You have received a decision If your application has been rejected – Temporary Protection Directive

Your application for a residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive has been rejected.

Here you will find information about what you need to do if your application has been rejected. The information applies to both first-time applicants and those who applied for an extension.

Yes, 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.

Appeal a decision

If your application for a residence permit has been rejected, this means that you do not have the right to stay in Sweden. If the Swedish Migration Agency rejects your application while you are in Sweden, you will have a certain amount of time to leave the territories of the Member States and the Schengen area. The decision states the deadline by which you must leave. If you remain here after that date, you will be in the country illegally.

It is your responsibility to make sure you know what applies to you, so that you leave Sweden within the deadline stated in the decision.

If you do not leave the territories of the Member States and the Schengen area within the deadline stated in the decision, and you do not have the right to stay here on any other grounds, you will be in the country illegally. You may then be subject to a re-entry ban. A re-entry ban means that you cannot enter Sweden or any other Schengen country for at least one year from the date on which you left Sweden.

Supervision or detention

If the Swedish Migration Agency considers that there is a risk that you will abscond or otherwise fail to cooperate in preparations for you to leave the country, we can issue a supervision or detention decision. Being placed under supervision means that you must register with the Swedish Migration Agency or the police at certain times while waiting to start your return journey. If you are placed in detention, you will stay in a locked accommodation until your return journey.

Your case can be handed over to the police

If you abscond or fail to leave the country voluntarily, the Swedish Migration Agency may hand over the matter to the police, who can enforce the decision by force.

A re-entry ban means that you cannot enter the Schengen area for at least one year from the date on which you left Sweden.

You may be subject to a re-entry ban if

  • you fail to leave the Schengen area within the deadline specified in the decision
  • the Swedish Migration Agency assesses that you will not return home voluntarily.

You can also be subject to a re-entry ban if the Swedish Migration Agency considers that there is a risk that you will abscond. Such a re-entry ban usually applies for between two and five years, and may be issued if, for example,

  • you have absconded in the past
  • you have said that you do not intend to leave Sweden
  • you have used a false identity or have refused to help the Swedish Migration Agency clarify your identity
  • you have knowingly provided information that is incorrect
  • you have been convicted of crimes that can lead to imprisonment.

You need to plan your trip yourself and arrange for your passport and anything else you need in order to travel home. Keep in mind that you are not allowed to buy a trip with a stopover in another Schengen country.

If you have questions about your return journey, you can contact the Swedish Migration Agency.

The Swedish Migration Agency will be informed that you have left the Schengen area

In most cases, the Swedish Migration Agency will be informed that you have left the Schengen area, as the decision to reject your application is registered in the Schengen Information System (SIS). This means that information about the decision will be available to authorities in Sweden and in other countries with access to this system. If you leave Sweden within the time specified in the decision, the information will be deleted.

If you received a decision before 7 March 2023, you must show the Swedish Migration Agency that you have left the Schengen area, for example by submitting an exit certificate to passport control or by submitting a copy of your passport with an exit stamp to the Swedish Migration Agency.

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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.