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The '''Swedish Migration Agency''' ({{lang-sv|Migrationsverket}}; previous English name: '''Swedish Migration Board'''), is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Government agencies in Sweden|government agency]]. Its task is to evaluate and decide on applications from people who want to seek a temporary residence permit, acquire permanent residence or [[citizenship]] in Sweden. This makes it involved in [[immigration to Sweden]]
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The '''Swedish Migration Agency''' ({{lang-sv|Migrationsverket}}; previous English name: '''Swedish Migration Board'''), is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Government agencies in Sweden|government agency]], established on 1 July 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.migrationsverket.se/Om-Migrationsverket/Migration-till-Sverige/Historik.html|title=Historik|publisher=Swedish Migration Agency|language=Swedish|date=26 August 2020}}</ref> Its task is to evaluate and decide on applications from people who want to seek a temporary residence permit, acquire permanent residence or [[citizenship]] in Sweden. This makes it involved in [[immigration to Sweden]]


The Swedish Migration Agency is under the [[Ministry of Justice (Sweden)|Ministry of Justice]] and operates nationwide from about 40 offices. It is headquartered in [[Norrköping]] in [[Östergötland]] and is led by a Director General, currently [[Anders Danielsson]]. In 2014, the agency received 81,301 applications for [[Right of asylum|asylum]], of which 31,220 were granted.<ref name=about>{{cite web|title=About the Migration Agency|url=http://www.migrationsverket.se/English/About-the-Migration-Agency.html|publisher=Swedish Migration Agency|accessdate=9 August 2015|language=English}}</ref><ref name=esv>{{cite web|title=Regleringsbrev för budgetåret 2015 avseende Migrationsverket|url=http://esv.se/Verktyg--stod/Statsliggaren/Regleringsbrev/?RBID=16195|publisher=[[Swedish National Financial Management Authority]]|accessdate=9 August 2015|language=Swedish}}</ref>
The Swedish Migration Agency is under the [[Ministry of Justice (Sweden)|Ministry of Justice]] and operates nationwide from about 40 offices. It is headquartered in [[Norrköping]] in [[Östergötland]] and is led by a Director General, currently [[Anders Danielsson]]. In 2014, the agency received 81,301 applications for [[Right of asylum|asylum]], of which 31,220 were granted.<ref name=about/><ref name=esv>{{cite web|title=Regleringsbrev för budgetåret 2015 avseende Migrationsverket|url=http://esv.se/Verktyg--stod/Statsliggaren/Regleringsbrev/?RBID=16195|publisher=[[Swedish National Financial Management Authority]]|accessdate=9 August 2015|language=Swedish}}</ref>


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In 2017 according to calculations done by weekly magazine [[Fokus (magazine)|Fokus]], the agency's budget for [[unaccompanied minor]]s alone at 27 billion krona represented 37% of the [[UNHCR]]:s budget for managing refugees over the entire planet.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.fokus.se/2017/02/rontgentraumat/|title=Röntgentraumat - Fokus|date=23 February 2017|work=Fokus|access-date=4 June 2017|language=sv-SE}}</ref>
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{{legend|#990099|Billion (10{{sup|9}}) SEK. Expenditure is ''Område 8'' and ''Område 13'' <br/>According to table ''Redovisning mot anslag'' <br/>Column ''Utgifter'' for each year in the annual reports.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.migrationsverket.se/Om-Migrationsverket/Styrning-och-uppfoljning/Redovisning-av-verksamheten.html|title=Redovisning av verksamheten|website=www.migrationsverket.se|language=sv|access-date=2017-11-10}}</ref>}}
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== Criticism ==
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The Swedish Migration Agency has come under criticism for its opaque handling of expatriate work permit applications and inordinate delays coupled with over-zealous, often controversial, readings of Swedish regulations related to insurance requisites for work permit extensions. The Agency continues to process applications with delays extending up to 10 months in some cases.


