FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER· STOCKHOLM · THE DAY IN 5 STORIES

The one step to take when the Migration Agency keeps you waiting

You do not always have to sit and wait for an answer. There is another way, but timing matters and you only get one chance.

A white Migrationsverket flag flying outside against green trees.
Migrationsverket (photographer not stated) / Migrationsverket / Journalistic publication permission

Months without a decision can hold up a job, a move or a family's plans. Swedish law gives many applicants a way to press for an answer, but using it too early can waste the only request available while the case is open.

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