Features
Sweden raises citizenship barriers while old cases remain trapped for years
Stricter requirements arrive while the Migration Agency still carries more than 100,000 open citizenship cases.
Sweden is raising the threshold for citizenship while more than 100,000 applications remain open and some people have already waited over four years. The backlog leaves voting rights, passports and unconditional security unresolved while the legal threshold moves.
DS+
Continue with a DS+ subscription
Subscribe to continue reading this story and unlock all DailySweden member content.
- Original reporting and exclusive interviews
- Member-only features and analysis
- An advertising-free premium reading experience
Cancel anytime.
Already a subscriber? Sign in
Corrections›Message DailySweden on Facebook Messenger.
