2025-05-20
Are you going to visit the National Government Service Centre?
From May onwards, there will be changes to which of the Government Service Centers offer the services of the Swedish Migration Agency.
Your application for asylum in Sweden has been rejected.
A rejection of your application means that the Swedish Migration Agency assesses that you do not have enough reasons to get to stay in Sweden. In that case, you will receive a refusal of entry or expulsion decision and have two choices: you can accept the decision and leave Sweden in accordance with the decision, or you can appeal. You must leave the territories of the Member States and the Schengen area.
Depending on which country you come from, you may be able to receive financial support or other support measures to make things easier for you when you first return to your country of origin.
Support for those who are returning
If you accept the decision of the Swedish Migration Agency, you can sign a declaration of acceptance. A declaration of acceptance means that you accept the decision and will refrain from appealing it, and that you intend to start planning your outward journey. Even if you do not sign a declaration of acceptance, the decision will take effect three weeks after you have been served (unless you choose to appeal). Once the decision has taken effect, you must leave Sweden in accordance with what is stated in the decision.
You can appeal the Swedish Migration Agency’s decision. Information about how to appeal and the deadline for doing so is provided in the decision. If you choose to appeal, a court will review the decision. The court bases its decision on the same laws and rules as the Swedish Migration Agency, and it is therefore unusual for the court to change our decisions. For this reason, you must start planning your outward journey, even if you are appealing the decision.
In some cases, you may have to leave the territories of the Member States and the Schengen area while waiting for the court’s decision. The decision states whether or not you have the right to stay in the country while your appeal is being examined.
If your application for asylum has been rejected, you will be assigned a place at a return centre. At the return centre, you will receive help with preparing for your return. This can include obtaining a travel document or booking travel.
If you are a childless adult, once the decision has gained the force of law (taken effect) and any deadline for you to voluntarily return to your country of origin has expired, you will no longer be entitled to stay at a return centre. This applies even if you have been unable to obtain a travel document or ticket for your outward journey. Families with children have the right to stay at a return centre until they leave the country, and school-age children have the right to attend school while at the return centre.
2025-05-20
Are you going to visit the National Government Service Centre?
From May onwards, there will be changes to which of the Government Service Centers offer the services of the Swedish Migration Agency.
2025-04-01
Changed rules for statute of limitations, re-entry ban and track change
On 1 April, several legislative changes will be introduced that affect those who have applied for asylum. The rules for when a decision to leave Sweden reaches its statute of limitation changes, re-entry bans may become longer, and the possibility of changing track disappears. The changed rules affect you if your application for asylum has been, or will be, rejected.
2025-02-28
Amended rules for asylum seekers living in their own accommodation (EBO)
From 1 March, virtually all new asylum seekers will be required to live in one of the Swedish Migration Agency’s asylum accommodation centres in order to receive financial aid from the Swedish Migration Agency in the form of daily allowances and special grants.
2025-02-18
If you are returning to your country of origin, you can receive support worth EUR 5,000
If you withdraw your application for asylum or if it is rejected, you can receive support from the Swedish Migration Agency. On 1 March 2025, the support we provide for efforts to help you and your family members reintegrate into society in your country of origin will change. The amount of support you can get depends on when you choose to return.
2025-01-30
Legislative change on accommodation and financial aid for asylum seekers
The Swedish Parliament has decided on a legislative change that will affect asylum seekers’ right to financial aid and the option to live in their own accommodation. The change will be introduced in two stages. From 1 March, the change only applies to new asylum seekers, and from 1 September 2025, anyone who applied for asylum before 1 March and who lives in their own accommodation is also affected.
2025-01-20
The Upper Secondary School Act ends on 20 January
The 20 January is the last day to apply for a permanent residence permit under the Upper Secondary School Act. After this the law will expire, but many people who currently have a residence permit under the Upper Secondary School Act will be able to have their application for permanent residence considered even after 20 January.
2024-12-16
Now you can see your complete decision on My Page
If you are waiting for a decision from the Swedish Migration Agency, you can now see the complete decision on My page. Previously, you have only been able to see if the decision is positive or negative, and the justification has only been sent home to you in paper format.
2024-12-12
Now there are films that explain to children what happens when they apply for asylum in Sweden and why they may need to answer some difficult questions. Children will also learn more about life in Sweden, about children’s rights and about laws that protect children.