Faster decisions for family members of Swedes moving home

Complete digital applications from family members of Swedish citizens who want to move back to Sweden will now be decided within 90 days.

A Swede who is living abroad can move back to Sweden at any time. If you are a family member of a Swedish citizen, and you are a citizen of a country outside the EU, you need to apply for a residence permit if you want to move to Sweden together.

The waiting times for decisions for family members of Swedes living abroad who want to move to Sweden with their family have previously been long. From 12 January, the Swedish Migration Agency will make a decision on these applications within 90 days if they are complete and submitted digitally.

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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.