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In 2017 according to calculations done by weekly magazine [[Fokus (magazine)|Fokus]], the agency's budget for [[unaccompanied minor]]s alone at 27 billion krona represented 37% of the [[UNHCR]]:s budget for managing refugees over the entire planet.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.fokus.se/2017/02/rontgentraumat/|title=Röntgentraumat - Fokus|date=2017-02-23|work=Fokus|access-date=2017-06-04|language=sv-SE}}</ref>
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{{legend|#990099|Billion (10{{sup|9}}) SEK. Expenditure is ''Område 8'' and ''Område 13'' <br/>According to table ''Redovisning mot anslag'' <br/>Column ''Utgifter'' for each year in the annual reports.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.migrationsverket.se/Om-Migrationsverket/Styrning-och-uppfoljning/Redovisning-av-verksamheten.html|title=Redovisning av verksamheten|website=www.migrationsverket.se|language=sv|access-date=10 November 2017}}</ref>}}}}}}


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The Swedish Migration Agency has come under criticism for its opaque handling of expatriate work permit applications and inordinate delays coupled with over-zealous, often controversial, readings of Swedish regulations related to insurance requisites for work permit extensions. The Agency continues to process applications with delays extending up to 10 months in some cases.
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In May 2016 the [[Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine]] ''sv: Rättsmedicinalverket (RMV)'' started aiding the agency with determining the age of migrants claiming to be under 18. The first batch of 518 investigations indicated that 442 were likely adult and the rest retained their status as [[unaccompanied minor]]s, which gave access to education, better housing and greater likelihood of refugee status. Of the 442, 430 were men and 12 women.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rmv.se/aktuellt/de-forsta-medicinska-aldersbedomningarna-klara/|title=De första medicinska åldersbedömningarna klara - Rättsmedicinalverket|work=Rättsmedicinalverket|access-date=2017-05-31|language=sv-SE}}</ref> RMV was tasked with doing the backlog of 3000 - 14000 age investigations which had been obstructed by [[Swedish Bar Association]] lawyers, doctors, dentists and officials of [[National Board of Health and Welfare (Sweden)|National Board of Health and Welfare]].<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":0" />


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In May 2016 the [[Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine]] ''sv: Rättsmedicinalverket (RMV)'' started aiding the agency with determining the age of migrants claiming to be under 18. The first batch of 518 investigations indicated that 442 were likely adult and the rest retained their status as [[unaccompanied minor]]s, which gave access to education, better housing and greater likelihood of refugee status. Of the 442, 430 were men and 12 women.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rmv.se/aktuellt/de-forsta-medicinska-aldersbedomningarna-klara/|title=De första medicinska åldersbedömningarna klara - Rättsmedicinalverket|work=Rättsmedicinalverket|access-date=31 May 2017|language=sv-SE}}</ref> RMV was tasked with doing the backlog of 3000 - 14000 age investigations which had been obstructed by [[Swedish Bar Association]] lawyers, doctors, dentists and officials of [[National Board of Health and Welfare (Sweden)|National Board of Health and Welfare]].<\ref>
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In June 2016 the SMA expressed doubts about 70% of asylum applicants purportedly 15-17.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/681228/child-migrants-age-test-sweden-department-migration-refugee |website=[[express.co.uk]] |title=Migrants set to undergo age tests after ‘lying child refugees’ bamboozle officials |first=Vincent |last=Wood |date=19 June 2016 |quote=The Swedish Migration Agency claim there is reason to doubt as many as 70 per cent of asylum applicants who say they are between the ages of 15 and 17.}}</ref>


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In June 2016 the SMA expressed doubts about 70% of asylum applicants purportedly 15-17.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/681228/child-migrants-age-test-sweden-department-migration-refugee |website=[[express.co.uk]] |title=Migrants set to undergo age tests after 'lying child refugees' bamboozle officials |first=Vincent |last=Wood |date=19 June 2016 |quote=The Swedish Migration Agency claim there is reason to doubt as many as 70 per cent of asylum applicants who say they are between the ages of 15 and 17.}}</ref>
Up until 2017, this agency awarded [[Temporary resident|temporary residence permits]] also to people considered [[War crime|war criminals]] and [[Terrorism|security threats]].<ref name=":1" /> This allowed these individuals to claim [[welfare]] benefits and [[Healthcare in Sweden|healthcare]] from the state of Sweden.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/migrationsverket-4|title=Så ska Sverige stoppa misstänkta terrorister|last=Nyheter|first=SVT|work=SVT Nyheter|access-date=2017-07-04|language=sv}}</ref>


