Sweden to let would-be residents apply online
Published: 8 Dec 11 15:17 CET | Print version
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/37822/20111208/
The Swedish Migration Board (Migrationsverket) is promising to speed up applications for residence permits by offering a new web-based application service.
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Until recently all applicants have been required to visit a Swedish embassy to file their applications for residency, but with the new system showing up at an embassy in person is no longer necessary.
“The reason why applications in the past have taken so long is that the Migration Board largely has had to focus on those who are asylum seekers, therefore applicants with other backgrounds had to wait”, Werner told The Local.
Another reason for applications taking long to process is that forms are often not completed fully and accurately, and thus lack vital information which can delay processing.
“When applying online you have to fill in all the information or your application cannot be submitted. We have found that this helps a lot to speed up the process our end, once the application comes through," Werner said.
The agency’s “digitalization program” has been on-going since 2008 with the aim to improve the service for customers.
The new online resident permit application process should especially help those seeking residency based on a connection to someone already residing in Sweden.
An application can be submitted by anyone who is 18 years of age or older and who is a holder of a valid national passport.
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A student will get a resident permit of up to 12 months. Current waiting time for such a permit is 5 months! If you are studying 5 years as a PhD, that means you cannot leave Sweden 40% of your total education time. This is a joke for PhD who needs to attend different conferences abroad. Given that PhD salaries come from government too and the research goes back to the Society, this means Migrationsverket is ruining the money spent by the government! It is totally an unsustainable procedure! I have talked to them. They simply don't comprehend common sense!
Not sure if you are referring to me.
Well actually a great deal of Swedes who work for the government and the Universities, BEG these students NOT to stay in their countries and come here to accomplish the research that is funded by the government. This is a case of contradictory interests between Swedish government representatives funding the researches and Swedish government representative working in Migrationsverket. Your opinion in is sadly not anywhere remotely in this spectrum.
From your language I can just make a guess that you are not Scandinavian. Do you know that without Swedish Migration Board, NO European citizens except Nordic can work and live in Sweden?! You know snails have the same problem as you do. They can only see thing in 1-D so it's very difficult for them to make any smart decision.
by answering to each idiot around personally you give them credit.
Anyone that ditches foreign students in Sweden has obviously never been to a university to see how important they are. They can be happy with their primary education and you can be happy with yours, so stop it!
Asylum seekers are able to get away with convictions for rape and instead of being deported and rewarded with permanent residence permits.
Still? You mean maybe that Migrationsverket might start being vigilant?
I totally agree, but when you think about it, its probably more like 6 months since you must wait for the card to arrive in the post. I had a conversation about this a few weeks ago and when we thought about it, a student could typically spend 50% of his time in Sweden waiting for a residence permit from Migrationsverket.
At some point you get to the point of diminishing returns, eg a student who was granted an initial permit in July could find that he never gets to travel home for summer or christmas during his studies in Sweden, and thats bordering on being unacceptable.
I have sent both electronic and regular applications to migrationsverket before and it made no difference in the processing time.
I think that they're doing a good job and I hope that they continue to be so and be even more vigilant now that there's a new application system being introduced.
I just can't understand why they need such a long waiting time. The year before last year is 3 months. Last year it's 4 months. Now it's 5 months. Maybe in the near future, we should send in the application for the next year just when we get the extension. This year the number of international students dropped dramatically but the waiting time is longer. It's weird.
Even if we get the decision, we have to wait at least 3 hours in the migration board to get the sticker or take the fingerprint. It's also quite a long time.
If you are expected to be outside of Sweden while your application is being processed, then this doesn't change that either.
Also, using the internet should help with communication/language difficulties as are frequently experienced with personal interface.
Migrationsverket doesn't even know for sure the identities and country of origin of a large fraction of the people being granted PUT. That makes any talk of "vigilance" a joke. Surprised you weren't aware of that.
Thinking and wanting things to be a certain way because it makes you feel good doesn't make them so.
What nonsense is this? I want to make myself feel good? I went through the actual process a year ago. Went to Migrationsverket to apply for a permanent residency. They were meticulous with me, went through all the papers and asked me all sorts of questions. I am expressing on my POV and it doesn't have to be the same as yours. Yes, immigration is a huge issue in this country but the people who processed my papers back then were very strict and I was basing my previous comments out of that experience.
Now I am in the same deal, waiting for my work permit (applied online 4 months ago) and every time I talk to someone at MS all they say is that they cannot give me more information.
The waiting times are not being respected and they still do not provide special "single-entry" visa permits for business travelling (like other EU countries). Apparently they do not know that business takes you around sometimes. Oh, I know! Perhaps they believe that all work permit applications are for berries-pickers as their work does not require them to travel.
I have gotten to points where I really don't know what else to do. I'm stuck in Sweden trying to travel for work but the work permit application process does not allow it (ironic uh?).
Btw, does anyone know about law firms specializing in work/migration law in Sweden? Could be handy.
You can't generalize from your personal experience (rule #1 of drawing correct conclusions).
It's a well-known fact that a large fraction of the people being granted PUT do not have confirmed identities or countries of origin. They arrive without passports, and sufficient background checks are not performed. This leaves a lot of room for criminals or for people without legitimate grounds for asylum to get in.
needless to say i am currently on day 76 of this process with a huge knot in my stomach as to whether this process is completed by day 90 or not. the household get packed in 4 days, and my sambo's plane leaves on the 8th of july... there is a country and western song called "where my gonna live when i get home?" i may be signing this tune..
sounds like proceedures change all the time.. I applied onoine but still had to do face to face interview, thought that was the norm. i just dont understand why it takes so long? Im in good physical health, retired from the military have a pension , want to work and have no plans on living off the government when i get to sweden, no criminal record or anything...