{"id":173989,"date":"2026-07-13T16:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=173989"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:19:03","slug":"galler-idag-slut-med-permanenta-uppehallstillstand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/today-marks-the-end-of-permanent-suspension-of-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Effective today: No more permanent residence permits"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Several major changes to the Aliens Act are now taking effect. Among other things, permanent residence permits for asylum seekers are being abolished, while a new good conduct requirement gives the Swedish Migration Agency greater leeway to deny or revoke residence permits.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the new legislation, permanent residence permits for asylum seekers will be replaced with temporary permits. At the same time, the asylum process is set to become faster and more transparent, reports <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gp.se\/politik\/i-dag-borjar-vandelskravet-galla-uppehallstillstand-kan-aterkallas-utan-brottsmisstanke.2f7010d1-bee1-454b-8b0a-40e3892c41a2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">G\u00f6teborgs-Posten<\/a><\/strong> (GP). Among other things, the proposal calls for clearly unfounded applications to be rejected at an earlier stage, the introduction of border procedures for applicants from countries with low approval rates, and clarification of the burden of proof. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, identity checks are being tightened by requiring that fingerprints and photographs be recorded for asylum seekers aged six and older in order to prevent identity fraud and repeated asylum applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sweden Democrats <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sdriks\/status\/2076299063914344878\">describes <\/a><\/strong>the reform package, claiming that Sweden now has \u201dthe EU\u2019s most restrictive immigration laws.\u201d According to the party, since the 2022 election, the government and the Sweden Democrats (SD) have gradually dismantled the previous immigration policy, which the party claims has contributed to asylum immigration now being at its lowest level in modern times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"sv\" dir=\"ltr\">As of today, Sweden has the EU\u2019s most restrictive immigration laws. Permanent residence permits for asylum seekers are being eliminated and replaced with temporary residence permits.<br><br>The asylum process should also be faster and more transparent. Applications that are clearly unfounded should be rejected\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bNkxwCk3Qw\">pic.twitter.com\/bNkxwCk3Qw<\/a><\/p>- Sweden Democrats (@sdriks) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sdriks\/status\/2076299063914344878?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New Good Conduct Requirement<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another key change is <em>the conversion requirement<\/em>. The Swedish Migration Agency can now deny applications or revoke residence permits following a comprehensive assessment of a person\u2019s behavior, life situation, and contacts. Criminal activity, ties to criminal circles, and unpaid debts are examples of circumstances that may be taken into account. The law also applies to individuals who have already been granted residence permits, even though the Swedish Migration Agency has not been tasked with conducting general reviews of previous decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2013 It\u2019s about a person\u2019s diligence, integrity, and adherence to the rules<\/em>, says <strong>Lisa Bergstrand<\/strong>, unit director at the Swedish Migration Agency, told GP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, she emphasizes that the agency will not review all previously granted residence permits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2013 We do not have the resources to review all residence permits. Nor have we been given any such specific mandate. However, permits that have already been granted may be reviewed when other authorities provide information regarding poor conduct.<\/em>, says Bergstrand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prominent SD Figure <strong>Maria Falk<\/strong> comments on the change at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/miafalksweden\/status\/2076210145973981531\">X<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201dToday, permanent residence permits for asylum seekers and their family members are being abolished. A better Sunday, in other words.\u201d<\/em>, she writes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"sv\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, permanent residence permits for asylum seekers and their family members are being abolished. A better Sunday, in other words. \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddea<\/p>\u2014 Maria Falk (@miafalksweden) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/miafalksweden\/status\/2076210145973981531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new immigration law is now taking effect: permanent residence permits are being abolished, and noncompliance may lead to deportation<\/p>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":165264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206,1520,205],"tags":[1929,2362,6703],"class_list":["post-173989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-inrikes","category-stor","category-nyheter","tag-migrationsverket","tag-uppehallstillstand","tag-vandelskrav"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}