--- title: "Swedish Civics Blog — Citizenship Test News & Prep Guides" description: "News, analysis, and prep guides for the Sweden citizenship test. Updated for the 2026 rules." lang: en canonical: https://civics.se/en/blog/ last_modified: 2026-07-02 source_format: html --- # Swedish Civics Blog News, analysis, and prep guides for the Swedish citizenship test (medborgarskapsprovet). Laws and rules can change over time and our articles may not always reflect the latest updates — for official, up-to-date information always refer to Migrationsverket and UHR. [ June 12, 2026 ## EU Migration and Asylum Pact Is In Force Today (12 June 2026) On 12 June 2026, the EU Migration and Asylum Pact — ten legal acts — entered into force across the EU. Six days after Sweden's citizenship reform, the framework that governs how people first arrive in Sweden has also changed. What this does and does not mean for citizenship applicants. Sources verified verbatim. → ](eu-migration-asylum-pact-in-force-12-june-2026/) [ June 12, 2026 ## Sweden Citizenship: Migrationsverket's Ethics Council Already Warned Six days into Sweden's tightened citizenship framework, an October 2025 advisory opinion from Migrationsverket's own Etiska rådet reads as a forecast that has now materialised. The Council warned of a "moral tension between equal treatment and efficiency" — and the post-reform queue is precisely that tension in practice. Sources verified verbatim. → ](migrationsverket-ethics-council-warned-citizenship-backlog/) [ June 9, 2026 ## Sweden Citizenship: A Three-Year Wait Now Restarts at Seven Three days after Sweden's 6 June 2026 citizenship reform, SVT Småland's coverage of one family illustrates the human cost of the new cohabiting-partner rule: from a three-year threshold to seven, with no transitional protection. Migrationsverket's stated position is that all pending cases now fall under the new rules. Verified verbatim against primary sources. → ](sweden-citizenship-three-year-wait-restarts-at-seven/) [ June 8, 2026 ## UHR Citizenship Test Registration Open — Deadline 2 July 2026 UHR has confirmed: registration for the 15 August 2026 medborgarskapsprovet pilot is open now and closes 2 July 2026. Only invited applicants can register. Login via BankID, Freja eID, or personnummer plus the code from your invitation letter. What to do tonight. → ](uhr-medborgarskapsprovet-registration-open-2-july-deadline/) [ June 7, 2026 ## Sweden's New Citizenship Fee: 2 900 kr (Migrationsverket Live) Migrationsverket's adult-citizenship application page is live under the new rules. The fee is 2 900 kr. Income floor is 250 200 kr per year. Language is CEFR B1 and A2. 75% of cases now take 56 months. The full picture from the official live page on 7 June 2026. → ](sweden-citizenship-fee-2900-kr-new-rules-live/) [ June 5, 2026 ## Sweden's Citizenship E-Service Closed Before 6 June 2026 Reform Migrationsverket's adult-citizenship e-tjänst is offline for maintenance on the eve of the 6 June 2026 reform. Reporting indicates a 17:00 5 June cutoff. What this means, what to do, and what the new rules already in scope are. → ](sweden-citizenship-e-service-closed-5-june-2026/) [ June 2, 2026 ## Sweden Proposes 18–21 Residence Permit Rule From 1 Oct 2026 On 2 June 2026 Sweden's government proposed a new residence permit for 18–21 year-olds with parental ties. Migrationsverket halted enforcement the same day. What was proposed, what is not yet law. → ](sweden-18-21-residence-permit-proposal-2026/) [ June 1, 2026 ## JO and Riksrevisionen on Sweden's Citizenship Backlog: What the Watchdogs Actually Found The Parliamentary Ombudsman (JO 9043-2024) and the National Audit Office (RiR 2025:5) both criticised Migrationsverket. What they ruled, what changed, and what it means for applicants. → ](watchdog-rulings-migrationsverket-2026/) [ June 1, 2026 ## Sweden Granted 41% Fewer Citizenships in 2025: Why the Numbers Collapsed Migrationsverket granted ~38,800 Swedish citizenships in 2025, down from ~65,600 in 2024 — a 41% drop. Decisions fell from 76,300 to 52,000. Official numbers and what they mean for applicants. → ](sweden-citizenship-2025-statistics/) [ June 1, 2026 ## Sweden Ends New Permanent Residence Permits from 12 July 2026 (Prop 2025/26:262) Sweden's government proposition ends the possibility of being granted a permanent residence permit on asylum-related grounds from 12 July 2026. Who is affected, what replaces PR. → ](no-new-permanent-residence-2026/)