You are waiting for a decision You have applied for an extension – asylum

You have applied for an extension of your residence permit as a person in need of protection or as a family member of a person who has a residence permit due to a need for protection, and are waiting for a decision.

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In some cases, you need a passport to be granted a residence permit. In these cases, the Swedish Migration Agency needs to check your passport before a decision can be made. If you need to present your passport, we will contact you with information about how and when you can do so.

In some cases, you will not be required to present your passport. For example, if we have already checked your passport at a previous visit, we do not need to do so again.

Not everyone who has applied for a residence permit extension needs to visit the Swedish Migration Agency for an interview. We may need to see you to ask questions, for example, if you wrote in your application that you have new grounds for asylum. We may also ask questions over the phone or ask you to submit additional information by letter.

We will contact you if we need more information.

You should not leave Sweden while you are waiting for a decision. If you are in need of protection, the Swedish Migration Agency cannot grant your application if you are abroad when we make a decision. It may also be difficult for you to return to Sweden if your current permit expires while you are abroad, as you must have a valid residence permit to return to Sweden.

Once you have submitted an application for an extension, you have the right to continue working or studying, as long as you applied for an extension before your current permit expired. If you applied too late, you do not have the right to work while you wait.

It is impossible to say how long it will take for you to receive a decision.

Once we have made our decision, we usually send it by post to your registered address, via a process known as “simplified service”. In some cases, we will summon you to a meeting at the Swedish Migration Agency, where you will be informed of the decision.

If you have applied for a residence permit extension for your child, we will send the decision to the child’s registered address. Parents/legal guardians can change their child’s registered address by contacting the Swedish Tax Agency.

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If you have new information that may affect your application, for example if you have a new passport, married, or have started working, you should contact the Swedish Migration Agency.

You can visit one of the Swedish Migration Agency’s service centres or send the information by post to:

Migrationsverket
Box 3100
903 03 Umeå

If you change your address

When sending letters and summons to your home, the Swedish Migration Agency will primarily use your registered address, which we will get from the Swedish Tax Agency. Therefore, it is important that you notify the Swedish Tax Agency if you move. The Swedish Migration Agency cannot change your registered address.

You can withdraw (take back) your application at any time while your case is being processed. Once you have withdrawn your application, you will receive a decision informing you that your application has been written off. In connection with this, you will also receive an expulsion decision, if you are still in Sweden. This means that you must leave the territory of the EU Member States and the Schengen area.

You can withdraw your application by sending us a message when you are logged in to Min sida [My Page], or by sending a letter to the Swedish Migration Agency.

In this message or letter, you must tell us that you want to withdraw your application. You will also need to provide your name, date of birth or personal identity number, case number, telephone number, and address. If you send us a letter, sign it with your signature.

If you have given someone power of attorney, that person may withdraw your application on your behalf.

Send the letter to:

Migrationsverket
Box 3100
903 03 Umeå

News

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.

2025-02-18

If you are retur­ning to your country of origin, you can receive support worth EUR 5,000

If you withdraw your application for asylum or if it is rejected, you can receive support from the Swedish Migration Agency. On 1 March 2025, the support we provide for efforts to help you and your family members reintegrate into society in your country of origin will change. The amount of support you can get depends on when you choose to return.

2025-01-30

Legis­la­tive change on accom­mo­da­tion and finan­cial support for asylum seekers

The Swedish Parliament has decided on a legislative change that will affect asylum seekers’ right to financial support and the option to live in their own accommodation. The change will be introduced in two stages. From 1 March, the change only applies to new asylum seekers, and from 1 September 2025, anyone who applied for asylum before 1 March and who lives in their own accommodation is also affected.

2025-01-20

The Upper Secon­dary School Act ends on 20 January

January 20 is the last day to apply for a permanent residence permit under the Upper Secondary School Act. After this the law will expire, but many people who currently have a residence permit under the Upper Secondary School Act will be able to have their application for permanent residence considered even after January 20.

2024-12-16

Now you can see your complete deci­sion on My Page

If you are waiting for a decision from the Swedish Migration Agency, you can now see the complete decision on My page. Previously, you have only been able to see if the decision is positive or negative, and the justification has only been sent home to you in paper format.

The Swedish Migration Agency is responsible for considering applications from people who want to live in Sweden, seek protection or become Swedish citizens. Our work is based on Swedish laws and international conventions, with a focus on legal certainty and effective reception and return.