Recall of erroneous befrielse (NEW SFS 2024:423)

Recall of erroneous befrielse (SE-LO-03) — NEW SFS 2024:423. 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.

Erroneous befrielse decision identified retrospectively; auto-recall mechanism. 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 reviews + issues recall decision; effective from date befrielse decision became final. 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.

Lag 2001:82 § 15b NEW: erroneous befrielse decision recalled if hinder existed at decision time and no särskilda skäl weigh against. 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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Procedural due process + ECHR Art 6/8 apply; in-force 2024-10-01. 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.

Loss/cessation considerations: Lag 2001:82 § 14 22-yr-old foreign-born loss interacts with ECN Article 22(b) declaration setting age=30; § 14(2) retention application ex-ante Tjebbes compliance per Swedish government position; § 17 7-year hemvist Nordic-resident disapplication; § 15 voluntary befrielse with foreign-cit-acquisition condition; § 15a barnets bästa + ≥12 consent for child befrielse (NEW SFS 2024:423); § 15b recall of erroneous befrielse (NEW SFS 2024:423). Regeringsformen Chapter 2 § 7 prohibits deprivation of acquired Swedish citizenship from individuals born Swedish.

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