2025-03-122024/25:SfU17 · p.2SfUMigration & social insurance
Government's Legislative Proposals
The government's bill on lapsing rules, re-entry bans, and abolishing the track-change system
What's at stake: The decision determines whether people who evade enforcement get a new full review after a longer period, how long a re-entry ban can be and for whom, and whether people whose asylum claim is rejected can stay in Sweden through work instead of leaving the country.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
Parliament considered whether the government's bill amending the lapsing rules for removal orders, introducing a re-entry ban of up to five years, and abolishing the track-change system should be adopted, or whether the bill should be rejected in favour of a policy that preserves the possibility of a new review and keeps the track-change option.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee takes a positive view of the government's bill amending the lapsing rules, under which the lapsing period for a removal order would only start running once the foreigner has left the country, of the new re-entry ban of up to five years – or longer where someone poses a serious threat to public order and safety – which the committee considers allows for an individual assessment in line with the returns directive, and of abolishing the track-change system, which the committee considers currently undermines the legitimacy of both the asylum system and labour migration. The committee therefore recommends adopting the government's bill and rejects the motions.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 2 (V, MP)
V and MP warn that stricter lapsing rules risk making the shadow society even larger, since more people may go into hiding from the authorities, increasing the risk of being drawn into crime; the parties argue that strengthening legal safeguards in the asylum process is instead the most effective way to get more people to comply with removal decisions. They also warn that the option of longer re-entry bans risks being applied disproportionately and unpredictably, indirectly affecting children through their parents' bans, making it harder to obtain a residence permit on family-tie grounds, and being interpreted too broadly regarding who poses a serious threat. The parties further want to keep the track-change option, seeing it as an important motivating factor for self-support and integration, and point out that there is no research showing that the track-change system draws people without grounds for asylum to Sweden, and that it is economically irrational to force established workers to leave the country.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
V–
S–
MP–
C–
L–
KD–
M–
SD–
YesNoAbstainAbsent
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: adopting the government's legislative proposal and rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 2 by V, MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The plan's stance / Actual vote
AI
Vote
Confidence
Evidence
Vown reservation
–
No 0/21/0/3
S
–
Yes 93/0/0/13
MPown reservation
–
No 0/14/0/4
C
–
Yes 19/0/0/5
L
–
Yes 14/0/0/2
KD
–
Yes 15/0/0/4
M
–
Yes 60/0/0/8
SD
–
Yes 62/0/0/10
Committee proposal
The Riksdag adopts the Government's proposals for
1. an Act amending the Aliens Act (2005:716),
2. an Act amending the Act (2013:156) on civic orientation for certain newly arrived immigrants,
3. an Act amending the Act (2024:1225) amending the Act (2022:894) amending the Act (2013:156) on civic orientation for certain newly arrived immigrants,
4. an Act amending the Act (2022:894) amending the Act (2013:156) on civic orientation for certain newly arrived immigrants.
With this, the Riksdag approves Government Bill 2024/25:92 points 1-4 and rejects motion
2024/25:3324 by Tony Haddou et al. (V) points 1-3.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen antar regeringens förslag till
1. lag om ändring i utlänningslagen (2005:716),
2. lag om ändring i lagen (2013:156) om samhällsorientering för vissa nyanlända invandrare,
3. lag om ändring i lagen (2024:1225) om ändring i lagen (2022:894) om ändring i lagen (2013:156) om samhällsorientering för vissa nyanlända invandrare,
4. lag om ändring i lagen (2022:894) om ändring i lagen (2013:156) om samhällsorientering för vissa nyanlända invandrare.
Därmed bifaller riksdagen proposition 2024/25:92 punkterna 1-4 och avslår motion
2024/25:3324 av Tony Haddou m.fl. (V) yrkandena 1-3.
Riksdag decision: The Government proposes legislative amendments, among other things, with the aim of getting more people to leave Sweden after a removal decision, that is deportation or expulsion to their home country. The Riksdag said yes to the proposal.
The legislative amendments involve, among other things, the following:
A removal decision shall cease to apply (become prescribed) five years from when the alien has complied with the decision and left Sweden. According to current rules, the corresponding period is four years. If the decision is accompanied by a so-called return ban that is in effect at that time, the decision shall cease to apply only when the time for the return ban expires.
A return ban shall be determined for a maximum of five years, instead of one year as applies today. A return ban means a prohibition to return to Sweden. The return ban can be longer, among other things, if the person poses a serious security threat.
The system with so-called track change is abolished. Track change means that a person who has received a rejection of their asylum application has the possibility to instead apply for residence and work permit without leaving Sweden.
The legislative amendments enter into force on 1 April 2025.
The Riksdag also decided to say no to proposals in motions in the area, of which two were submitted during the general motion period in 2024.
Counter-proposals
The counter-proposal wants to preserve the track change system for asylum seekers. (V, MP) — Reservation 2
Motion 2024/25:3065 — Stärkta rättigheter för arbetskraftsinvandrare av Annika Hirvonen m.fl. (MP)
Motion 2024/25:3324 — med anledning av prop. 2024/25:92 Preskription av avlägsnandebeslut och vissa frågor om återreseförbud av Tony Haddou m.fl. (V)
Motion 2024/25:3332 — med anledning av prop. 2024/25:92 Preskription av avlägsnandebeslut och vissa frågor om återreseförbud av Annika Hirvonen m.fl. (MP)
Motion 2024/25:3336 — med anledning av prop. 2024/25:92 Preskription av avlägsnandebeslut och vissa frågor om återreseförbud av Jonny Cato m.fl. (C)
Proposition 2024/25:92 — Preskription av avlägsnandebeslut och vissa frågor om återreseförbud