As Election Looms, Sweden’s Government Is Paying Immigrants to Leave
The 1.3 billion-crown program has drawn 171 takers so far as Sweden tightens migration rules before next week’s election.
- On September 8, Sweden's government confirmed it is offering non-EU residents up to $37,000 to leave the country, a policy launched in 2026 ahead of the September 13 election.
- Years after accepting 163,000 asylum seekers in 2015—the second-highest per capita in Europe—Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's coalition government, which took power in 2022, is prioritizing this 're-migration' agenda.
- Despite a 1.3 billion Swedish crown budget, only 171 people have accepted the cash offer this year. Bram Frouws, director of the Mixed Migration Centre, called the proposal "mainly symbolic," saying "it's about signaling how tough they are on migration."
- Alongside cash incentives, the government has tightened residency rules and introduced mandatory citizenship tests in August. Migration Minister Johan Forssell said these requirements underline the "value of citizenship" and that it came with both rights and demands.
- Polls ahead of the September 13 election show an almost equal split between the government and opposition in a country of 10.6 million, where 2 million are foreign-born. European Parliament lawmaker Mary Khan-Hohloch welcomed the initiative as interest in 're-migration' grows across Europe.
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Sweden has made a turnaround in migration policy in recent years, and the new deterrent course should also survive the election on Sunday.
And in these months he is remembering it with billboards that also work from election announcements, since Sunday we vote
The right-wing Swedish government provides incentives of up to $35,000 for voluntary departure of foreign residents to curb immigration, amid weak turnout and severe criticism to deepen societal division.
In Sweden, the debate over the immigration crisis ahead of the elections has divided the country. The current government is offering $36,000 to non-EU citizens who agree to leave the country voluntarily.
Before the elections, the Swedish government began paying immigrants to leave
Before the elections, the Swedish government began paying immigrants to leave.Just 10 years ago, the country accepted 163,000 asylum seekers, the second highest per capita rate in Europe. By 2025, this number has dropped by 96%.Since the beginning...
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