Sweden - 2012
Is there automatic citizenship acquisition by birth for migrant children born in the country?
- Code:
- RED102
- Key Area:
- Political & Civic Participation
- Strand(s):
- Equality
| Short Answer |
Only if the child has one parent who is Swedish citizen or has been adopted by a Swedish citizen. |
| Qualitative Info |
According to the Act on Swedish Citizenship (Lagen om svenskt medborgarskap, 2001:82) § 1 MedbL (https://lagen.nu/2001:82) a child acquires Swedish citizenship at birth, if the mother is a Swedish citizen or the father is a Swedish citizen and married to the child's mother, or the father is deceased but at his death was a Swedish citizen and married to the child's mother. A child under twelve years who has been adopted by a Swedish citizen is at the time of adoption as a rule automatically Swedish citizen (1 a §). The government plans to launch an inquiry to study Swedish citizenship in hopes of finding ways to boost its value and use it as a tool for integration. The Citizenship investigation will be completed April 1, 2013 (http://www.thelocal.se/38522/20120116/). Source: Medborgarskapsutredningen, SOU 2000:106, http://www.regeringen.se/content/1/c4/23/16/d168d2a7.pdf (accessed 2012-03-10). The Local, http://www.thelocal.se/38522/20120116/ (accessed 2012-03-10). The Act on Swedish Citizenship (Lagen om svenskt medborgarskap, 2001:82), https://lagen.nu/2001:82 (accessed 2012-03-10). |
| Data | |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants |
| Type (R/D) | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Political participation |
| External Url | http://www.regeringen.se/content/1/c4/23/16/d168d2a7.pdf |
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