Fill in forms with questions about name, citizenship and family, for example. Hand in your passport or other identity documents to show who you are. The Swedish Migration Agency will photograph you and take your fingerprints. The fingerprints are used to see whether you have applied for asylum in any other country in Europe, or if you have permission or prohibition to stay in any other country in Europe. With the help of an interpreter, you must tell more about who you are, why you have left your home country and how you have travelled to Sweden. If you do not have any money, you can apply for financial support. You will receive a bank card and information about daily allowance and special benefits. You will get information about the asylum process, the next steps and what you must do. You will also get information about practical issues, such as your right to housing, medical care and schooling for your children
If you are seeking protection in Sweden, you must submit your application for asylum either to the border police when you enter Sweden, or to one of the Migration Agency’s application units. The Swedish Migration Agency cannot approve an asylum application which is submitted at a Swedish embassy. If you are not able to come to Sweden to apply for protection, you can turn to the UNHCR.
If the administrator thinks it necessary, you will get a public counsel appointed for you.
The Migration Agency offers a temporary accommodation while you wait for your decision. The agency will pay for your accommodation if you do not have money.
LMA is short for “Lagen om mottagande av asylsökande” (Swedish Reception of Asylum Seekers’ Act). An LMA card is a plastic card with your photo that shows that you are an asylum seeker.
It may take a long time before you come to an asylum investigation. You will then be given the chance to tell us more about why you want to seek asylum in Sweden, what has happened to you and what you think may happen if you have to return to your country of origin. Waiting times can also vary from person to person. You may be called to several meetings before you get a decision.
If you need a public counsel, the counsel can be present at the interview. With the help of an interpreter, you must say who you are, where you come from, why you are seeking asylum and what you think might happen to you if your have to return to your homeland. You will also get questions about your family, your health and your occupational background. You are responsible for telling all your reasons for seeking asylum, and for providing evidence, if you have any, that you want the Migration Agency to consider. The investigator keeps minutes of what is said. If you have a public counsel, the counsel shall approve the minutes, which are then filed together with all the documents you have handed in.
In order to have the right to work while you are an asylum seeker, you must have a certificate (AT-UND) stating that you are exempted from the requirement to have a work permit. If you get a job while you are an asylum seeker, you must show your employer proof that you are exempt from the requirement for a work permit (AT-UND). This proof is given under Item 7 on your Asylum Seeker Card (LMA-kort). Your employer must inform the reception unit where you are registered that you have a job. Your employer must also inform the reception unit when the job ends. If you have a daily allowance (dagersättning), you must always report your income to the Migration Agency. You must also contact the Swedish Tax Agency to be given a coordination number. The coordination number is for those of you who do not have a personal identity number; you need it to be able to pay taxes when you work. You will also need the coordination number to be able to receive sickness benefits if you become sick and cannot go to work.
While you are waiting for a decision regarding your application for asylum with the Swedish Migration Board, you may work in Sweden. If you have an employment, you can and need to apply for a Swedish A-tax certificate.
All asylum seeking children have the right to attend school. Adults, however, may have to wait until they have a residence permit before beginning any studies.
if you want to learn Swedish while you are waiting for a decision, there are many voluntary organisations and educational associations that offer study circles in Swedish.
If you are seeking asylum and have never had a residence permit in Sweden, you are not entitled to student finance.
Calculate how long it will take to get at decision from the Swedish Migration Agency.
You may apply for an evaluation of your qualifications if you are a citizen of an EU/EEA country or have applied for a residence permit in Sweden. You may apply for this evaluation before you receive your residence permit.
If you have been granted a residence permit as a refugee, your permit is valid for three years. If you have been granted a residence permit as a person eligible for subsidiary protection, your permit is valid for 13 months. If you have been granted a permanent resi granted subsidiary protection statusdence permit, your residence permit is valid as long as you are living in Sweden.
