The Swedish Migration Board grants permanent residence permits to all Syrian and stateless persons who have arrived from war-torn Syria. This increases the number of asylum applications the board must process to an estimated 80,000 in 2013. The large influx of refugees also affects applications from their relatives to immigrate, increasing that estimate to 62,000 though many relatives may be unable to travel from Syria. The board's vision is for Sweden to remain open to global migration opportunities.

1. Sweden September 2013 !.
Permanent Residence Permits
to all Syrian
The Migration Board grants permanent
residence permits to all Syrian and stateless
persons who have arrived from the war-torn
Syria.

2. B E S M A R T
Respect the Swedish
Emigration ACT and LAWS,
Sweden ACT and LAWS will
Respect and Support you

4. Great need of protection
• "We should be proud that in our secure part
of the world, we can offer asylum to those
who risk their lives and freedom. We are
saving lives. It is important to retain this
perspective when we take on the challenges
created by growing needs",
says Director-General
Anders Danielsson.

5. http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.asp
x?programid=2054&artikel=5693063
Migration Board chief urges EU countries
to accept more Syrian refugees
Radio Sweden
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6. Looking for answers ?
• What are the rules for persons who want
to take up residence in Sweden?
• Who can seek protection against
persecution?
• How is the security situation in a particular
country assessed?
• What rules apply for those who want to
work in Sweden?
• What is required for Swedish citizenship?

7. The Mission of the Migration Board
• One of the Migration Board's tasks is to
consider applications from people who
want to take up permanent residence in
Sweden, visit, seek protection from
persecution or get Swedish citizenship.
•

8. The vision of Migration Board
• The vision of Migration Board is
“Sweden — a nation open for the
possibilities of global migration”.

9. • This vision is a summary of the Board's focus. At the Migration
Board we see migration as a positive force, something that
contributes to making our country richer, both financially and
culturally.
• In Sweden, the Migration Board is the authority that considers
applications from people who want to take up permanent residence
in Sweden, visit, seek protection from persecution or get Swedish
citizenship.
• In the reception of refugees, the Migration Board provides housing
and money for food to asylum-seekers, while they wait for a decision
in their asylum case. When a refugee is granted a residence permit
in Sweden, we give compensation from the state to the
municipalities and county councils. If the application of an asylum-
seeker is rejected, the Migration Board is actively involved in the
process of having this person leave Sweden.
• Once a foreign national has been granted a residence permit in
Sweden, it is primarily the job of the Swedish municipalities and
county councils, along with the Swedish Public Employment
Services, to be involved in the integration with Swedish society.

10. We are given our tasks by the people
• The Swedish Migration Board is commissioned by parliament and
government, who set the Swedish asylum and migration policy. We are thus
commissioned by the Swedish people, through the politicians who make
decisions on migration policy.
• The Board is to apply the regulations that the citizens, through their elected
representatives, have decided should apply when it comes to migration.
Every year we get appropriation directives from the government, stating
objectives and commissions, and how much money the Migration Board
may spend.
• The government's goals for the Swedish Migration Board:
• The goal is to ensure a long-term, sustainable migration policy that
safeguards asylum rights and, within the framework of regulated
immigration, facilitates mobility across borders and promotes a needs-
driven labour immigration, while utilising and considering the development
effects of migration, and furthering European and international cooperation.

11. Organisation
• The Swedish Migration Board has
some 40 offices all over Sweden

12. The Swedish Migration Board comprises
these divisions:
• Reception
• Asylum Examination
• Managed Migration and Citizenship
• Administrative Procedure
• Centre for Strategic Development
• European and International Cooperation
• Planning and Control
• Legal Control
• Administration

13. Ethics and treatment
• We wish to make sure that we fulfil our
vision ―Sweden – a nation open for the
possibilities of global migration‖. This is
why we have an ethics council, an
advisory council and the Applicants'
Ombudsman.

14. People we meet
• The distance between our countries is
shrinking in pase with developments in
technology. This leads to more migration,
which is a source of development both for
individuals and for societies.

15. The Applicants' Ombudsman
• If an applicant feels they have received
poor treatment from a Migration Board
employee, he or she may contact the
Applicants' Ombudsma
Marina Bengtsson.

