migrat

Work permits

Swedish work permit applications increase by 50 percent

A growing number of non-EU citizens are applying for permits to work in Sweden, with a near 50 percent increase in the first six months of 2018 compared to 2017.

border

Oops! ID checks stump Swedish migration head

Set to testify before parliament on the efficiency of Sweden's new refugee ID checks, the head of the Swedish Migration Agency was turned away by guards unable to verify his own identification.

Immigration

Syrian comic: We don't prefer Sweden any more

A Syrian comedian who suggested asylum seekers should stop travelling to Sweden, has told The Local he's been threatened on social media and didn't mean to come across as so critical. But he explained he does have concerns about his adopted home.

Immigration

Residence permit bribery probe 'likely to grow'

A top prosecutor believes more Migration Board (Migrationsverket) employees will likely be implicated in an ongoing bribery probe launched after two employees were arrested on suspicions of selling residence permits.

Immigration

'Saddam's body guard' to be deported from Sweden

An Iraqi man who claimed to have worked as a bodyguard for Saddam Hussein is to be deported from Sweden despite findings by the Swedish Migration Board (Migrationsverket) that his life is at risk if he returns to Iraq.

Immigration

Moderates want tougher immigration rules

Naturalized Swedes who received their citizenship under false pretenses could have their Swedish passports revoked, according Migration Minister Tobias Billström.