The Swedish Migration Board awaits a decision after the accident with the new secondary law

The Migration Board is awaiting decisions in certain cases where the new law on high schools has been invoked.

The authority says in a press release Wednesday.

It is after the two immigration courts of Malmö and Stockholm have assessed, for various reasons, that the provision relating to the conditions of proof of identity will not be applied and dismissed by the Migration Board now announces that the decisions that the new high school law can provide for a residence permit should not be made until the Supreme Court of Migration has legal advice.

According to Inga Thoresson Hallgren, deputy director general of the Migration Board in a press release, the decision would depend on the question of whether the case is the subject of a investigation by the Swedish Migration Board or the court.

– We do so for reasons of legal certainty, particularly with respect to the question of predictability for the plaintiff, "said Inga Thoresson Hallgren in the press release.

However, the Migration Board will continue to make decisions in cases where the applicant clearly does not meet the basic requirements for obtaining a residence permit under the new Secondary Schools Act.

Approximately 4,000 applications

This may relate to cases where the applicant arrived in Sweden after November 24, 2015 or has not waited for a decision for 15 months or more.

Since the entry into force of the law on 1 July This year, about 4,000 applications have been submitted to the Swedish Migration Board and decisions have been taken so far in almost 100 cases.

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