A Swedish government inquiry has proposed a new law which could lead to close to 120,000 people being stripped of their permanent residency permits. Share any questions you have in the survey below, and we'll do our best to answer them..
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The Local Sweden's editorial team held a live Q&A with members on Thursday on the subject of Sweden's proposed changes to permanent residency status. We've pulled out some of the key questions and our team's responses.
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