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    Home / I am seeking asylum / Applying for asylum in Sweden

    Applying for asylum in Sweden

    Last updated: 22 3 2018

    Read here about how to apply for asylum in Sweden.

    For example, about how to submit your asylum application, what different types of residence permits you can be granted, and what happens once the Migration Agency has made a decision about your asylum application.

    Applying for asylum in Sweden
    • Before you arrive in Sweden
    • Arriving in Sweden
    • Applying for asylum 
      • What affects your chances of getting a residence permit? 
    • Being an asylum seeker
      • Rights during the asylum application period
    • Asylum application decision
      • Granted a residence permit
      • Refusal 
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