Sweden's prime minister Ulf Kristersson has said a proposal to revoke existing permanent residency permits cannot be enacted in its present form, and needs to be changed so that more of those affected ...

Swedes are not opposed to immigration, they’re opposed to immigration that doesn’t benefit them. Throwing working people or ...

Citizenship applicants will need to prove knowledge of Swedish language and civics from June 6th – even if they applied ...

Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Tuesday that his government would not bend to pressure over teen deportations ...

An overwhelming majority of the readers who answered The Local's survey are either considering leaving Sweden or have already ...

The new language and civics requirements for Swedish citizenship will start to apply from June 6th, even though the official tests will not be ready. Applicants will be required to prove their ability ...

Comments by readers of The Local Sweden ‒ whether opinions, advice, or tales of life in the country ‒ offer vital insights to ...

Sweden’s government has revealed more details about its plans to tighten up citizenship rules, including introducing a self-sufficiency requirement for citizenship applicants. Here’s what we know so ...

An inquiry into stricter citizenship laws proposed ending citizenship for notification for most children, bringing in a ...

This week’s episode of Sweden in Focus Extra features interviews with the migration policy spokespeople from the Green and ...

Sweden's government has announced that it will push ahead with plans to increase the residency requirement for citizenship from five years to eight, with the new rules applying retroactively. We want ...

Sweden's government has asked the Migration Agency to start from the premise that "the need for exemptions is limited" when ...