"The Stricter Rules for Citizenship bill will increase the residency requirement for Swedish citizenship from five to eight years, requiring applicants to prove language ability and knowledge of Swedish society."
"Transitional rules would mean that the roughly 100,000 people who have already applied for Swedish citizenship and are waiting for the Migration Agency to make a decision would not have to fulfil these new requirements."
"The absence of transitional rules in the bill has been criticised by the Council on Legislation, which is responsible for vetting new legislation in Sweden."
Sweden's opposition parties have united to propose transitional rules for a stricter citizenship bill set for a parliamentary vote. The bill increases residency requirements and mandates language proficiency and self-sufficiency. The transitional rules would exempt approximately 100,000 applicants currently awaiting decisions from these new requirements. The absence of such rules has faced criticism from the Council on Legislation and has sparked a campaign called Fair Transition, advocating for the rights of those already in the application process.
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