Migrationsöverdomstolen MIG-precedent application
Citizenship in Sweden
- Eligibility
- 12 verified MIG cases on § 11 (MIG 2007:27 → MIG 2021:12)
- Renunciation
- Not required
Overview
Migrationsöverdomstolen MIG-precedent application (SE-DN-02).
Sweden cascade #28 LEADER BAND (conf 0.94, 219 unique sources, T1 ratio 0.945). T1+ Nordic-Tidöavtalet reform-arc cohort. 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.
Legal basis
12 verified MIG cases on § 11 (MIG 2007:27 → MIG 2021:12); identity/hemvist/conduct framework; karenstid (MIG 2019:11).
Sweden cascade #28 LEADER BAND (conf 0.94, 219 unique sources, T1 ratio 0.945). T1+ Nordic-Tidöavtalet reform-arc cohort. 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.
SE ecosystem (15 substantive): SAMI_SUI_GENERIS_NULL_PATTERN_SE / NATIONAL_MINORITIES_FIVE-RECOGNITION_FRAMEWORK_SE / TIDÖAVTALET_RESTRICTIVE_REFORM_ARC_SE_2024_2026 / NORDIC_ANMÄLAN_ABOLITION_2026_SE / RETROACTIVE_DECISION_DATE_NATURALIZATION_REFORM_SE / STATUTORY_EFFECTIVE_PRE_OPERATIONAL_TESTING_GAP_SE / SWEDEN_ECN_22B_AGE_30_DECLARATION_SE / 2001_DUAL_CITIZENSHIP_LIBERALIZATION_SE / STATUTORY_RESTRUCTURING_RENUMBERING_2026_SE / NORDIC_HARMONIZATION_DEEP_ROOTS_SE_1922 (Lag 1924:130 codifies 1922 SE-DK-NO uniform-citizenship convention — predates Helsinki Treaty by 40 years) / GENDER_EQUALITY_RETROACTIVE_PRE_1979_SE / MIG_PRECEDENTIAL_CORPUS_§11_DOMINANCE_SE / PRE_MODERN_COLONIAL_CESSATION_FRAMEWORK_SE (CANDIDATE) / ESTONIAN_SWEDES_NULL_TRANSMISSION_DEMOTED_SE.
Example scenarios
MIG PRECEDENT APPLIED
MIG 2019:11 + 2013:10 govern karenstid framework; MIG 2017:10 evidentiary standard.
Informational summary compiled from primary legal sources — not legal advice. Citizenship law changes; verify with the competent authority before acting. Last verified 2026-05-05.
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