Sweden's Migration Minister Johan Forssell (M) states that a legislative council referral on so-called teenage deportations will be presented by May at the latest. The proposal will allow affected youth to complete high school and apply for other residence permits. Migrationsverket has paused certain deportations since the Tidö parties' agreement in early March.
Sweden's Migration Minister Johan Forssell (M) told Dagens Nyheter that a legislative council referral on teenage deportations will be presented by May at the latest. "There will be an opportunity for them to finish high school and some opportunity to get other residence permits," he said.
Teenage deportations concern young adults whose parents have the right to stay in Sweden but who themselves do not meet requirements for their own permit upon turning 18. The proposal draws from the family ties investigation but is broader, with revisions to dependency status. "The valve we are now preparing will target this group of well-behaved youth," Forssell said, mentioning paths to employment or higher education.
Since the Tidö parties agreed on legal changes in early March, Migrationsverket has paused rejection decisions in certain cases. The pause applies to people under 21 who arrived as family members, turned 18 during processing, and whose tying person holds a permit or Swedish citizenship. Cases with final legal force are unaffected.
Forssell could not say when the law will take effect, as it depends on the Council on Legislation's review and a possible summer session of parliament. Responding to criticism, he pointed to previous governments' inaction: "Centerpartiet, Miljöpartiet and Vänsterpartiet had six years to produce a permanent solution. They did nothing."
For those with final rejection decisions, he recommends new applications for work or studies, despite wage thresholds. The government has asked for exemptions in shortage occupations like health and elder care.
