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The Sweden Democrats Take a Stand for Loyalty Declaration

The Sweden Democrats are now fighting to require new citizens to "make a loyalty declaration to the nation". I see no reason to relinquish anything we have agreed on, says party leader Jimmie Åkesson to Expressen.

The Sweden Democrats Take a Stand for Loyalty Declaration

Proposal: Requirements for Honesty for Citizenship

The rules for obtaining Swedish citizenship are to be tightened. A new inquiry proposes stricter requirements for a "law-abiding lifestyle" and that the time one must reside in Sweden is increased by three years.

Proposal: Requirements for Honesty for Citizenship

Record-low asylum immigration - "needs to decrease"

The refugee immigration to Sweden is the lowest in 40 years. I believe it needs to continue to decrease, says Migration Minister Johan Forssell (The Moderate Party).

Record-low asylum immigration - "needs to decrease"

The Green Party reports the government to the Constitutional Committee for migration requirements

The Green Party is reporting the government to the Constitutional Committee for its decision to task the Migration Agency with further tightening security checks on individuals who have applied for Swedish citizenship, according to TV4. .

The Green Party reports the government to the Constitutional Committee for migration requirements

Stricter Controls for Citizenship

The Swedish Migration Agency is to further tighten control over individuals who have applied for citizenship. The purpose is to prevent those who pose a security risk from becoming Swedish citizens.

Stricter Controls for Citizenship

Leave the country and get 350,000 - that's how the benefit should work

The criticism has poured in against the government's sharply increased grants to get people to move back to their countries of origin. But how will the proposal work and why is repatriation so important when immigration to Sweden is at its lowest in almost 30 years? TT has asked the Minister for Migration.

Leave the country and get 350,000 - that's how the benefit should work

The Police Should Inform About Repatriation Grants

Immigrants who encounter the police next year may be informed about the return allowance. The government points out four authorities that will help the Migration Agency to inform about the allowance.

The Police Should Inform About Repatriation Grants

The Government wants to help Syrians return

The Migration Agency is to map out what support may be needed if a large number of Syrians further ahead want to return to their home country. It's a very large number who have come to Sweden and we must always be prepared, says Minister for Migration Johan Forssell (The Moderate Party).

The Government wants to help Syrians return

Proposal: Leave the country to seek asylum again

People who receive a deportation order should not be able to stay in Sweden and apply for asylum again, according to the government. Instead, they must leave the country – and a new application cannot be submitted until after five years.

Proposal: Leave the country to seek asylum again

Forssell on Syria: "Those who want to return should be able to"

Cautious optimism characterizes the EU countries' view on the refugee situation around Syria, five days after the regime's fall. At the same time, tougher rules are being called for in the EU's migration policy.

Forssell on Syria: "Those who want to return should be able to"

The Minister: 2015 "must absolutely not happen again"

Sweden sees no signs of a new refugee wave to Sweden after the collapse of the Assad regime. But we know that it can change quickly and we have a readiness to act if needed, says Minister for Migration Johan Forssell (The Moderate Party).

The Minister: 2015 "must absolutely not happen again"

Åkesson: Reassess residence permits for Syrians

”You should see this as a good opportunity to go home”, writes SD leader Jimmie Åkesson about the Syrians in Sweden who are now celebrating the fall of the Assad regime. .

Åkesson: Reassess residence permits for Syrians

Refugees' homeland visits to be scrutinized more closely

The police and embassies will become better at informing the Migration Agency about cases where refugees and others with protected status in Sweden travel to their home countries. Such information can lead to the revocation of residence permits.

Refugees' homeland visits to be scrutinized more closely

Multiple professional groups are exempt from notification requirement

The Government's investigator proposes several exemptions from the obligation to report individuals residing in Sweden without a permit. The coalition parties agree that schools, healthcare, social services, and libraries should be exempt from the proposed information obligation, says Migration Minister Johan Forssell (The Moderate Party).

Multiple professional groups are exempt from notification requirement

The Government's Sawn-Off Proposal - Now the Details Are Coming

Now the proposals are coming on how employees in municipalities and authorities will be required to report to the police individuals living here without permission – what critics call the informer law. The Sweden Democrats and the Liberals are on a collision course and reaching an agreement may become the toughest test so far for the Tidö parties.

The Government's Sawn-Off Proposal - Now the Details Are Coming

Forssell: Time for EU Proposals on Deportations

The Government wants to see a concrete EU proposal for "return hubs" for those deported from the EU. We need common answers, says Migration Minister Johan Forssell (The Moderate Party).

Forssell: Time for EU Proposals on Deportations

Proposal: Tougher for Criminals Who Cannot be Deported

People who have committed serious crimes or pose a security threat but cannot be deported should face tougher conditions in Sweden, according to a proposal in a new investigation. There is no place in Sweden for these people, says the Minister for Migration.

Proposal: Tougher for Criminals Who Cannot be Deported

Asylum seekers to be restricted to one county

Asylum seekers should live in asylum centers and be restricted to staying within the county where their accommodation is located, proposes a government inquiry. Their presence will be monitored – otherwise, they may lose their daily allowance or have their asylum application rejected.

Asylum seekers to be restricted to one county

Tougher approach – EU asylum policy shifts

Prisons and exceptions, tightened borders and increased pressure on countries outside Europe. These are the new watchwords as more and more EU countries demand tougher action on migration.

Tougher approach – EU asylum policy shifts

The Government: Asylum seekers must live in state-run asylum accommodations

The Government and the Sweden Democrats want all asylum seekers to live in asylum centers and not in private accommodation. The new rules now proposed are not mandatory – but more measures are expected.

The Government: Asylum seekers must live in state-run asylum accommodations

Floods Stop Ministerial Trip to Vienna

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) and Minister for Migration Johan Forssell (M) are cancelling their planned trip to Vienna on Wednesday, where they were to meet, among others, Austria's Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer. The idea was that they would present Swedish migration policy there.

Floods Stop Ministerial Trip to Vienna

Cutting the return allowance: "Money down the drain"

The government's plans for a sharply increased return migration grant are being criticized by the Center Party. It's throwing money into the sea, which even the government's own investigator has established, says the party's migration policy spokesperson Jonny Cato.

Cutting the return allowance: "Money down the drain"

Return Grant Skyrockets – up to 350,000

The Government and the Sweden Democrats (SD) want to significantly increase the repatriation benefit from 2026. An immigrant who repatriates will then be able to receive up to 350,000 kronor.

Return Grant Skyrockets – up to 350,000

Kristersson to teach Austrians about migration

The Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has been invited to Austria to talk about the Swedish migration policy. Reducing immigration to Sweden is one of the Tidö government's main priorities and the overhaul of the migration policy has also received international attention.

Kristersson to teach Austrians about migration