New rules on population registration for people from Ukraine
As of 1 November, new rules on population registration apply to people with temporary protection under the Temporary Protection Directive. You can now get listed in the Swedish Population Register after one year in Sweden, but your right to support from Swedish society will be limited.
What do the new rules mean?
If you have a residence permit with temporary protection, you can get listed in the Swedish Population Register after one year in Sweden. In the past, it took two years.
It will also be easier for a child born in Sweden to get listed at the same time as their parents, even if the child has not had a residence permit for a full year.
People who get listed in the Swedish Population Register on or after 1 November will not receive the same access to financial support from Swedish society as those who were listed earlier, under the old rules.
You can get listed in the Swedish Population Register after one year
In order to get listed in the Swedish Population Register, you must notify the Swedish Tax Agency of your move to Sweden, so that they can examine whether you meet the requirements.
You meet the requirements for population registration if:
- You have a residence permit with temporary protection.
- You have been in Sweden for at least one year with a residence permit.
- It is likely that you will stay in Sweden with the residence permit for another six months.
As soon as you believe that you meet the requirements for population registration, you are obligated to submit a notification to the Swedish Tax Agency within four weeks.
What does it mean to be listed in the Swedish Population Register?
Being listed in the Swedish Population Register means that you are registered as a resident in Sweden. It is not the same as becoming a Swedish citizen and it also does not affect your residence permit or your future applications to the Swedish Migration Agency.
Once you are listed in the Swedish Population Register, you will receive a Swedish personal identity number and can apply for a Swedish ID card. You will gain access to more care and you can get help from the Swedish Public Employment Service to increase your chances of getting a job.
As soon as the Swedish Tax Agency notifies the Swedish Migration Agency that you have received a personal identity number, you will be discharged from the Swedish Migration Agency’s unit for reception. You will then no longer be entitled to accommodation or financial support from the Swedish Migration Agency. Instead, you may have the right to certain support and financial benefits from, e.g. the Swedish Social Insurance Agency or the municipality where you live.
The Swedish Migration Agency’s questions and answers about population registration