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Making Sweden home when only one partner earns

A couple planning a future in Sweden has to think about residence as well as household finances.

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Two adults read documents at a kitchen table.

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Editorial illustration of two adults linked by a woven band narrowing under a glass weight.

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Sweden eases family permit rules for young adults, with a harder test at 21

A hand holding a burgundy Swedish passport with Sweden and passport lettering visible.

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Sweden’s citizenship plan leaves dual nationals with unequal protection

The Discrimination Ombudsman’s sign on an office wall in Solna.

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Over-70 banking rule was age discrimination, DO says

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Editorial illustration of a wage and work gear between an open route and a blocked threshold.

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The job Sweden subsidises may not count for citizenship

A Migrationsverket sign outside an agency building.

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Swedish citizenship grants fell 94% in July as 103,598 cases remained open

A crowd gathers at an anti-racism demonstration in Stockholm in August 2015.

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Exclusion builds the parallel societies Sweden claims to fear

Baristas prepare coffee during a café shift. The photograph is illustrative; the workers are not identified as students, Swedish residents or residence-permit holders.

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Sweden’s new work cap threatens student residence permits

A Polish border guard checks passengers' travel documents aboard a coach at the Berastavitsa-Bobrowniki crossing in August 2018.

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Sweden’s revised guidance says Belarusians should not return for passports

Syrian refugees with luggage gathered outside Stockholm Central station after arriving in Sweden in September 2015.

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Sweden cannot demand integration while making belonging conditional

Ballot papers laid out for Sweden's 2014 general election.

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Sweden’s foreign-born voters trail Swedish-born voters by 22 points

A nightclub crowd dancing beneath purple stage lights.

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They said “too drunk”. Complaints describe ethnic discrimination at Sweden’s club doors

A Swedish passport photographed from above.

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Some temporary-permit holders can seek citizenship if officials expect them to stay

Three Swedish Red Cross volunteers stand together with first-aid bags at Karlstad Airport.

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Sweden's associations are strong enough to survive and exposed enough to fear.

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Swedish-born adults with two foreign-born parents report lower trust across every institution studied

A crowd at an anti-racism demonstration holds signs opposing discrimination.

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Racism is widespread in Sweden, but much of it goes unreported

Five people review notes and visual materials around a table during an Open GLAM working meeting in Stockholm.

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You can work, pay tax and build a life in Sweden and still be treated as an outsider.

A barista works at a mobile espresso bar in central Ystad in 2013.

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Swedish citizenship does not guarantee equal recognition

An empty classroom at Södra Latin upper-secondary school in Stockholm.

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Negative student attitudes to LGBTQ people rose fivefold

The red Migrationsverket name and bridge symbol displayed on a glass office wall.

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The same family. Three different rights to stay in Sweden.

An Arbetsförmedlingen sign above a shaded pedestrian walkway with people and parked bicycles in the background.

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Jobs, taxes, benefits: six agencies now report suspected undocumented residents to police

Swedish police officers stand between barriers and a crowd at a Stockholm rally in August 2014.

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Born in Sweden. Why does the crime debate still call them immigrants?

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Migration Agency lifts Ukraine protection forecast to 10,000

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Sweden Granted Citizenship in Just One-Third of June Decisions

A white Migrationsverket flag flying outside against green trees.

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Sweden’s track-change repeal hit restaurant workers hardest—most of 700 approvals came through permanent residence

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The belonging test Swedish tech teams can actually document

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Why international developers struggle to build a social life in Sweden

The Trygg-Hansa office complex on Fleminggatan in Stockholm, near Statskontoret's visiting address.

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Making Sweden home when only one partner earns

Essential Belonging

Sweden eases family permit rules for young adults, with a harder test at 21

Sweden’s citizenship plan leaves dual nationals with unequal protection

Over-70 banking rule was age discrimination, DO says

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Latest in Belonging

The job Sweden subsidises may not count for citizenship

Swedish citizenship grants fell 94% in July as 103,598 cases remained open

Exclusion builds the parallel societies Sweden claims to fear

Sweden’s new work cap threatens student residence permits

Sweden’s revised guidance says Belarusians should not return for passports

Sweden cannot demand integration while making belonging conditional

Sweden’s foreign-born voters trail Swedish-born voters by 22 points

They said “too drunk”. Complaints describe ethnic discrimination at Sweden’s club doors

Some temporary-permit holders can seek citizenship if officials expect them to stay

Sweden's associations are strong enough to survive and exposed enough to fear.

Swedish-born adults with two foreign-born parents report lower trust across every institution studied

Racism is widespread in Sweden, but much of it goes unreported

You can work, pay tax and build a life in Sweden and still be treated as an outsider.

Swedish citizenship does not guarantee equal recognition

Negative student attitudes to LGBTQ people rose fivefold

The same family. Three different rights to stay in Sweden.

Jobs, taxes, benefits: six agencies now report suspected undocumented residents to police

Born in Sweden. Why does the crime debate still call them immigrants?

Migration Agency lifts Ukraine protection forecast to 10,000

Sweden Granted Citizenship in Just One-Third of June Decisions

Sweden’s track-change repeal hit restaurant workers hardest—most of 700 approvals came through permanent residence

The belonging test Swedish tech teams can actually document

Why international developers struggle to build a social life in Sweden

Protected housing in Sweden increasingly a last resort, investigator says