Foundling presumption

Foundling presumption (SE-BT-01) — § 3 Lag 2001:82. Lag (2001:82) om svenskt medborgarskap (in-force 2001-07-01) is master statute; 2026-06-06 in-force Prop 2025/26:175 reform restructures §§ 8/10/11/11c/14/18/19, adds NEW §§ 11a/11b/12/12a/13/13a-e, repeals §§ 7/9/13(original) — first major restatement since 2001. Interim SFS 2024:423 + 2024:424 (in-force 2024-10-01) added § 15b befrielse reversal + procedural security provisions. SOU 2026:21 reform BLOCKED by Regeringsformen Chapter 2 § 7 prohibition. ECN ratifier (CETS 166; ratified 2001-06-28; in-force 2001-10-01) with Article 22(b) declaration setting age=30.

Newborn discovered in Sweden of unknown parentage; foundling presumption applies automatically. Lag (2001:82) om svenskt medborgarskap (in-force 2001-07-01) is master statute; 2026-06-06 in-force Prop 2025/26:175 reform restructures §§ 8/10/11/11c/14/18/19, adds NEW §§ 11a/11b/12/12a/13/13a-e, repeals §§ 7/9/13(original) — first major restatement since 2001. Interim SFS 2024:423 + 2024:424 (in-force 2024-10-01) added § 15b befrielse reversal + procedural security provisions. SOU 2026:21 reform BLOCKED by Regeringsformen Chapter 2 § 7 prohibition. ECN ratifier (CETS 166; ratified 2001-06-28; in-force 2001-10-01) with Article 22(b) declaration setting age=30.

Automatic recognition via folkbokföring (Skatteverket); no application needed. Lag (2001:82) om svenskt medborgarskap (in-force 2001-07-01) is master statute; 2026-06-06 in-force Prop 2025/26:175 reform restructures §§ 8/10/11/11c/14/18/19, adds NEW §§ 11a/11b/12/12a/13/13a-e, repeals §§ 7/9/13(original) — first major restatement since 2001. Interim SFS 2024:423 + 2024:424 (in-force 2024-10-01) added § 15b befrielse reversal + procedural security provisions. SOU 2026:21 reform BLOCKED by Regeringsformen Chapter 2 § 7 prohibition. ECN ratifier (CETS 166; ratified 2001-06-28; in-force 2001-10-01) with Article 22(b) declaration setting age=30.

Migrationsverket (Swedish Migration Agency) operational lead for naturalization + anmälan + dispensation + loss + restoration. Skatteverket folkbokföring civil registration + personnummer assignment. Polisen passport issuance. Tingsrätt (district court) for adoption decrees. Sametinget (Sami Parliament) electoral + cultural-affairs (no citizenship role). Migrationsdomstolen → Migrationsöverdomstolen judicial review. JO (Riksdagens ombudsmän) + JK (Justitiekanslern) ombudsman oversight. Sveriges Riksbank for inkomstbasbelopp annual calculation. Försäkringskassan + Arbetsförmedlingen + Skatteverket consulted for self-sufficiency 250,200 SEK threshold post-2026.

Standard naturalization (§ 11) procedure: Migrationsverket online application → identity verification → hemvist clock per MIG 2011:2 (PUT-date triggers stadigvarande hemvist) → criminal record check via Polisen + Säkerhetspolisen → conduct/karenstid review per MIG 2019:11 → decision-moment hemvist evaluation per MIG 2007:27 + MIG 2008:17 + MIG 2011:18. Post-2026: self-sufficiency declaration (Skatteverket income data) + civics-test certificate (operational ~2026-08) + language-test certificate (operational 2027-10-01 Phase 1). Appeal: Migrationsdomstolen → Migrationsöverdomstolen.

Statute: Lag 2001:82 § 1 (jus sanguinis at birth — child of Swedish citizen parent). Pre-1979 paternal asymmetry resolved by Lag 1979:139 (gender-equality amendment) → modernized by Lag 2001:82 § 1 universal jus sanguinis. Operative period: 2001-07-01 → present. Type: automatic at birth (no application).

Reverses if true parentage established. Limited Swedish jus soli framework. Lag (2001:82) om svenskt medborgarskap (in-force 2001-07-01) is master statute; 2026-06-06 in-force Prop 2025/26:175 reform restructures §§ 8/10/11/11c/14/18/19, adds NEW §§ 11a/11b/12/12a/13/13a-e, repeals §§ 7/9/13(original) — first major restatement since 2001. Interim SFS 2024:423 + 2024:424 (in-force 2024-10-01) added § 15b befrielse reversal + procedural security provisions. SOU 2026:21 reform BLOCKED by Regeringsformen Chapter 2 § 7 prohibition. ECN ratifier (CETS 166; ratified 2001-06-28; in-force 2001-10-01) with Article 22(b) declaration setting age=30.

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