Sweden
About 70 per cent of migrants living in ethnic segregated neigbourhoods did not have an income from work. People with incomes below the relative poverty line (60 percent of median income) were overrepresented in ethnic migrant segregated neighborhoods.
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Migration & Minority Demographics/Statistics
The population of Sweden at the end of 2011, was 9,482 855. About 7 percent of Sweden's population today has a foreign-born parent, and 4 percent have two foreign-born parents. On 31 December 2010 the total population of migrants in Sweden was 1 384 929 people. The majority of migrants live in the three largest cities, Stockholm, Malmö and Gothenburg. In 2011 the number of asylum seekers was 29648. According to reports from the Swedish Migration Board, about 2,657 unaccompanied children came to Sweden during 2011. in a few years, the proportion of unaccompanied minors has increased from 2 to 10% of the total number of asylum seekers.
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General Population
In 2011 general population was 9.482.855
Number 9482855Qualitative Info
The population of Sweden increased by 67 285 people during 2011 and was at the end of the year 9.482 855.
Source: Statistiska centralbyrån, http://www.scb.se (accessed 2012-03-10).
Groups affected/interested
- Majority
External Url www.scb.se
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Migrant Population (official/estimates)
Migrants (Foreign born) in Sweden on 31 December 2010; total 1 384 929 people. Those included in the category foreign background are foreign born and native-born with two foreign born parents (http://www.scb.se).
Number 1384929Qualitative Info
Groups affected/interested
- Migrants
External Url www.scb.se
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Valid Residence permits
In 2010, 69 916 valid residence permits were issued
Number(s) 69916Qualitative Info
Residence permits because of asylum, refugees
12073
Residence permits because of asylum, (UN Convention)
Residence permit because of asylum, other
Residence permit because asylum, Humanitarian reasons
2304
6814
860
Family reunification of spouse/cohabitor
24626
EU/EEA residence permits in total
18480
Residence permits because of work
99
Residence permits because of education
14 188
Adoption children
450
Total number of residence permits 2010
69 916
Groups affected/interested
- Migrants
External Url www.bra.se
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Capital city's general population
The capital Stockholm had a polulation of 2 091 473 at the end of 2011.
Number 2091473External Url www.scb.se
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Capital city's migrant/refugee population
The total of people with a migrant (foreign) background living in Stockholm County at the end of 2010 was 435.434. The categories are; people from Finland, the rest of the Nordic countries (Norway, Iceland, Denmark), the rest of Europe and the rest of the world.
Number 435434Qualitative Info
Finland
The rest of the Nordic countries
The rest of Europe
The rest of the world
56 516
12 842
144 796
221 280
The total of people with a migrant (foreign) background living in Stockholm County at the end of 2010. Migrant (foreign) background refers to persons born in or outside the country, whether the parents were born in or outside Sweden.
Source: The Swedish National Institute of Public Health, http://app.fhi.se/PXwebFHI/Dialog/Saveshow.asp (accessed 2012-03-10).
External Url http://app.fhi.se/PXwebFHI/Dialog/Saveshow.asp
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Refugees/asylum seekers yearly inflow
In 2011 the number of asylum seekers was 29648.
Number 29648Qualitative Info
Number of asylum seekers from 2000 - 2010
Year
Number of asylum seekers
2000
16303
2001
23515
2002
33016
2003
31355
2004
23161
2005
17530
2006
24322
2007
36207
2008
24353
2009
24194
2010
31819
Total
640 466
Groups affected/interested
- Asylum seekers
External Url www.migrationsverket.se
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Quotas for admission/entry for employment
In 2010, 18 480 residence permits were given to people from EU/EEA and 99 residence permits were given to people from the rest of the world. There is no restrictions in the form of a max. limit to the issue of permissions.
External Url www.scb.se
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Overall Settled Minorities' Population
The five recognised national minorities in Sweden are the Roma, Swedish Finns, Tornedalers, Sami and Jews. There are only estimates of the overall settled Minorities' Population in Sweden (slightly more than half a million).
Qualitative Info
According to figures from a report published by The Swedish National Institute of Public Health (Folkhälsoinstitutet) there are slightly more than half a million people in Sweden estimated to belong to the national minorities - Swedish Finns, Sami, Roma, Tornedalers and Jews (Public Health Policy Report 2010- public health of the future – everyone’s responsibility, http://www.fhi.se/PageFiles/10555/R2010-16-folkhalsopolitisk-rapport-2010.pdf. p. 44). Accessed 2012-03-10
Groups affected/interested
- National minorities
External Url http://www.fhi.se/PageFiles/10555/R2010-16-folkhalsopolitisk-rapport-2010.pdf
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Roma & Travellers' population
About 50,000.