Civic orientation is intended to help you if you want to know more about Sweden and Swedish society. The material is available in downloadable files in several languages. The purpose of the civic orientation is to make it easier for new arrivals to become established in work and social settings.
When you have received a permanent residence permit you should register with the population register at the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) as soon as possible. Population registration is required before you can attend Swedish for Immigrants (sfi) classes and be entitled to the benefits of the Swedish social security system. Once you have registered with the population register you can also obtain a Swedish identity document which you will need, for example, if you wish to open a bank account.
You may be entitled to establishment contributions to get started in the workforce. Establishment contributions are activities that can provide support for you in e.g. learning Swedish, getting started in the workforce, and providing for yourself. The Swedish Public Employment Service is responsible for establishment contributions and job seekers in Sweden.
Being insured in Sweden means that you are covered by the Swedish social insurance system and are entitled to various kinds of benefits. Försäkringskassan decides whether you are insured in Sweden and are entitled to benefits. To receive a benefit, you must also satisfy the criteria that apply for that particular benefit. Some of the benefits are based on residency and others on work. For example: parental benefit, child allowance maintenance support, old age pension in the form of guarantee pension, disability allowance and childcare allowance. You are not entitled to any money from Försäkringskassan while you are waiting to be granted a residence permit.
To apply for an ID card, you must be registered as living in Sweden, be over the age of 13 and be able to demonstrate who you are (prove your identity). To apply for an ID card you must have a Swedish personal identity number, meaning you must be on the Swedish Population Register. Therefore if you have a co-ordination number, you cannot apply for a Tax Agency ID card.
You can borrow money to buy things for your home, for example furniture, plates and cutlery.
When you have received a decision about the introduction programme you apply for introduction benefit from Försäkringskassan (The Swedish Social Insurance Agency). You need to report your activities every month and notify us if you fall sick. If you need time off, you must first obtain our consent. During the assessment period you receive 231 kronor per day. When your assessment is complete and we have drawn up your plan together you receive 308 kronor per day. You might also be entitled to different supplements: If you have children you might be entitled to introduction supplement. If you live alone you might be entitled to rent supplement. You can work while you are taking part in the introduction programme. But your introduction benefit is then reduced by the amount you are paid in wages. You can receive parent’s allowance while you are taking part in the introduction programme. But your introduction benefit is then reduced by the amount you are paid in parent’s allowance.
The municipalities are required to provide Swedish tuition for immigrants. The education is based on courses. Study plans are individual and are to be tailored to the needs of the individual. Adaptation to individual needs presupposes genuine opportunities for students to influence the structure and organisation of the education. The principal organiser should in co-operation with the Swedish Public Employment Service try to ensure that students are given the opportunities to train their Swedish in working life, and that the education in Swedish for immigrants can be combined with other activities such as orientation to working life, validation, work practice or other education. It should be possible to combine the education with employment. The education should be available as soon as possible and begin within three months if there are no special reasons. For persons covered by the introduction program (etableringsprogrammet), the municipality shall actively work to enable them to commence sfi within one month of their application to the education. The tuition should be on average 15 h/week. (more info on the Skolverket website (Swedish) https://www.skolverket.se/skolformer/vuxenutbildning/kommunal-vuxenutbildning/utbildning-i-svenska-for-invandrare)
A large percentage of the people who migrate to Sweden have academic qualifications from another country. On these pages you will find a brief description of various educational paths to various occupations. You will also find information as to how to go about having your skills assessed.
You may have the right to receive student finance, if you live in Sweden and have a permanent residence permit (PUT) from the Swedish Migration Agency. You can apply for student grants and loans if you are going to study at a university, vocational college, municipal adult education, folk high school, upper-secondary school and other post-secondary education programs.
To become a Swedish citizen you must: Be able to prove your identity. Have reached the age of 18 Have a permanent residence permit, a right of residence or residence card in Sweden. Have fulfilled the requirements for period of residence (lived in Sweden for a specified period, in most cases 5 years). Have conducted yourself well in Sweden.
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