the equivalent of 86 trips around the world. “We are now focusing on how we can further develop the digital passport control and give more groups access to it”, says Fredrik Larsson, expert at the Swedish Migration Agency.
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10 October 2024
Residents of Lebanon need continue to travel to other countries to visit the Swedish Embassy
The embassy office in Beirut has opened for visitors again, but due to the security situation, the embassy’s activities remain restricted.