What’s in Sweden’s multibillion budget plan to curb migration?

Sweden’s government has announced plans to allocate over 4.4 billion kronor to restricting migration over the next three years.

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“More needs to be done,” said Johan Forssell, who took over as migration minister from Maria Malmer Stenergard when she became foreign minister earlier this week.

The new proposal, which is in the government’s autumn budget, would see 513 million kronor allocated to restricting migration in 2025, rising to over 2.5 billion kronor in 2026 – with 1.4 billion of that being an increase to the return migration budget – and 1.35 billion in 2027.
Aside from return migration, the increased budget would also go towards reducing fraud and misuse of the system and an increase in checks on foreigners in the country.
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From 2026, immigrants choosing to return home voluntarily would receive up to 350,000 kronor. Currently, migrants returning home can receive a maximum of 10,000 kronor per adult, or 5,000 kronor per child, with a maximum of 40,000 kronor available per family.
The scheme is only available to refugees, quota refugees, people in need of subsidiary protection, on the grounds of exceptionally distressing circumstances, or family of these groups.

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John W

2024/09/13 08:31

If they are genuine refugees who have fled for fear of their lives or persecution, no money in the world would make them want to return e.g a woman returning to the Talliban system in Afghanistan. If they were economic refugees going back home to a safe country 350k is a of money in some places.The criminal element will be milking this one too, needs very careful management I would have thought.

may immigrate again

2024/09/12 16:38

if people who migrated here for jobs with work permit decides to leave, Do we get 350k as well?

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“More needs to be done,” said Johan Forssell, who took over as migration minister from Maria Malmer Stenergard when she became foreign minister earlier this week.
The new proposal, which is in the government’s autumn budget, would see 513 million kronor allocated to restricting migration in 2025, rising to over 2.5 billion kronor in 2026 – with 1.4 billion of that being an increase to the return migration budget – and 1.35 billion in 2027.
Aside from return migration, the increased budget would also go towards reducing fraud and misuse of the system and an increase in checks on foreigners in the country.
From 2026, immigrants choosing to return home voluntarily would receive up to 350,000 kronor. Currently, migrants returning home can receive a maximum of 10,000 kronor per adult, or 5,000 kronor per child, with a maximum of 40,000 kronor available per family.
The scheme is only available to refugees, quota refugees, people in need of subsidiary protection, on the grounds of exceptionally distressing circumstances, or family of these groups.