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The Swedish Resettlement Programme 2018
This year, the Swedish Resettlement Programme is the largest since the 90’s. So far, approximately 4,000 quota refugees have come to Sweden this year.
» Soon, the target of 5,000 quota refugees has been reached (only in Swedish)
» Meet Kavira who came to Sweden as a quota refugee
The number of new Swedish citizens continues to increase
The largest groups that are granted Swedish citizenship are Syrians, stateless persons and Somalis.
» More and more want to become Swedish citizens (only in Swedish)
» Meet Dorota and Jihad – two new citizens (only in Swedish)
News
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2018-09-11More youths may be covered by the new law on upper secondary education
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2018-05-17Forecast for the number of asylum seekers unchanged
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2018-03-01Over 3,000 relocated asylum seekers from Greece and Italy are in place in Sweden
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2018-02-28Forecast: “We now have the right conditions to work differently”
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2018-02-20Sweden is the third largest recipient country of quota refugees
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The Swedish Migration Agency is on social media so that you can access information and news.
Granted residence permits for visiting students – most common countries of origin (January-August 2018)
The number of Chinese visiting students is increasing
China continues to top the list of overseas students. Since 2013, the number of Chinese students is increasing year by year.
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. We are thus commissioned by the Swedish people, through the politicians who make decisions on 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.