medical and dental care rights
If you are under 18 and asking for asylum in Sweden, you can get the same healthcare and dental care as other children. It is usually free.
If you are 18 or older, you can get emergency care and dental care. You usually have to pay for dental care, but you can still get help even if you cannot pay right away. You can also get treatment if you might become very sick. The doctor decides this.
As an asylum seeker, you can also get care for pregnancy and birth, help with abortion, advice about birth control, and treatment for infectious diseases.
right to an interpreter and legal support
You have the right to an interpreter when you need one for important meetings with authorities and in other situations where you need help understanding or being understood. This can include when you meet with Migrationsverket or seek healthcare.
You may also be entitled to a public counsel, meaning a lawyer or legal representative who helps you with your case. If Migrationsverket appoints a public counsel for you, you normally do not have to pay for their services.
Ask Migrationsverket if you are unsure what support you are entitled to in your case.
accommodation rights
While you wait for a decision, Migrationsverket will give you a place to stay. If you do not have money, they will pay for the accommodation.
If you need extra help, you can get housing that fits your situation. This can be if you are pregnant, sick, have a disability, have mental health problems, are LGBTQ+, are older, are a single parent, are under 18 and alone, or have been hurt or treated badly in the past.
If you need special accommodation, talk to the staff at Migrationsverket as soon as you can.
financial support rights
You should try to support yourself if you can.
If you do not have any money or income, you can ask Migrationsverket for financial help.
work rights
In order to be entitled to work during your time as an asylum seeker, you must have been issued an exemption from the obligation to have a work permit while you await a decision on your asylum application. This exemption document is called an AT-UND. Migrationsverket issues AT-UNDs.
child rights
Children have different rights than adults during the asylum process. In Sweden, anyone under 18 is a child. Some children come with their parents, and some come alone. Children who come alone need extra help.
All asylum-seeking children can go to preschool, school, or upper secondary school.
Children can also get healthcare and dental care just like other children in Sweden. Dental care is free, and medical care is often free for children under 18.
right to appeal
If Migrationsverket rejects your asylum application, you can normally appeal the decision.
The decision will tell you whether you can appeal and how long you have to do so. It is important to submit your appeal before the deadline.
An appeal is submitted to Migrationsverket. If the decision is not changed, the case may be sent to the Migration Court for review.
driving rights
If you are over 18 and have a driving licence from another country, you can drive a car in Sweden while you are an asylum seeker.
