Sweden is planning significant changes to its citizenship rules, targeting enhanced residency requirements and higher application fees. Current proposals indicate that applicants may need to live in Sweden for a minimum of eight years, with those who cannot verify their identity facing a ten-year requirement. New regulations will also introduce self-sufficiency, language, and civics tests. Work permit holders may find themselves at a disadvantage compared to other groups, with citizenship timelines extended particularly for them. These changes will potentially be implemented by summer 2026 after formal votes in parliament.
The Swedish government has pledged to attract international talent, while radically limiting asylum and low-skilled immigration, resulting in work permit holders often facing disadvantages.
Sweden is set to carry out the most significant overhaul of its citizenship rules, proposed for implementation in summer 2026, affecting residency requirements and application fees.
The inquiry suggests increasing the residency requirement to eight years for citizenship, with a self-sufficiency requirement, language tests, and civics tests included.
Citizenship applicants under new rules will need to live in Sweden for a minimum of eight years, up from three to five years currently, with distinctions for certain groups.
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