The Swedish Migration Agency answers
The Swedish Migration Agency answers is a series of articles where we use facts and figures to describe different parts of the Swedish Migration Agency's activities.
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2025-03-24
Collaboration with the Swedish Social Insurance Agency yields results
In 2024, the number of notifications of suspected incorrect payments the Swedish Migration Agency made to other authorities increased significantly. This has saved the Swedish Social Insurance Agency and the Swedish Pensions Agency a great deal of money, as payments to people not entitled to benefits have been stopped or recovered.
2025-03-21
The Swedish Migration Agency increases security in its examination of citizenship applications
The Swedish Migration Agency is taking further measures to increase the security of its examination of citizenship cases. These measures should be viewed in light of the mandate the agency received from the Government earlier this year. Among other things, the main rule will be that applicants for citizenship must appear in person at the Swedish Migration Agency.
2025-03-18
What does the bankruptcy mean for Northvolt employees with work permits?
Northvolt has approximately 5,000 employees in Sweden, including a large number of third country nationals with work permits based on their employment with the company.
2025-03-13
Track change abolished and rules on statutory limitation period changed
The Swedish Parliament has decided to abolish the possibility of changing tracks, to change the rules on statutory limitation periods for deportation decisions, and to give the Swedish Migration Agency the possibility to decide on longer re-entry bans. The new rules will enter into force on 1 April.
2025-03-10
More cases of human trafficking identified
In 2024, the Swedish Migration Agency detected 684 cases of suspected human trafficking, an increase from recent years.
2025-03-05
The Swedish Migration Agency's new website has now been launched
On 5 March, the Swedish Migration Agency launched a completely new version of migrationsverket.se, with a new structure and a more user-friendly navigation. The purpose of the new website is primarily to make it easier for visitors to find the information they need.