Migration and asylum law

Advokatlaget assists clients in asylum and detention cases.

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Migration and asylum law

Migration law deals with the right of a foreign citizen to reside in Sweden. Some of the most central regulations are found in the Aliens Act, which contains provisions on asylum, visas and residence permits. We are attorneys and legal associates who know migration and asylum law. Hire us if you need a knowledgeable attorney and legal associate.

Questions and Answers

Asylum means that a person seeks protection in a country other than their home country. If you want to apply for asylum in Sweden, you must submit an application for asylum to the Swedish Migration Agency. As an asylum seeker, you are often entitled to have a public counsel appointed for you to safeguard your rights in the asylum process. A public counsel is usually an attorney or a legal associate. The costs of the public counsel remain with the State.

We at Advokatlaget have extensive experience in assisting asylum seekers as public counsel and can help you with your asylum application.

Detention means that a person who does not have permission to stay in the country and is to be refused entry or deported is taken into custody and held pending an investigation into the person’s right to stay in the country. When you are detained, you are deprived of your liberty and may only stay in a locked ward.

A person who has been detained for more than three days has the right to have a public counsel appointed to defend their rights in the detention process. A public counsel is usually an attorney or a legal associate. The costs of the public counsel remain with the State.

We at Advokatlaget have extensive experience in assisting clients in detention cases.

Citizens of countries outside the EU/EEA/Switzerland need a permit to work in Sweden. Where you come from, how long you will stay and what you will be working with affect the type of permit you should apply for. If you are an asylum seeker but your application for asylum has been rejected, you may still be granted the right to stay and work in Sweden under certain conditions.