The Swedish parliament is set to vote today on a bill to abolish permanent residency for many future applicants – but some groups, including work permit holders, will still be able to receive permanent residency..
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The Swedish parliament is set to vote on Monday on a proposal to empower the Migration Agency to deny or revoke residency permits in the case where the applicant or holder demonstrates a "flawed way of life".
Sweden's legal watchdog has sharply criticised a government bill that would abolish permanent residency for refugees and introduce other measures to tighten Swedish migration law to the strictest level allowable under th…
Sweden's government has dropped plans to bring in compulsory language tests for those applying for permanent residency, a spokesperson for Migration Minister Johan Forssell has told The Local.
A Swedish government inquiry has called for a new law which will potentially see as many as 180,000 people living in Sweden stripped of their permanent residency permits. They will then be allowed to apply for citizenshi…
The Swedish parliament has stalled the government's bill to expand the state's powers to hold children in migration detention.
Sweden's Green Party has launched a 'committee initiative' in the parliament calling for a new vote on adding transitional provisions to the new citizenship law, after the populist Sweden Democrats won the vote by sendin…
Swedish MPs are set to debate and vote on a citizenship bill set to affect the lives of more than 100,000 prospective citizens today. The Local is reporting live from parliament. Join the conversation here.
Today the bill on stricter rules for citizenship – and any proposed amendments including transitional rules – is set to be finalised, before it goes before parliament tomorrow.
It will not affect you if you already have permanent residency and it will not affect you if you are in Sweden on a work permit. We explain who is threatened by Sweden's new law abolishing permanent residency, and who is…
Sweden is changing some of its permanent residency rules and putting other changes on hold. Join our Live Q&A on Thursday as our journalists respond to your comments and questions about what's actually going on.
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Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has invited the Centre Party's Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist for a "no-strings-attached conversation on the parliamentary situation", posting an open letter on X.