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What do the words mean?
Asylum means place of refuge. When a person applies for asylum he or she applies for protection i a country that isn't his or her home country.
The asylum process is the stages that the asylum seeker goes through, from application to decision.
An asylum seeker is a person who has traveled to Sweden and applied for protection. He or she hasn't received a final answer to his or her application.
The asylum process is the stages that the asylum seeker goes through, from application to decision.
An asylum seeker is a person who has traveled to Sweden and applied for protection. He or she hasn't received a final answer to his or her application.
Application refusal means that a person has had their application turned down. He or she cannot stay in Sweden.
Children means anyone under the age of 18.
Decision on an asylum case is when the staff at the Migration Board have decided whether an asylum seeker can stay in Sweden or not.
Daily allowance is an allowance that an asylum seeker can apply for if he or she doesn't have any money of his or her own.
Verdict in an asylum case is when the Migration Court, or Migration Court of Appeal, decides whether an asylum seeker can stay in Sweden or not.
A refugee is a person who has applied for asylum and can stay in Sweden on refugee grounds.
A custodian is a person who takes care of the interests of asylum-seeking children when their parents cannot do so. A custodian can be a man or a woman.
Suspension means that the Swedish Migration board or a migration court decides to temporarily stop a person's journey back to their home country or another country.
An authority is a state agency that is controlled by the government. The authority makes sure that society works the way it is supposed to according to the laws decided by the parliament.
A public counsel is a person who knows Swedish laws. He or she can help asylum seekers with their asylum applications. A public counsel is a lawyer or solicitor.
A Litigation Officer is a person who speaks for the Swedish Migration Board in a migration court.
The social services are represented in every municipality. Their staff work according to a law called the Social Services Act. The Social Services Act is about everyone in the municipality's right to care. It contains rules for how society should help everyone who needs help and who cannot be helped by anyone else.
Residence permit means that a person has had their application for asylum approved. He or she can stay in Sweden.
The Aliens Act is a law that contains the rules for whether asylum seekers can stay in Sweden or not. Parliament makes decisions on these laws.
Appeal means that a person writes to an authority or court to say that he or she doesn't agree with what the authority or court has decided. The person wants the authority or court to change the decision.
Children means anyone under the age of 18.
Decision on an asylum case is when the staff at the Migration Board have decided whether an asylum seeker can stay in Sweden or not.
Daily allowance is an allowance that an asylum seeker can apply for if he or she doesn't have any money of his or her own.
Verdict in an asylum case is when the Migration Court, or Migration Court of Appeal, decides whether an asylum seeker can stay in Sweden or not.
A refugee is a person who has applied for asylum and can stay in Sweden on refugee grounds.
A custodian is a person who takes care of the interests of asylum-seeking children when their parents cannot do so. A custodian can be a man or a woman.
Suspension means that the Swedish Migration board or a migration court decides to temporarily stop a person's journey back to their home country or another country.
An authority is a state agency that is controlled by the government. The authority makes sure that society works the way it is supposed to according to the laws decided by the parliament.
A public counsel is a person who knows Swedish laws. He or she can help asylum seekers with their asylum applications. A public counsel is a lawyer or solicitor.
A Litigation Officer is a person who speaks for the Swedish Migration Board in a migration court.
The social services are represented in every municipality. Their staff work according to a law called the Social Services Act. The Social Services Act is about everyone in the municipality's right to care. It contains rules for how society should help everyone who needs help and who cannot be helped by anyone else.
Residence permit means that a person has had their application for asylum approved. He or she can stay in Sweden.
The Aliens Act is a law that contains the rules for whether asylum seekers can stay in Sweden or not. Parliament makes decisions on these laws.
Appeal means that a person writes to an authority or court to say that he or she doesn't agree with what the authority or court has decided. The person wants the authority or court to change the decision.
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