The Swedish Migration Agency has announced that it has ended its suspension of Syrian asylum cases, meaning that Syrian citizens can once again both apply for asylum in Sweden and be deported if protection is not granted..
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The Swedish Migration Agency has resumed processing of residency permit applications for 18- to 20-year-olds paused in March after the government pledged to bring in a solution to so-called 'teen deportations'.
The Migration Agency’s citizenship units have clocked over 500 hours of overtime so far this year, but not to fast-track decisions before new rules come into force, a spokesperson told The Local.
On April 29th Swedish parliament voted through stricter citizenship laws. Because transitional measures were not included, the new laws will apply to all applications that are assessed from June 6th onwards – even applic…
Sweden's Migration Agency has stopped automatically requesting passports at the start of citizenship applications to lessen the inconvenience to applicants who want to travel.
Citizenship applicants from the UK, Ireland, and elsewhere are still being told by Migration Agency case officers that their passports are not sufficient proof of identity, weeks after the agency assured The Local that t…
The Swedish Migration Agency is hoping to clear its backlog of four-year-old citizenship cases by the end of this year after bringing in a new system where cases are handled strictly in order of application date, section…
Sweden's Migration Agency on Friday announced a radical overhaul of how citizenship applications are handled, with the applications that have waited longest now put right at the front of the queue. Here's what we know ab…
Richard Orange reflects on the Swedish Migration Agency's handling of migration law, before running through the week's main stories.
When Richard Orange got an interview on Brexit rules with the Migration Agency's legal chief on his fourth attempt, it didn't exactly go as planned. But according to EU lawyers it nonetheless revealed flaws in the agency…
The Migration Agency has rejected a police request to deport a researcher and climate activist over civil disobedience
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For The Local's Mandy Pipher, who grew up trick-or-treating on Toronto streets packed with jack-o-lanterns and costumed kids, the pale imitation of Halloween offered in Sweden would be better left in the grave.
Sweden's speaker of parliament has called a press conference for Monday to outline the next steps in forming a government.
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Passengers heading to the UK with a supposedly valid ETA might be turned away at the airport if they forget this crucial piece of travel preparation.
Drivers across large parts of western Sweden in particular face a high risk of black ice over the coming days.
This week: First month post-election ends with no government, breakthrough on ending teen deportations, a plan to help citizenship applicants hit retroactively by the new law, and a reminder of some of the best things ab…
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.
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