US EditionSweden to tighten citizenship rules amid push to cut immigration
Applicants must now live in Sweden for eight years, earn at least 20,000 SEK monthly, pass language and civics tests, and face longer waits with criminal records, says Minister Forssell.
- On Monday, Migration Minister Johan Forssell introduced plans for stricter citizenship rules in Sweden, set to take effect on June 6th, 2026.
- Ahead of September's parliamentary election, Sweden's minority coalition government pushes tighter immigration policies backed by the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, who blame past policies for rising gang violence.
- Typical applicants will need eight years residency, a monthly income of 20,000 Swedish crowns, and must pass two citizenship tests: a civics test and a Swedish language test.
- When the law takes effect on June 6, it will apply to applicants with outstanding applications, while those with convictions face a 15-year wait after a four-year prison sentence.
- Successive governments have gradually tightened migration and citizenship rules since 2016, after around 160,000 asylum seekers arrived, while residency periods contrast with Germany's recent reduction from eight to five years.
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Helsinki TimesSweden announced on Monday plans to tighten citizenship rules, introducing honest living and financial requirements, a language and general knowledge test and extending the required period of residence in the country from five to eight years.
Sweden To Tighten Citizenship Rules
On Monday, Sweden announced plans to tighten citizenship requirements by introducing “honest living” and financial standards, as well as language and general knowledge tests. Additionally, the residency requirement will be raised from five to eight years. If approved by parliament, the new rules would enter into force on June 6th, Sweden’s national holiday, and would apply even to applications currently being processed. Migration Minister Johan …
Sweden to tighten citizenship rules amid push to cut immigration
Sweden will tighten citizenship rules with applicants facing a longer, eight-year wait before they can apply, a minimum wage threshold and a test of their understanding of Swedish society, the centre-right government said on Monday.
Sweden to tighten citizenship rules, raises residency wait to eight years
Sweden will tighten citizenship rules with applicants facing a longer, eight-year wait before they can apply, a minimum wage threshold and a test of their understanding of Swedish society, the centre-right government said on Monday.
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