Sweden tightens citizenship rules, raises income bar, residency period

Hallmarknews | 12-02-2026 09:44pm |

Sweden is set to introduce tougher citizenship requirements, including a higher income threshold and a longer residency period, as part of a sweeping reform of its naturalisation laws. Under the proposed changes reported by Economic Times, applicants for Swedish citizenship would be required to have lived in the country for at least eight years, up

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