Sweden's new security checks are projected to decrease the processing of citizenship applications to around 55,000 per year for 2025 and 2026. This marks a reduction of 10,000 from earlier estimates and 32,000 from predictions made before the checks were implemented. These checks necessitate personal verification for all applicants, leading to significant delays, including a nearly two-month halt in approvals. Despite the Migration Agency's efforts to prioritize lengthy wait times by altering processing order and hiring additional staff, the true impact of these measures remains uncertain.
Sweden's Migration Agency has revised its citizenship application processing estimates downward to approximately 55,000 per year for 2025 and 2026, reflecting the impact of new security checks.
New security checks require personal identity verification in person from all applicants, delaying naturalisation approvals for nearly two months and causing a forecast drop of about 28 percent in processed cases compared to 2024.
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