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..
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The Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) expects to soon be able to start approving standard citizenship applications again, after a moratorium caused by new security checks.
Detailed monthly statistics from the Swedish Migration Agency obtained by The Local show a big rise in the percentage of citizenship cases rejected in June 2026 compared to the same time the previous year.
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 Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) has begun contacting citizenship applicants to book in-person identity checks, effectively ending a near two-month freeze on approvals for standard naturalisation cases.
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