Swedish intelligence service Säpo is rejecting more and more citizenship applications due to security threats, although most rejected applicants are allowed to remain in the country..
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Sweden's processing rate of new citizenships has more than halved after new security checks were introduced, with the Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) unable to approve applications in standard cases for over a month.
Sweden's regional county administrative boards have announced a record-breaking wolf hunt this winter. A total of 72 animals may be shot starting on January 2nd.
This week’s episode of Sweden in Focus Extra features an interview with Åsa Holmes, the head of the Swedish Migration Agency’s citizenship unit in Gothenburg.
Sweden’s opposition parties failed to add transitional rules to the new stricter citizenship bill when it was voted through by parliament, meaning the tougher rules will apply even to pending applications when they come…
The number of people applying for asylum in Sweden in the first six months of this year has dropped 30 percent compared to the same period last year, according to new statistics from the Migration Agency.
Sweden’s new security checks are likely to slow down the processing of citizenship applications even further than previously estimated, a new forecast suggests.
No more than six Swedish citizenships were granted through naturalisation in April, after new security checks left the Migration Agency unable to approve applications.
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A Swedish Migration Agency manager has told Sveriges Radio that citizenship applications lacking proof of Swedish language skills will be put on hold rather than rejected, contradicting earlier statements.
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The Centre Party has hit back at the Left Party's ultimatum by throwing down its own gauntlet – giving it a deadline to announce whether it is willing to drop its demand for cabinet seats.
Several British travellers have told how they were incorrectly accused of overstaying their 90-day allowance due to the chaotic introduction of the EU's new EES biometric border checks.
Sweden's Left Party will be ready to negotiate with the Centre Party, its leader Nooshi Dadgostar announced at a hastily called press conference, but didn't immediately drop her party's demand for cabinet seats.
After almost 60 days without a new government, there's suddenly a flurry of activity among Swedish party leaders. We asked The Local’s readers how you feel about this nail-biter.
Large parts of Sweden had their first proper snowfall on Thursday morning, but there are also sharp warnings in place that the snow could cause serious disruption.
Unemployment is falling in Sweden and reached its lowest level since 2023 in October, according to fresh figures from the Swedish Public Employment Service.
Sweden's parliament has approved a constitutional change to allow the citizenship of dual nationals to be revoked if they obtained it fraudulently or were convicted of crimes threatening national interests.
Swedish Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson of the Moderate Party is presenting her caretaker budget bill for 2027 today.
Up to 80 centimetres of snow on the way as Sweden issues highest weather alert – and finance minister to present caretaker budget bill for 2027 today. Here's the latest news on Thursday.