16. Facts on migration
• The word migration is a collective name
for emigration and immigration. The
Migration Board works with both
immigration and emigration.

17. Facts on residence permits an
migration to Sweden
• A person who wants to take up permanent
residence in Sweden, and who is a citizen
of a country outside of the EU must apply
for a residence permit.

18. Facts about the process

19. Permanent Residence Permits
to all Syrian

20. The Swedish Migration Board raises the
asylum prognosis to 80,000
• The Migration Board raises its prognosis
of the number of asylum seekers to 80,000
this year. The development creates the
need for more housing allocations in the
municipalities.

21. Sweden September 2013 !.
Permanent Residence Permits
to all Syrian
The Migration Board grants permanent residence
permits to all Syrian and stateless persons who have
arrived from the war-torn Syria.

22. Difficult time for close relatives
in Syria
When more people are granted protection in
Sweden, this also affects the immigration of
relatives. The prognosis of the number of
applications from relatives is therefore raised by
6,700 to total 62,000 this year. At the same time it
has become increasingly difficult for relatives in Syria
to cross the border and make their way to Swedish
embassies in the neighbouring countries. The
waiting times are also long due to the increasing
number of applicants. This means that the prognosis
of the number of relatives that actually travel to
Sweden this year is lowered.

23. History
• When we study the history of Sweden, we
can see how different groups of people
have immigrated to this country over
hundreds of years

24. Some examples of such ―historical‖
immigration would be:
• Germans from the Hanseatic League who came in the Middle Ages
• Finnish people who settled in Mälardalen in the 1500s
• Romani people who came as early as in the 1500s
• Walloons, who were drawn to Sweden to teach ironmongery in the late
1600s
• Savonian people, who in the 1600s were granted certain tax relief if
they settled in the virgin forest – in the area now known as finnmarkerna
[land of the Finns]
• Jews, who were given permission to settle in four Swedish cities in the
1700s
• French artists, philosophers and intellectuals in the 1700s
• Italians skilled in stuccowork, when the brick cities were built in the
1800s
• Scottish people, who among other things started breweries

25. Asylum applications
The total number of asylum applications in 2014,
2013 and 2012.

26. Syrian areThe largest groups

27. Meet some of the people who have come
to Sweden
• Here you have the chance to meet some
of the people who have chosen to come to
Sweden. They have come here for various
reasons and their life stories differ, but
they share the will and desire to come to
Sweden. A journey that has given them
new experiences and opportunities in life.

28. Living on equal terms
• Mahdi Saheb Mohammaed Al-Khazraji, 39 years old.
Originally from: Iraq
Came to Sweden on: 2008. Swedish citizen since 3 May 2013.
About life and existence in Sweden: The grass is always greener
on the other side of the fence.

29. Application forms
• On the next pages you will find the Migration
Board's application forms.
• You can find more information about which
form to use and which attachments you must
enclose on the pages about
cititizenship, visits, work, studies and other kind of
permits. If you contact
• The Migration Board
• A Specialist registered and approved
consultant

30. List of Applications
1. Working in Sweden Application by au pair
2. Application for a residence permit for a visiting researcher
3. Application for permit for family members of employees, visiting researchers,
athletes and self-employed persons
4. Application for Swedish residence permit for self-employed persons
5. Application for Swedish residence permit for self-employed persons – extension
6. Application for Swedish work permit - for applicants currently outside Sweden
7. Application for Swedish work permit for applicants currently in Sweden
8. Hosting Agreement for Visiting Researchers in Sweden
9. Visiting Sweden Application for Schengen Visa
10.National visa (D-visa)
11.Family details - appendix to your application
12.Invitation
13.Studying in Sweden Application for residence permit for students and doctoral
students
14.Application for travel document

31. Working in Sweden
Application by au pair
• No. 131011 (in english)

32. Application for a residence permit
for a visiting researcher
• No. 127011 (in english)
For persons who will work as a
visiting researcher.

33. Application for permit for family members of
employees, visiting researchers, athletes and self-
employed persons
• No. 133011 (in english)
For family members

34. Application for Swedish residence permit
for self-employed persons
• No. 125011 (in english)
Use this form when applying the first time.

