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  • 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

    Published:
    2025-03-24

  • 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

    Published:
    2025-03-21

  • 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. The bankruptcy of a large company like Northvolt is an unusual situation, and

    Published:
    2025-03-18

  • 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

    Published:
    2025-03-13

  • More cases of human trafficking identified

    In 2024, the Swedish Migration Agency detected 684 cases of suspected human trafficking, an increase from recent years. – The most frequently discovered forms of exploitation are forced labour and work under unreasonable conditions, says Lisa Hultin Knutas, National

    Published:
    2025-03-10

  • The Swedish Migration Agency's new website has now been launched

    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

    Published:
    2025-03-05

  • New arrange­ment for asylum seek­ers’ accom­mo­da­tion from 1 March

    From 1 March, all new asylum seekers will be assigned a place at one of the Swedish Migration Agency’s asylum accommodation centres. To be entitled to financial support in the form of daily allowances and special grants, asylum seekers must move into

    Published:
    2025-02-28

  • 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 qualified workers and to facilitate the mobility of these people within the EU. An EU Blue Card is a combined residence and

    Published:
    2024-12-13

  • 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,

    Published:
    2024-11-01

  • Layoffs at Nort­h­volt affect a large number of people with work permits

    Northvolt has announced layoffs that will affect a large number of people from third countries who have been granted work permits in Sweden. – The Swedish Migration Agency is currently in dialogue with the company and has informed them about the

    Published:
    2024-10-31

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