Number 50000 Official or estimates estimateQualitative Info
The Roma minority of Sweden is estimated to 50.000, including five major groups defined by their respective period of arrival in Sweden. The number of Roma has grown substantially during the past decades primarily because of immigration from new EU member states and from the wars in former Yugoslavia. About half of the Swedish Roma minority are represented by the Swedish Travellers, a Roma group with roots in Roma arriving in the 16th century, the rest arriving at later stages. Today, the Roma have the status of a national minority in Sweden.
Source: Romers rätt – en strategi för romer i Sverige, Betänkande av Delegationen för romska frågor, Stockholm, SOU 2010:55, http://www.levandehistoria.se/files/66e467ad.pdf
Groups affected/interested
- Roma & Travelers
Type (R/D)
- Anti-roma/ romaphobia
External Url http://www.levandehistoria.se/files/66e467ad.pdf
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Muslims
Not available.
Qualitative Info
Muslims are a category that is not included in the population statistics. The (1998:204) Act on Personal Information (Personuppgiftslagen) contains the general rules on the right to register personal information. There is a general prohibition to register (among other things) such “sensitive personal information” as ethnicity, religion or other belief and information concerning health and sexual life including sexual orientation." Therefore it’s not easy to assess how many muslims are in Sweden.
Source: Personuppgiftslagen (1998:204), http://www.notisum.se/rnp/sls/lag/19980204.htm
Groups affected/interested
- Muslims
Type (R/D)
- Islamophobia
External Url http://www.notisum.se/rnp/sls/lag/19980204.htm
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Asylum status granted
In 2011, asylum seekers that received refugee status according to international protection were
2336 people.
Number 2336 % on applications examined 7.7 Main groups Somalia, Afghanistan, IraqQualitative Info
Asylum decisions granted by the Swedish Migration Board in 2011 were 9088 of a total of 30404 asylum applications. The proportion of total number of granted decisions was 30%.
In 2011, asylum seekers that received refugee status according to international protection were 2336 people.
Table: Asylum decisions granted by the Swedish Migration Board in 2011
Children in falily
Unaccompanied children
Adults
Total
Convention refugee
560
160
1616
2336
Persons in need of protection
926
1292
3171
5389
Particularly distressing circumstances
228
579
270
1077
Other, for eaxmple temporary residence permit
85
5
196
286
Total
1799
2036
5253
9088
Source:
Migrationinfo.se, http://www.migrationsinfo.se/migration/sverige/asylsokande/ (accessed 2012-03-12).
The Swedish Migration Board, http://www.migrationsverket.se/info/443_en.html (accessed 2012-03-12).
Groups affected/interested
- Refugees
- Asylum seekers
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas
- Integration - social cohesion
External Url http://www.migrationsverket.se/info/5357.html
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Subsidiary protection status granted
In 2011, there were 5389 refugees who were granted subsidiary protection in Sweden at the first instance, that is to say the Swedish Migration Board.
Number 5389 % on applications examined 18 Main groups Somalia, Afganistan and Eritrea.Qualitative Info
The three largets groups granted subsidiary protection in Sweden were from Somalia, Afganistan and Eritrea. The table below only refers to decisions that have been made at the first instance, that is to say the Swedish Migration Board.
Somalia
2292
Afghanistan
1735
Eritrea
1029
Source: The Swedish Migration Board, http://www.migrationsverket.se/info/5357_en.html (accessed 2012-03-12).
Groups affected/interested
- Refugees
- Asylum seekers
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas
- Integration - social cohesion
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Unaccompanied minors inflow
According to reports from the Swedish Migration Board, about 2,657 unaccompanied children came to Sweden during 2011.
Number 2657Qualitative Info
According to reports from the Swedish Migration Board, which is a state agency that receives and collects data on unaccompanied minors, in a few years, the proportion of unaccompanied minors has increased from 2 to 10% of the total number of asylum seekers. The majority (close to 80%) of them were boys and of those, just over half were 16-17 years old. According to reports from the Swedish Migration Board, about 2,657 unaccompanied children came to Sweden during 2011.[1]
Nearly 60% of the unaccompanied minors who sought asylum in Sweden are from Afghanistan, the majority being boys between 15 and 17 years.
[1] Migrationsverket, Verksamhets- och kostnadsprognos, 2011-08-01 (Migration Board, Operational and cost forecast, 2011-08-01)
http://www.migrationsverket.se/download/18.57c92aec130eb7a09cf80005674/Prognos_4_20110801_Migrationsverket.pdf (accessed 2012-03-10).