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In July 2018, the agency together with [[municipalities of Sweden]] was criticised by the national agency against honor-related crime (Swedish: ''nationella kompetensteamet mot hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck'') for not doing enough to discover and rectify [[child marriage]]s among migrants.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=6995629|title="Barnäktenskap måste upptäckas tidigare"|last=Medelius|first=Raina|date=13 July 2018|work=Sveriges Radio|access-date=14 July 2018|language=sv}}</ref>
In September 2017 staff at the agency reported rising levels of death threats and harassment from [[Human migration|migrants]] applying for residence permits. The nature of the threats changed with staff members being sought out at their homes or receiving threatening messages on private phones or in [[Facebook|social media]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/stockholm/anstallda-pa-migrationsverket-hotas-ofta|title=Personal på Migrationsverket utsätts för hot under asylprocessen|last=Nyheter|first=SVT|work=SVT Nyheter|access-date=2017-09-13|language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/hot-vanligaste-incidenten-hos-migrationsverket|title=Dramatisk ökning av trakasserier mot Migrationsverkets personal|last=Nyheter|first=SVT|work=SVT Nyheter|access-date=2017-09-14|language=sv}}</ref>

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In July 2018, the agency together with [[municipalities of Sweden]] was criticised by the national agency against honor-related crime (Swedish: ''nationella kompetensteamet mot hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck'') for not doing enough to discover and rectify [[Child marriage|child marriages]] among migrants.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=6995629|title="Barnäktenskap måste upptäckas tidigare"|last=Medelius|first=Raina|date=2018-07-13|work=Sveriges Radio|access-date=2018-07-14|language=sv}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 06:16, 18 April 2024

Swedish Migration Agency
Migrationsverket
Logotype of the Swedish Migration Agency
Agency overview
Formed1 July 1969
HeadquartersNorrköping[1]
Minister responsible
Agency executives
Parent departmentMinistry of Justice
Websitewww.migrationsverket.se

The Swedish Migration Agency (Swedish: Migrationsverket; previous English name: Swedish Migration Board), is a Swedish government agency, established on 1 July 1969.[3] Its task is to evaluate and decide on applications from people who want to seek a temporary residence permit, acquire permanent residence or citizenship in Sweden. This makes it involved in immigration to Sweden

The Swedish Migration Agency is under the Ministry of Justice and operates nationwide from about 40 offices. It is headquartered in Norrköping in Östergötland and is led by a Director General, currently Anders Danielsson. In 2014, the agency received 81,301 applications for asylum, of which 31,220 were granted.[1][4]

In 2017 according to calculations done by weekly magazine Fokus, the agency's budget for unaccompanied minors alone at 27 billion krona represented 37% of the UNHCR:s budget for managing refugees over the entire planet.[5]

Criticism[edit]

Swedish Migration Agency annual expenditure 2007- , 109 SEK
  Billion (109) SEK. Expenditure is Område 8 and Område 13
According to table Redovisning mot anslag
Column Utgifter for each year in the annual reports.[6]

The Swedish Migration Agency has come under criticism for its opaque handling of expatriate work permit applications and inordinate delays coupled with over-zealous, often controversial, readings of Swedish regulations related to insurance requisites for work permit extensions. The Agency continues to process applications with delays extending up to 10 months in some cases.

In May 2016 the Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine sv: Rättsmedicinalverket (RMV) started aiding the agency with determining the age of migrants claiming to be under 18. The first batch of 518 investigations indicated that 442 were likely adult and the rest retained their status as unaccompanied minors, which gave access to education, better housing and greater likelihood of refugee status. Of the 442, 430 were men and 12 women.[7] RMV was tasked with doing the backlog of 3000 - 14000 age investigations which had been obstructed by Swedish Bar Association lawyers, doctors, dentists and officials of National Board of Health and Welfare.<\ref>

In June 2016 the SMA expressed doubts about 70% of asylum applicants purportedly 15-17.[8]

In July 2018, the agency together with municipalities of Sweden was criticised by the national agency against honor-related crime (Swedish: nationella kompetensteamet mot hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck) for not doing enough to discover and rectify child marriages among migrants.[9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "About the Migration Agency". Swedish Migration Agency. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Senior Management". Swedish Migration Agency. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Historik" (in Swedish). Swedish Migration Agency. 26 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Regleringsbrev för budgetåret 2015 avseende Migrationsverket" (in Swedish). Swedish National Financial Management Authority. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Röntgentraumat - Fokus". Fokus (in Swedish). 23 February 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Redovisning av verksamheten". www.migrationsverket.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  7. ^ "De första medicinska åldersbedömningarna klara - Rättsmedicinalverket". Rättsmedicinalverket (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  8. ^ Wood, Vincent (19 June 2016). "Migrants set to undergo age tests after 'lying child refugees' bamboozle officials". express.co.uk. The Swedish Migration Agency claim there is reason to doubt as many as 70 per cent of asylum applicants who say they are between the ages of 15 and 17.
  9. ^ Medelius, Raina (13 July 2018). ""Barnäktenskap måste upptäckas tidigare"". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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