Important to know

As an asylum seeker in Sweden, you have rights and obligations. It is important that you know about both. On these pages you will find information about matters such as housing, medical care, school and work. You will also find answers to questions about waiting times and decisions.

Important to know while you wait

We cannot say exactly how long it will take for you to receive a decision. All applications are handled individually, and the waiting times can therefore be different in length. After you have attended an asylum investigation interview, you may be summoned to several meetings before you receive a decision.

It is important that you come to the meetings to which the Swedish Migration Agency summons you. You may have to wait longer for your decision if we need to reschedule your appointment. Failure to show up for meetings to which you are summoned may also lead the Swedish Migration Agency to consider you uncooperative, and as a result we may decide to write off your application.

You can withdraw (take back) your application at any time during the processing period. Notify your case officer at the Swedish Migration Agency if you have changed your mind. Once you have withdrawn your application, you will receive a decision informing you that your application has been written off. In connection with this, you will also receive a refusal of entry or expulsion decision, if you are still in Sweden. In most cases, this means that you must leave Sweden and the Schengen area.

Depending on which country you come from, you may be able to receive support when you withdraw your application and return to your home country.

Reestablishment support

If you have new information that may affect your application, please contact the Swedish Migration Agency. For example, new information may include new grounds for your asylum application, information you have not provided before, or identification documents you have not shown us.

If you move, you must notify the Swedish Migration Agency of your new address, so that we can reach you when it is time for your investigation interview or other meetings.

Read your post regularly, so you don’t miss out on information from us.

Adressanmälan eller adressändring [Notification of Address or Change of Address] (Mot93, only in Swedish) Pdf, 692.6 kB.

1. Personal details

Fill in the names, phone numbers, and case numbers of all the people who are moving to the new address, including children.

2. Registered/New address

c/o:
Enter the name of the person whose name is on the door of the residence/postbox. If your own name is on the door/postbox, you do not need to provide a c/o.

Street address:
Enter the name of the street on which the residence is located.

Apartment number:
If you live in an apartment, please specify the apartment number of the apartment, which consists of four digits. You can find the apartment number in the entrance of the building, on the door to your residence, on the postbox, or on your contract.

Postal code and town/city:
Postal code and town/city.

The address is valid from (enter the year, month and day):
Please indicate the date from which your new address applies; enter the year, month, and day.

3. Other information

Here you can provide information of which you think the Swedish Migration Agency should be aware.

4. Signature

If the change of address applies to more than one adult, the form must be signed by all persons over 18 years of age.

Submit or send the form to your Unit for Reception.

You can find the addresses of the Swedish Migration Agency’s Units for Reception on the contact details page:

Postal addresses

Your right to asylum may be affected if you leave the country. You must be available while your application is being processed, for example, so that you can come to the meetings to which you are summoned. If you are unavailable or have left the country, the Swedish Migration Agency may write off your application. If we do that, you may need to reapply for asylum.

You can receive our decision in two different ways. Once the Swedish Migration Agency has made a decision about your asylum application, we can inform you of the decision at a meeting with us, or notify you by post. Even if you receive the decision by post, you are always invited to a meeting with us, where we will inform you about the decision with the help of an interpreter. During this conversation, you will also have the opportunity to ask questions.

Be sure that your correct address is registered with the Swedish Migration Agency and that the names of all the adult members of your family members are listed on your letterbox. Check your post regularly and notify us if you move to a new address.

Notifying you of the decision is called “service”, and communicating the decision by post is called “simplified service”.

Read more about simplified service

Read more about what happens after a decision

The Swedish Migration Agency is responsible for considering applications from people who want to live in Sweden, seek protection or become Swedish citizens. Our work is based on Swedish laws and international conventions, with a focus on legal certainty and effective reception and return.