Groups affected/interested
- Refugees
- Asylum seekers
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas
- Integration - social cohesion
External Url http://www.migrationsverket.se/download/18.57c92aec130eb7a09cf80005674/Prognos_4_20110801_Migrationsverket.pdf
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Trafficking victims identified/protected
In 2010, the number of identified victims of trafficking were 32.
Number 32 Main groups Eastern EuropeQualitative Info
In 2010, the number of victims of trafficking 18 years or older were identified in 25 cases by the police and 7 cases of victims of trafficking under 18 years were identified ( The Swedish National Council on Crime prevention (Brottsförebygganderådet, Brå) http://www.bra.se/(accessed 2012-03-12).
In its second report, ECRI mentioned the continuing problem of trafficking in women for prostitution purposes. The National Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) estimates that between 400-600 women, mostly from Eastern Europe, are victims of such trafficking in Sweden each year (http://www.humanrights.gov.se/dynamaster/file_archive/050614/f7619fe059c91a5e9cef8d8ab533e1ba/3rapportsweden.pdf) (accessed 2012-03-12).
Groups affected/interested
- Migrants
External Url http://www.bra.se
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Primary education population of foreign pupils
It is difficult to assess the number of pupils in primary education with a foreign background since Sweden is restrictive in providing official statistics concerning ethnic origin other than citizenship and country of birth.
Qualitative Info
Sweden does not maintain official statistics concerning ethnic origin other than citizenship and country of birth. The main rule according to the Swedish Personal Data Act (1998:204) states that ’[...] the maintenance of personal data that reveals race or ethnic origin is prohibited’.[1] In the opinions delivered by the Advisory Committee established under the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) the lack of data was critiqued as contributing to the complication of the formulation, implementation, evaluation and improvement of minority policies.
As regards the main groups of pupils in primary education with a foreign background, there are some indications from Statistic Sweden (SCB) based on citizenship and country of birth that shows that the main groups are from Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Somalia.
[1] Personuppgiftslag (1998:204) 13 § http://www.notisum.se/rnp/SLS/lag/19980204.HTM (accessed 2012-03-10).
Statistic Sweden (Statistiska Central Byrån, SCB), http://www.scb.se/statistik/_publikationer/LE0105_2011A01_BR_BE57BR1101.pdf (accessed 2012-03-10).
Groups affected/interested
- Migrants
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas
- Education
External Url http://www.scb.se/statistik/_publikationer/LE0105_2011A01_BR_BE57BR1101.pdf
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Secondary education population of foreign pupils
The number of first-year students in upper secondary school, with a foreign background is 45 634.
Qualitative Info
Statistic Sweden published the report; Integration – foreign born persons in upper secondary school in 2011. The results show that the number of first-year students in upper secondary school, with a foreign background are 45 634. The number for students with a native swedish background is 751 113. (p. 43, Table 4.1), http://www.scb.se/statistik/_publikationer/LE0105_2011A01_BR_BE57BR1101.pdf.
The number of students leaving with a certificate from upper secondary school shows that 83 % of native born Swedish students complete their upper secondary school with a certificate, while 76 % of students with a foreign background leave upper secondary school with a certificate (p. 45, table 4.2), http://www.scb.se/statistik/_publikationer/LE0105_2011A01_BR_BE57BR1101.pdf
Source:
SCB, Integration – utrikesfödda i gymnasieskolan (Statistics Sweden, Integration – foreign born persons in upper secondary school)
http://www.scb.se/statistik/_publikationer/LE0105_2011A01_BR_BE57BR1101.pdf (accessed 2012-03-11).
Groups affected/interested
- Migrants
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas
- Education
External Url http://www.scb.se/statistik/_publikationer/LE0105_2011A01_BR_BE57BR1101.pdf
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Tertiary education migrant background population
Sweden does not maintain official statistics concerning ethnic origin other than citizenship and country of birth. The main rule according to the Swedish Personal Data Act (1998:204). Therefore it is difficult to find data on the tertiary education of pupil with a migrant background.
Qualitative Info
Sweden does not maintain official statistics concerning ethnic origin other than citizenship and country of birth. The main rule according to the Swedish Personal Data Act (1998:204) states that ’[...] the maintenance of personal data that reveals race or ethnic origin is prohibited’.[1] In the opinions delivered by the Advisory Committee established under the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) the lack of data was critiqued as contributing to the complication of the formulation, implementation, evaluation and improvement of minority policies.
