How to get Swedish citizenship or stay permanently in Sweden

Like Sweden so much you want to stay forever – or even become a Swede? The process can seem daunting, so The Local has summarised what you need to know about getting Swedish citizenship or the right to stay in Sweden permanently.

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Record number of Brits become Swedish citizens – but hundreds are still waiting

Sweden sees drastic rise in waiting time for citizenship applications

How many people became Swedish citizens last year?

Sweden fast-tracks citizenship applications from Brits as Brexit negotiations continue

#BecomingSwedish: Have the goalposts to citizenship shifted?

Brexit passport rush continues, but Brits face long waits for Swedish citizenship

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Here’s how many Brits and Americans applied for Swedish citizenship post-Brexit and Trump

More Brits want Swedish citizenship since Brexit: report

Swedish conservatives propose stricter rules for citizenship

2017 on track for new record of Brits seeking Swedish citizenship

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Applications for Swedish passports from Brits increased threefold in 2016

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‘Swedishness must be split from being white’

‘Let kids born in Sweden be Swedish citizens’

New citizens should all speak Swedish: expert

‘Love immigrants’ need more support adjusting to life in Sweden

‘Link learning Swedish to citizenship’: Liberals

Does citizenship really matter?

Sweden in bid to ‘define Swedish citizenship’

What does it mean to be a dual citizen?

Swedish citizenship applications on the rise

More EU citizens join the ranks of Stockholm’s homeless

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Suffering along the path to suffrage in Sweden

Man ages 12 years after Swedish court decision

Man held after Migration Board hostage drama

Migration board launches online citizenship form

Swedish woman turns Canadian in citizenship mix up