35. Application for Swedish residence permit
for self-employed persons - extension
• No. 125011B (in english)
Use this form when applying for an
extension.

36. Application for Swedish work permit - for
applicants currently outside Sweden
• No. 149011 (in english)
For employees, artists and sportsmen
who are not currently in Sweden.

37. Application for Swedish work permit
for applicants currently in Sweden
• No. 151011 (in english)
For employees, artists, sportsmen,
students and former asylum seekers
who are currently in Sweden.

38. Hosting Agreement for Visiting
Researchers in Sweden
• No. 231011 (in english)
To be completed by a research principal
(institution, organisation, company etc)
which has invited a researcher, to
conduct research in Sweden.

39. Visiting Sweden
Application for Schengen Visa
• Form no. 119031
A visa is a permit issued for stays of
short duration.

40. National visa (D-visa)
• Form no. 169011
Use this form if you are outside Sweden and want
to apply for a visit to Sweden for more than three
months and up to one year. Submit your
application to a Swedish authority abroad
(embassy, consulate or equivalent).

41. Family details - appendix to your
application
• English form no. 239011.
• You must here list your (the applicant´s)
parents, husband/wife/partner, children
and siblings.

42. Invitation
• English form no. 241011.
If you wish to invite a relative or friend to
visit you, you must fill in this form.

43. Studying in Sweden
Application for residence permit for students and doctoral
students
• No. 105031 (in english)

44. How to apply for a work permit
• The main rule is that you should apply for and
have been granted a work permit before entering
Sweden.
• When applying online you are given clear
instructions about how to fill in your application
and what you should send with the application.
This makes it easier for you to apply correctly and
increases your chances of a quick decision.
• Application for Swedish work permit — for
applicants currently outside Sweden, No 149011
(in english)

45. Application for travel document
• English form no. 109021
Apply for an alien's passport or travel
documents
If it is not possible for you to obtain a valid
passport, you can apply to the Migration Board
for an alien's passport or travel document.
•

46. Ask your Specialist registered and
approved consultant

47. Find your closest embassy
• http://www.swedenabroad.com/

48. Q & A
• Has my application been registered by
the Migration Board in Sweden?
• You can check if your application or appeal
has been registered as received by the
Swedish Migration Board.

49. About waiting times
How do we work out waiting times?
• The website shows waiting times based on statistics from the Migration Board's database of
information about the length of time it currently takes to be given a decision for the different types
of application. In other words, waiting times show how long people have had to wait before their
applications have been investigated.
• The waiting time that we give is when at least 90 percent of clients have received an answer. To
keep the times as up-to-date as possible, we calculate new waiting times every three months.
• Do the waiting times apply to my case?
• All applications are different, which means that all investigations are different and so they take
different lengths of time. This means that we are unable to say exactly how long you personally
will have to wait for a decision, although we can tell you roughly how long it currently takes the
different types of application to be given a decision.
• Why do I have to wait longer?
• One reason for varying waiting times is that an investigation must go through many stages before
the case officer can reach a decision. Different stages take different lengths of time.
• Before you can receive your decision, the case officer may, for example, need to:
• verify the documents you have sent in
• carry out certain checks with other authorities
• sometimes ask a question about a document or ask you for more information
• sometimes ask you to come to an interview so we can get all the information needed.
• Another thing that affects how long an application takes is the number of applications that we
receive. If there are more applications than usual, it could mean that you have to wait longer
before your case is assessed.

50. Please enter your case number
TO the MIGRATION WEB .?
• 7 or 8 numbers without a dash (-)
• You will find the case number in the top right corner of the
letters you get from the Migration Board. If you are applying
for a permit online, you receive a check number.
• OR You must instead contact customer services to get
your case number.
• Telephone number
• +46 771-235 235
• From Sweden 0771-235 235
• Telephone hours
• Monday–Friday 08.00–16.00
• Special opening hours 2014

51. Just Contact us !
• For any more information about this presentation and
it content please call :
• manager@qualitascert.co.uk
• For application and all migration information please
back to the Swedish Migration Board
• Telephone number
• +46 771-235 235
• The Migration Board e-mail address:
migrationsverket@migrationsverket.se
• Telephone hours
• Monday–Friday 08.00–16.00