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To find organisations working for LGBTQI+ rights, visit our Sweden LGBTQI+ Resources page.
For Sweden country of origin information (COI) experts, reports, commentaries, and relevant documents visit our Sweden COI page.
Refugee protection
Click here to see the numbers and origins of refugees hosted by Sweden.
The following sections contain information on the most important international treaties and agreements of which Sweden is a signatory, as well as national legislation relevant to the protection of refugees.
Sweden ratified the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees in 1954, and acceded to its 1967 Protocol in 1967. Sweden has also ratified the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons in 1965 and acceded to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness in 1969. Sweden is also a state party to all major human rights treaties.
This help page by the UNHCR can be consulted for more information on how apply for asylum in Sweden.
Legal aid organisations
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Address: Hornsgatan 54 Stockholm
Postal address: Box 17563, 118 91 Stockholm
Tel.: 020 415 000 for legal counselling in family reunification case (open on Wednesday from 09.00 am to 12.00 pm) and 020-211 000 for care agency for undocumented and other migrants (open from Monday to Friday from 9.00 am to 12.00 pm)
Email: info@redcross.se and papperslos@redcross.se
Swedish Red Cross provides information and support for asylum seekers, especially on legal counselling in family reunification case. The Red Cross also works specifically with unaccompanied minors. They visit the accommodation for unaccompanied children and young people, arrange tours and provide educational support as well – all to facilitate their stay during the initial period in Sweden. They also provide a family tracing service.
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Address:Gustavslundsvägen 141 167 51 Bromma
Tel.: 0200-88 00 66 (open on Tuesday and Wednesday from 9.00 am to 11.00 am)
Email: info@sweref.org and barn@sweref.org (For Children’s Asylum Rights Center)
Swedish Refugee Law Center provides legal counselling and assistance in all matters concerning asylum, family reunification procedures, Swedish citizenship and other matters referring to the Swedish Aliens’ Act. It also collects and supplies country of origin information, legal documents and general information on migration issues as well as analyzing, studying and campaigning on the implementation of national and international law relating to refugees.
Organisations providing other support to refugees
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Address: John Paul II Pastoral Center
Box 2150, Brunnsgränd 4, 103 14 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 8 5055 7672 or +467 0963 4501
Fax: +46 8 22 56 20
Email: gjoseph@caritas.se
Contact Person: George Joseph
Caritas is the Catholic Church’s organization for aid, humanitarian aid and international development. The very first Caritas was founded in Germany in 1897. In Sweden, Caritas Sweden started its operations in 1946. Today, over 160 national Caritas are members of Caritas Internationalis and the organization is present in more than 200 countries and territories. This makes it one of the largest aid organizations in the world. Caritas Sweden has Immigration and Refugee Affairs in Stockholm Catholic Diocese
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Address: FARR, Box 391, SE-101 27 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 (0) 8 710 02 45
Email: forvarsbesokmarsta@gmail.com or info@farr.se
The Swedish Network of Refugee Support Groups, FARR, is a national network consisting of, helping and coordinating groups and individuals who work voluntarily for asylum rights at the grass root level. The members deal with asylum cases, participate in protests against unfair deportations, and support undocumented people. They produce information about asylum rights and procedure in several languages. Among the members are former asylum seekers, lawyers and other professionals, and all categories of people engaged in refugee rights. FARR’s national board gathers knowledge from local groups, acts as expert panel to give legal advice, and formulate demands to the decision makers and politicians.To raise awareness of asylum policy and the experiences of asylum seekers and undocumented, FARR produces fact compilations, courses, videos and so on, and participate in public debates on refugee issues. Testimonies, opinions and information about facts and policy are spread via lectures, the website, temporary campaign sites, social media and by the quarterly magazine, Artikel 14. FARR cooperates with other human rights organisations at different levels. The main aims are that Sweden shall follow the international conventions on human rights and that the Swedish asylum policy in practice shall be governed by humanity, solidarity and equality.
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Email: contact@w2eu.info or w2eu_info@yahoo.com
This site leads to an independent source of information for refugees coming to Europe. w2eu.info might be useful on their journey to and through Europe by giving access to counseling and useful contacts in different European countries.
Sweden LGBTQI+ Resources
Find organisations working for refugee LGBTQI+ rights in Sweden.
Sweden COI
Find Sweden Country of Origin information (COI) experts, reports, commentaries, and relevant documents.
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Last updated May 2023