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Your rights as a refugee in Sweden
Privatpersoner/Skydd och asyl i Sverige/Resettlement

moved to Sweden without family members, you have the right to be reunited with your family by applying for family reunification. Family reunification...

You cannot choose the country where your application for asylum is examined (the Dublin Regulation)
English / Private individuals / ... / Applying for asylum

The country that will examine your request is determined through a process established by a European Union law known as the ‘Dublin’ Regulation. According to this law, only one country is responsible for examining your request.

Unaccompanied minors
Privatpersoner / Skydd och asyl i Sverige / ... / For children and teenagers

the trip to Sweden, how you will live, what support you can get and also how you can be reunited with your family. Information for children travelling...

Automatic citizenship through birth, adoption or the parents’ marriage
English / Private individuals / ... / Apply for citizenship

decision in Sweden or in another Nordic country the child is adopted through a foreign adoption decision that is approved in Sweden by the Family Law and...

Citizenship for children
English / Private individuals / ... / Apply for citizenship

service is closed for an update on 30 September On Monday 30 September, the Citizenship e-service will be closed for updates, due to changes in the law. All...

Residence status for British citizens
English/Private individuals/British citizens

member of a British citizen, or former family member of a British citizen have been in Sweden in accordance with European Union law before the end of the...

I have asked for asylum in the EU – which country will handle my claim? Pdf. PDF

importance by the law, starting from whether you have a family member present in that Dublin country; whether you now or in the past have had a visa or a...

Your right to an asylum seeker (LMA) card when you switch from asylum to a work permit
English/Private individuals/Protection and asylum in Sweden

Migration Agency had interpreted the law to mean that people who apply for a work permit after their application for asylum has been rejected are not entitled...

Statistics
English/About the Migration Agency

This is because the Swedish Migration Agency counts an application from a person who is in Sweden with a residence permit on the grounds of family ties...

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