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I am seeking asylum

Information for people seeking asylum in Sweden.

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I have been granted a residence permit

This page has information for people who have been granted a residence permit as a refugee, as a beneficiary of subsidiary protection status, or under the Temporary Protection Directive.

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I have arrived without my parents

Information for young people who are under 18 years old and have arrived in Sweden without their parents.

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About Sweden

Social orientation information for anyone who wants to learn more about Sweden and Swedish society.

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A young person and their father in conversation at the social services.

What do the social services do?

The social services’ task is to provide various types of help and support to everyone in Sweden – for example, to children and families.

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Would you like to learn Swedish?

Learn Swedish at your own pace! Here you can find lots of different learning aids and tools where you can practise Swedish either on your own or with others.

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Take a social orientation course

Social orientation (Samhällsorientering) is an education course about Swedish society, available for free to recent recipients of a residence permit.

A parent and child sit on a sofa playing.

Being a parent

If you have been granted a residence permit, you can learn more about how you can find work here.

A woman working on a building site.

Finding work

If you have been granted a residence permit, you can learn more about how you can find work here.

Image of a sign to one of the National Government Service Centres.

Do you need help in dealing with a matter from a government agency?

At a service centre you can get help in dealing with matters from various government agencies, including Arbetsförmedlingen, Försäkringskassan and the Swedish Migration Agency.