Groups affected/interested
- Migrants
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas
- Education
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Total of pupils of migrants parents/background in schools (automatically or by hand if no data on previous lines)
There are only estimates of the total pupils of migrants parents/background in schools. Sweden does not maintain official statistics concerning ethnic origin other than citizenship and country of birth. The main rule according to the Swedish Personal Data Act (1998:204).
Qualitative Info
There are 112 schools in Sweden where the proportion students with foreign background are over 50 percent. In total there are approximately 1600 primary schools in Sweden. The share of children with foreign background is 13 percent of the children, aged 0-17 years in Sweden. This total should correspond to the total pupils of migrants parents/background in schools (Statistics Sweden, Demographic Reports 2007:2, Children, segregated housing and school results), http://www.scb.se/statistik/_publikationer/le0102_2006a01_br_be51st0702.pdf).
Sweden does not maintain official statistics concerning ethnic origin other than citizenship and country of birth. The main rule according to the Swedish Personal Data Act (1998:204) states that ’[...] the maintenance of personal data that reveals race or ethnic origin is prohibited’.[1] In the opinions delivered by the Advisory Committee established under the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) the lack of data was critiqued as contributing to the complication of the formulation, implementation, evaluation and improvement of minority policies.
[1] Personuppgiftslag (1998:204) 13 § www.notisum.se/rnp/SLS/lag/19980204.HTM
Statistics Sweden, Demographic Reports 2007:2, Children, segregated housing and school results (SCB, Demografiska rapporter 2007:2, Barn, boendesegregation och skolresultat), http://www.scb.se/statistik/_publikationer/le0102_2006a01_br_be51st0702.pdf (accessed 2012-03-11).
Groups affected/interested
- Migrants
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas
- Education
External Url http://www.scb.se/statistik/_publikationer/le0102_2006a01_br_be51st0702.pdf
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Primary education population of pupils with Roma parents
There is no data about the primary education population of pupils with Roma parents.
Qualitative Info
Sweden does not maintain official statistics concerning ethnic origin other than citizenship and country of birth. The main rule according to the Swedish Personal Data Act (1998:204) states that ’[...] the maintenance of personal data that reveals race or ethnic origin is prohibited’.[1] In the opinions delivered by the Advisory Committee established under the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) the lack of data was critiqued as contributing to the complication of the formulation, implementation, evaluation and improvement of minority policies.
Groups affected/interested
- National minorities
External Url www.notisum.se/rnp/SLS/lag/19980204.HTM
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Secondary education population of pupils with Roma parents
There is no data about the secondary education population of pupils with Roma parents.
Qualitative Info
Sweden does not maintain official statistics concerning ethnic origin other than citizenship and country of birth. The main rule according to the Swedish Personal Data Act (1998:204) states that ’[...] the maintenance of personal data that reveals race or ethnic origin is prohibited’.[1] In the opinions delivered by the Advisory Committee established under the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) the lack of data was critiqued as contributing to the complication of the formulation, implementation, evaluation and improvement of minority policies.
[1] Personuppgiftslag (1998:204) 13 § http://www.notisum.se/rnp/SLS/lag/19980204.HTM (accessed 2012-03-10).
External Url www.notisum.se/rnp/SLS/lag/19980204.HTM
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Tertiary education Roma minority population
There is no data about the tertiary Roma minority population.
Qualitative Info
Sweden does not maintain official statistics concerning ethnic origin other than citizenship and country of birth. The main rule according to the Swedish Personal Data Act (1998:204) states that ’[...] the maintenance of personal data that reveals race or ethnic origin is prohibited’.[1] In the opinions delivered by the Advisory Committee established under the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) the lack of data was critiqued as contributing to the complication of the formulation, implementation, evaluation and improvement of minority policies.
[1] Personuppgiftslag (1998:204) 13 § http://www.notisum.se/rnp/SLS/lag/19980204.HTM (accessed 2012-03-10).
External Url http://www.notisum.se/rnp/SLS/lag/19980204.HTM
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Total of pupils of Roma parents in schools
There is no data on the total pupils of Roma parents in schools. Sweden does not maintain official statistics concerning ethnic origin other than citizenship and country of birth.
Qualitative Info
Sweden does not maintain official statistics concerning ethnic origin other than citizenship and country of birth. The main rule according to the Swedish Personal Data Act (1998:204) states that ’[...] the maintenance of personal data that reveals race or ethnic origin is prohibited’.[1] In the opinions delivered by the Advisory Committee established under the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) the lack of data was critiqued as contributing to the complication of the formulation, implementation, evaluation and improvement of minority policies.
