A Handbook for Asylum seekers in sweden - Tema asyl & integration
A Handbook for Asylum seekers in sweden - Tema asyl & integration
A Handbook for Asylum seekers in sweden - Tema asyl & integration
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Sweden, like all <strong>asyl</strong>um countries, never sends people back to their homecountries be<strong>for</strong>e carefully assess<strong>in</strong>g their protection needs. It is your grounds <strong>for</strong>seek<strong>in</strong>g <strong>asyl</strong>um that are important. Submitt<strong>in</strong>g a passport or any other documentprov<strong>in</strong>g your identity has positive effects on your <strong>asyl</strong>um application. Ifyou are granted <strong>asyl</strong>um even though your identity has not been established, yourtravel document will note that your identity is “un-established’’. There<strong>for</strong>e, do nothesitate to submit identification documents (passport/id-cards) if you have any.What does it mean if an <strong>asyl</strong>um case becomes a security case(säkerhetsärende)?When it is found that the presence of a certa<strong>in</strong> person <strong>in</strong> the country could constitutea threat to national security, the application is classed as a security case. Insuch cases there is a special procedure <strong>for</strong> exam<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the application <strong>for</strong> <strong>asyl</strong>um,and the Migration Board refers the case to the government to make a decisionon the application <strong>for</strong> <strong>asyl</strong>um.How is my <strong>asyl</strong>um application processed (<strong>asyl</strong>prövn<strong>in</strong>g)?www.migrationsverket.se/<strong>in</strong>fomaterial/om_verket/ny_ordn<strong>in</strong>g_en.pdfThe Swedish Aliens Act emphasises that the exam<strong>in</strong>ation of an <strong>asyl</strong>um applicationhas to focus on the protection needs of the <strong>in</strong>dividual <strong>asyl</strong>um seeker. InSweden, unlike <strong>in</strong> some other <strong>asyl</strong>um countries, the def<strong>in</strong>ition of a refugee <strong>in</strong>cludespeople who are persecuted <strong>for</strong> reasons of their gender or sexual orientation/disposition.The provisions on persons otherwise <strong>in</strong> need of protection is alsoextended to <strong>in</strong>clude people flee<strong>in</strong>g because of severe conflicts <strong>in</strong> the country o<strong>for</strong>ig<strong>in</strong> and feel<strong>in</strong>g a well-founded fear of serious abuses. Particularly distress<strong>in</strong>gcircumstances such as the applicant’s state of health, adaptation to life <strong>in</strong> Swedenand the applicant’s situation <strong>in</strong> the country of orig<strong>in</strong> may <strong>in</strong> exceptional caseslead to a residence permit be<strong>in</strong>g granted if none of the grounds of protection areapplicable. This, however, requires an overall assessment when exam<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g thesecases.Appeals aga<strong>in</strong>st negative decisions made by the Swedish Migration Board on<strong>asyl</strong>um applications are submitted to a court of law known as Migration Courts.This sometimes means that the <strong>asyl</strong>um seeker and the Swedish Migration Boardmeet as two parties <strong>in</strong> a court of law. This is <strong>in</strong>tended to make the <strong>asyl</strong>um processmore transparent and more oral. However, it is not uncommon that an appeal ishandled <strong>in</strong> a written procedure.The follow<strong>in</strong>g is a description of the procedures and processes an <strong>asyl</strong>um applicationgoes through from the day it reaches the Swedish Migration Boarduntil a f<strong>in</strong>al decision is made.16 | <strong>Asylum</strong> RECEPTION <strong>in</strong> FOCUS