The parties are in agreement on the proposed law presented at a press conference.
The background is that today, many people who have been denied asylum are evading the authorities and staying in Sweden. After four years, they can then apply for asylum again, which a relatively large proportion also do, according to the government.
Now it is proposed that the statute of limitations be extended to five years. Moreover, the person must leave the country for the time to start counting.
So, there will no longer be any incentives to stay illegally in Sweden, says SD's migration policy spokesperson Ludvig Aspling.
"Clear signal"
According to Migration Minister Johan Forssell (M), the proposals will mean "significantly" better opportunities to combat the shadow society.
We want to send a very clear signal. The time when you could apply for asylum, get a no, still stay and submit a new application – that time is over. It will pay to do the right thing and it will not pay to do the wrong thing, simply, says Forssell.
He highlights that the police and the Migration Agency currently have approximately 20,000 open return cases that have not been statute-barred.
So, it directly affects 20,000 of these cases, says Forssell.
The government and SD also want to abolish the so-called track change, i.e., the opportunity to apply for a work permit instead of asylum after a rejection. Many who apply for track change come from safe countries of origin and often do not have the right to asylum.
This suggests that the asylum system is being exploited by people who want access to the Swedish labor market, says Patrik Karlson (L).
Enter into force in the spring
The government is also proposing changed rules for re-entry bans. Normally, people with rejections are given a certain time to leave the country voluntarily. If they do not do so, they can be given a decision on re-entry ban, currently up to one year. The government wants to change this to up to five years.
The law changes are proposed to enter into force on April 1 next year.