[1] Personuppgiftslag (1998:204) 13 § http://www.notisum.se/rnp/SLS/lag/19980204.HTM (accessed 2012-03-10).
Groups affected/interested
- National minorities
External Url http://www.notisum.se/rnp/SLS/lag/19980204.HTM
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General Population
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Migration & Minority Economics
The Swedish ESF Council is a government agency under the Ministry of Labour, responsible for managing the Social Fund and the Integration Fund. The European Return Fund yearly allocation is administered by the Swedish Migration Board and the average budget in 2007 was; 241 706 000 SEK (27 037 042 Euros).
The Cost/fees for 1 year residence/work permit is 2000 SEK (224 Euros).
The cost/fees for Long term / permanent Residence permit is SEK 1000 (112.540 Euros) for adults and SEK 500 (56.2701 Euros) for children under the age of 18.
The cost/fees for Citizenship acquisition is SEK 1 500 (169 euros).
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European Refugee Fund yearly allocation
In 2011 the budget for the period 2012 was administered as follows: The total amount that was budgeted was approximately 120 million.
Qualitative Info
In 2011 the budget for the period 2012 was administered as follows: The total amount that was budgeted was approximately 120 million.
Source: http://www.migrationsverket.se/fonder
Groups affected/interested
- Refugees
- Asylum seekers
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas
- Integration - social cohesion
External Url www.migrationsverket.se
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European Integration Fund yearly allocation
The European Integration Fund yearly allocation in Sweden is administered by the Swedish ESF Council (Svenska ESF-rådet). The Council received around 140 million SEK (15 660 289 Euros) during the program period 2007-2013.
Qualitative Info
The Swedish ESF Council is a government agency under the Ministry of Labour, responsible for managing Socialfonden (the Social Fund) and Integrationsfonden (the Integration Fund) in Sweden.
The Council received around 140 million SEK (15 660 289 Euros) during the program period 2007-2013. For 2010 and 2011, Sweden's average was increased compared to the previous distribution. The reason is that Sweden has had a high immigration of third country nationals as compared to other members states.
Source:
The Swedish ESF Council, http://www.esf.se/sv/english/The-swedish-ESF-council/ (accessed 2012-03-10).
The Budget Bill 2012, Integration and Equality, p. 24, http://www.regeringen.se/content/1/c6/17/55/29/a8a1876c.pdf (accessed 2012-03-10).
Groups affected/interested
- Migrants
- Refugees
- Asylum seekers
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas
- Integration - social cohesion
External Url http://www.esf.se/sv/english/The-swedish-ESF-council/
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European Return Fund yearly allocation
The European Return Fund yearly allocation is administered by the Swedish Migration Board.
The average budget for the European Return Fund in 2007 was; 241 706 000 SEK (27 037 042 Euros).
Qualitative Info
The average budget for the European Return Fund in 2007 was; 241 706 000 SEK (27 037 042 Euros).
Source:
The Swedish Migration Board, http://www.migrationsverket.se/download/18.56e4f4801246221d2568000870/program_atervandandefonden.pdf, p. 8.) (accessed 2012-03-10).
Groups affected/interested
- Migrants
- Refugees
- Asylum seekers
External Url www.migrationsverket.se
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Cost/fees for 1 year residence/work permit
The Cost/fees for 1 year residence/work permit is 2000 SEK (224 Euros).
. 224Qualitative Info
Source: The Swedish Migration Board,
http://www.migrationsverket.se/info/2325.html (accessed 2012-03-10).
Groups affected/interested
- Migrants
- Asylum seekers
External Url www.migrationsverket.se, http://www.migrationsverket.se/info/2325.html
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Cost/fees for Long term / permanent Residence permit
The cost/fees for Long term / permanent Residence permit is SEK 1000 (112.540 Euros) for adults and SEK 500 (56.2701 Euros) for children under the age of 18.
. 112.540Groups affected/interested
- Migrants
External Url http://www.migrationsverket.se/info/2586_en.html
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Cost/fees for Citizenship acquisition application
The cost/fees for Citizenship acquisition is SEK 1 500 (169 euros).
Qualitative Info
Source: The Swedish Migrations Board
http://www.migrationsverket.se/download/18.56e4f4801246221d25680002493/medb_anvisn_sv.pdf (2012-03-10).
Groups affected/interested
- Migrants
- Refugees
- Asylum seekers
External Url www.migrationsverket.se, http://www.migrationsverket.se/download/18.56e4f4801246221d25680002493/medb_anvisn_sv.pdf
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European Refugee Fund yearly allocation