Sweden's government said on Tuesday it wanted to toughen the rules for obtaining Swedish nationality, with a government probe recommending "honest living" as a prerequisite.

Barron's

New York

United States

Sweden Wants To Narrow Path To Citizenship

Sweden's government wants to make it more difficult to obtain citizenship in its own country. A commission of experts has recommended new hurdles. Such discussions have been going on in Austria for years. According to the recommendation of an expert commission on Tuesday, anyone who wants to become a Swedish citizen in the future should have to live in the country for eight years and demonstrate "honorable behavior." "Citizenship must be earned"…

Schwedens Regierung will den Zugang zur Staatsbürgerschaft im eigenen Land erschweren. Eine Expertenkommission hat neue Hürden empfohlen. Derartige Diskussionen gibt es in Österreich schon seit Jahren.  Wer in Zukunft schwedischer Staatsbürger werden möchte, soll der Empfehlung einer Expertenkommission vom Dienstag zufolge acht Jahre in dem Land leben und „ehrbares Verhalten“ vorweisen müssen. „Staatsbürgerschaft muss verdient werden“Der schwedi…

Schwedens Regierung will Einbürgerungen erschweren

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Kronen Zeitung

Vienna

Austria

Sweden's government wants to make naturalization more difficult

To become Swedish, foreigner would have to live in Sweden for 8 years - as opposed to 5

Gulf News

Al Nisr Publishing

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Sweden wants to narrow path to citizenship

The rules for obtaining Swedish citizenship are to be tightened. A new investigation suggests stricter requirements for an "honest lifestyle" and that the time one must stay in Sweden be increased by three years. However, no declaration of loyalty should be required.

Reglerna för att få svenskt medborgarskap ska skärpas. En ny utredning föreslår skärpta krav på ett "hederligt levnadssätt" samt att tiden man måste vistas i Sverige höjs med tre år. Däremot ska det inte krävas någon lojalitetsförklaring.

Förslag: Krav på hederlighet för medborgarskap

Upsala Nya Tidning

Uppsala

Uppsala County

Sweden

Proposal: Requirement of honesty for citizenship

The requirements for becoming a Swedish citizen are being tightened. The government's investigators propose several new rules – and an "odd bird".

Kraven för att bli svensk medborgare skärps. Regeringens utredare föreslår flera nya regler – och en ”udda fågel”.

Kravet för att bli svensk: Prov i samhällskunskap

Svenska Dagbladet

Schibsted

Stockholm

Stockholm County

The requirement to become Swedish: Social studies exam

The Swedish government is working on stricter citizenship laws. Applicants will have to live in Sweden for eight years and pass tests on values and language skills. Anyone who does not accept women's rights will have to look for another country, explains Migration Minister Forssell.

Die schwedische Regierung arbeitet an einem strengeren Staatsbürgerschaftsrecht. Bewerber sollen künftig acht Jahre in Schweden leben und Tests über Wertfragen und Sprachkenntnisse bestehen. Wer Frauenrechte nicht akzeptiert, müsse sich ein anderes Land suchen, erklärt Migrationsminister Forssell.

Nur mit "ehrbarem Verhalten": Schweden plant Verschärfung bei der Einbürgerung

n-tv.de

Bertelsmann Stiftung

Only with "honorable behavior": Sweden plans to tighten naturalization rules

Schweden will Zugang zu Staatsbürgerschaft erschweren

ORF.at News

Sweden wants to make access to citizenship more difficult

You have to live in the country for eight years instead of just five, take tests on language and society, and have to demonstrate “honorable behavior.”

Man muss acht Jahre statt nur fünf Jahre im Land leben, Tests über Sprache und Gesellschaft absolvieren und braucht ein „ehrbares Verhalten“.

Die Presse

Styria Media Group

It will take longer before someone can become a Swedish citizen. In addition, requirements will be placed on self-sufficiency, knowledge of Swedish society and an honest way of life. These are the proposals in a new investigation that was presented on Tuesday. According to Migration Minister Johan Forssell, the requirements may be stricter than the investigation suggests. – We will study whether this goes far enough. I am not closing any doors i…

Det ska ta längre tid innan någon kan bli svensk medborgare. Dessutom ska krav ställas på egen försörjning, kunskap om det svenska samhället och på ett hederligt levnadssätt. Det är förslagen i en ny utredning som presenterades på tisdagen. Enligt migrationsminister Johan Forssell kan kraven bli hårdare än utredningen föreslår. – Vi kommer studera om det här går tillräckligt långt. Jag stänger inga dörrar åt något håll, säger han till DN.

Forssell: ”Medborgarskap ska vara någonting man förtjänar”

Dagens Nyheter.

Bonnier Group

Forssell: “Citizenship should be something you deserve”

The requirements for Swedish citizenship are proposed to be tightened. Among other things, the residence period for citizenship is proposed to be increased to eight years. This was announced by special investigator Kirsi Laakso Utvik at a press conference with Migration Minister Johan Forssell (M).

Kraven på svenskt medborgarskap föreslås att skärpas. Bland annat föreslås hemvisttiden för medborgarskap att höjas till åtta år. Det meddelar den särskilda utredaren Kirsi Laakso Utvik på en pressträff med migrationsminister Johan Forssell (M).

Förslag: Kravet för svenskt medborgarskap ska skärpas

svt Nyheter

Proposal: The requirement for Swedish citizenship should be tightened

According to a commission of experts, anyone who wants to become a citizen will have to have lived in the country for eight years and demonstrate "honorable behavior"

Wer Staatsbürger werden möchte, soll laut einer Expertenkommission künfitg acht Jahre in dem Land gelebt haben und "ehrbares Verhalten" vorweisen müssen

Sweden Wants To Narrow Path To Citizenship

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