Welcome to the Swedish Migration Agency
Register as a resident if you are from Ukraine
If you have a residence permit with temporary protection under the Temporary Protection Directive, then under certain conditions, you can be listed in the Swedish Population Register. Many people wonder what this means, whether you have to be listed, and what happens next.
Read what it means to be listed in the Swedish Population Register
The reception and housing of asylum seekers – how does it work?
Changes are being made to the system for housing asylum seekers. Inquiries into how the reception system should be reformed have been ongoing for some time. We answer some of the questions about how asylum seekers are housed today and how the system will operate in the future.
News
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2024-10-10Residents of Lebanon need continue to travel to other countries to visit the Swedish Embassy
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2024-09-25On 1 October, the rules for Swedish citizenship will change – for young people, for people in a vulnerable situation, and for Nordic citizens
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2024-09-24Layoffs at Northvolt affect a large number of people with work permits
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2024-05-30Stricter requirements for young people and stronger protection for people in a vulnerable situation when the rules for Swedish citizenship change
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2024-05-17Employees and students can show their passports to the Migration Agency on their mobile phones
Our mission
The Swedish Migration Agency's mission includes considering applications from people who want to live in Sweden, visit the country, seek protection from persecution or be granted Swedish citizenship. The Swedish Migration Agency is commissioned by parliament and government, who set the Swedish asylum and migration policy.
Working at the Swedish Migration Agency
There is a wide and varied range of work at the Swedish Migration Agency. It requires staff with various educational backgrounds, for example law, legal science and social science.