Country Report: List of authorities intervening in each stage of the procedure
Last updated: 20/06/25
Author
| Stage of the procedure | Competent authority (EN) | Competent authority (SE) |
| Application on the territory | Swedish Migration Agency | Migrationsverket |
| Dublin (responsibility assessment) | Swedish Migration Agency | Migrationsverket |
| Refugee status determination | Swedish Migration Agency | Migrationsverket |
| First appeal | Migration Court | Förvaltningsrätten i Luleå, Stockholm, Göteborg och Malmö (Migrationsdomstolen) |
| Second (onward) appeal | Migration Court of Appeal | Kammarrätten i Stockholm, Migrationsöverdomstolen |
| Subsequent application (admissibility) | Swedish Migration Agency | Migrationsverket |
| Revocation / Withdrawal | Swedish Migration Agency |
Migrationsverket |
The Swedish Security Service also has the authority to intervene and initiate a procedure stipulated in the Act concerning Special controls of Certain Aliens[1] at all stages of the procedures in cases raising issues of national security, or when individuals can be assumed to participate in or commit crimes stipulated in the Terrorist Offences Act. They can intervene in cases regarding residence permits, refugee status determination and travel documents.
[1] Act concerning Special Controls of Certain Aliens (2022:700), available in Swedish here.