Sweden Wants To Narrow Path To Citizenship
To become Swedish, a foreigner would have to live in Sweden for eight years — as opposed to the current five — pass a test on Swedish society and values, and do a language exam, according to the probe ordered by the centre-right government in 2023.
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In concrete terms, this would mean it would be harder for a person who has committed a misdemeanour or a crime, or who has unpaid debts, to obtain Swedish nationality, said Kirsi Laakso Utvik, who led the probe.
Work visas will also become more restricted – as the country raised the minimum salary required to qualify. This would tend to limit access to the better educated and trained.