"Forssell stated, 'I'm not going to make such decisions on the public radio, but we are, of course, always ready to meet with people.'"
"If no transitional rules are included, the roughly 100,000 people currently waiting in the Migration Agency's citizenship queue will have their application assessed under the new requirements, regardless of when they applied."
"The new requirements include increasing the years an applicant has to live in Sweden from five to eight and introducing a requirement to demonstrate Swedish and civics knowledge."
"Fair Transition welcomed the migration minister's acknowledgment of their campaign but emphasized the need for transitional rules to avoid arbitrary impacts on applicants."
Swedish Migration Minister Johan Forssell acknowledged the Fair Transition campaign advocating for transitional citizenship rules before new requirements take effect on June 6th. He expressed openness to meeting with campaigners but did not make a firm commitment. The new citizenship rules will increase residency requirements and introduce knowledge tests, affecting around 100,000 applicants. Both the original inquiry and the Swedish Council on Legislation recommended transitional rules to mitigate the impact of long waiting times, but the government has opposed this, citing security and integration concerns.
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