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Sweden immigration rule changes

3 dated rule changes to Sweden programmes, from 2014-06-01 to 2026-06-06. Each item links to the programme page and the official source we recorded it from. This is a record of what we captured, not a complete legislative history.

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2026 (1)

  1. Sweden EU Blue Card: Citizenship Act overhaul: ordinary naturalisation residence rose from five to eight years, with a new civic-knowledge requirement, a self-sufficiency (income) test, and a Swedish language requirement whose test is not expected before autumn 2027.

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2024 (1)

  1. Sweden EU Blue Card: Expert Tax Relief extended from 5 to 7 years

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2014 (1)

  1. Swedish Citizenship by Descent: SFS 2014:481 amended the Citizenship Act 2001 to abolish automatic forfeiture of citizenship for persons born abroad under the former §14 rule, and introduced a notification-based restoration right for those who had already lost citizenship under that provision.

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