Young adults with paused deportations urged to apply again

Young adults whose deportations were temporarily halted need to submit a new residence-permit application to be assessed under the rules that took effect on 1 October. Waiting for the pause to end is not enough.

The Migration Agency urges them to apply as soon as possible, preferably by 1 December 2026. After that, work on their return cases may resume. This is the agency’s recommended date, not a statutory application deadline.

On 2 June, the agency announced that director-general Maria Mindhammar had ordered affected removals stopped while the proposed changes awaited parliament’s decision. She said the agency needed to assess the proposals and prepare to apply the rules if parliament approved them.

The temporary route runs until 31 December 2027. It covers people who held a residence permit as children after 1 October 2023 and whose removal decision became final on or after 1 January 2025, allowing them to apply from within Sweden.

An application does not guarantee permission to stay. Applicants aged 18–20 can seek an extension through a parent. Those aged 21 or over must live with their parent and show a dependency beyond the normal relationship between parents and adult children. Other permit requirements still apply.

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