There are multiple types of permanent residence documents in Sweden, which can lead to confusion about residency status. The application processes and rights granted depend on your citizenship and what you're doing in Sweden..
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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. We asked readers to send in their questions and have tried here to answ…
A Swedish government inquiry on Friday recommended enacting a new law which could lead to close to 120,000 people in Sweden being stripped of their permanent residency permits. Here's what you need to know.
An important issue for the Sweden Democrats has been converting permanent residence permits into temporary ones, even retroactively. Leader Jimmie Åkesson now says he wants to see that proposal passed if the government i…
Ukrainians in Sweden under the Temporary Protection Directive will soon be able to apply for a different type of residence permit without leaving Sweden.
Sweden's government has announced that it will exempt 27 professions from new higher minimum salary for a work permit which comes into force on June 1st. Here is the full list.
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…
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.
Sweden's government is pushing ahead with its plan to abolish permanent residency for all future applicants, including those on the basis of Long Term Residence (LTR), ignoring complaints that this would affect Swiss cit…
If the government decides to go through with a proposal to convert permanent residence permits into temporary permits, the Migration Agency predicts that processing all cases would take eight years.
A government inquiry's new proposal to revoke the permanent residence permits of over 100,000 foreigners in Sweden is targeted at asylum migrants, but will also affect over a thousand people who got permanent residence t…
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Maud OlofssonSvensk politiker
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Per SchlingmannSvensk politiker
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Antonio TajaniItaliensk politikerA 19-year-old man in Sweden has been charged with planning a knife attack on a high school in the name of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, prosecutors said Friday.
Last month, The Local's Mandy Pipher wrote a grumpy op-ed about Swedish attempts at Halloween – but then actually had a good time going trick-or-treating in her Umeå neighbourhood. Read about her experience – and the wee…
Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has launched a bidding process for her party's support, saying it will back whichever candidate for prime minister can offer the best 'total package' of policies and governme…
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has announced that his party will unconditionally 'tolerate' Ulf Kristersson as prime minister, dropping its demand for both ministerial positions or policy promises. What does this…
At a press conference in his hometown of Sölvesborg, Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson dropped his party's demand for governing positions in order to allow a right-wing government, however he said his party intends t…
Authorities are yet to confirm who is behind the bomb hoaxes affecting air travel in Europe this week, but experts suggest there are indications to explain who might be behind the spate of threats.
The National Anti-Corruption Unit has closed the investigation into voter fraud which originated from information in a newspaper opinion piece.
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Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson is set to hold a press conference in his hometown of Sölvesborg around lunchtime today to address the ongoing government formation talks.
Sweden Democrat leader to give update on far right's cabinet demands – and Stockholm taxi firms rattled as low-cost rival branches into Sweden. Here's the latest news.
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