US EditionSweden seeks better quality migrants
- The Swedish government plans to strengthen citizenship requirements, claiming current standards undermine Swedish citizenship's value.
- Proposed changes include extending the residency requirement from five to at least eight years and introducing a self-sufficiency requirement for applicants.
- Migration Minister Johan Forssell stated that a higher income requirement aims to improve integration and reduce socio-economic exclusion.
- The new income requirement will be set at 241,800 kronor annually, more than triple the previous proposal, with an implementation date of June 1st, 2026.
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Want to supplement the investigation. A gross salary of over 20,000 kronor should be required for a Swedish passport.
Swedish government proposes higher income requirement for citizenship
The Swedish government has put forward a proposal to introduce an income requirement for prospective Swedish citizens. The proposed figure is more than triple the figure put forward by a citizenship inquiry back in January.
Sweden seeks better quality migrants
The Swedish government, in agreement with the Sweden Democrats, has announced plans to overhaul citizenship requirements, arguing that current standards are too lax and undermine the value of Swedish citizenship. The move follows an inquiry launched by the Tidö parties into numerous questionable decisions taken to grant citizenship where it would not normally be given. Stricter rules… Source
The government and the SD want to significantly increase the means test. Soon, a gross salary of at least 20,000 kronor may be required to obtain Swedish citizenship. "It has a
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