Swedish Migration Agency

On 1 July 1969, a new government agency was established: the National Swedish Immigration and Naturalization Board (, commonly known as Invandrarverket), which at the time was responsible for both integration and immigration matters. On 10 September 1999, the agency introduced a new name to its employees: Swedish Migration Board (), with the subtitle Sweden’s central authority for alien affairs (Sveriges centrala utlänningsmyndighet). The agency officially adopted the new name the following year. As part of a reorganization in March 2015, its English name was changed to Swedish Migration Agency. == Criticism ==

The Swedish Migration Agency has come under criticism for its opaque handling of expatriate work permit applications and inordinate delays coupled with over-zealous, often controversial, readings of Swedish regulations related to insurance requisites for work permit extensions. The Agency continues to process applications with delays extending up to 10 months in some cases. In May 2016 the Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine sv: Rättsmedicinalverket (RMV) started aiding the agency with determining the age of migrants claiming to be under 18. The first batch of 518 investigations indicated that 442 were likely adult and the rest retained their status as unaccompanied minors, which gave access to education, better housing and greater likelihood of refugee status. Of the 442, 430 were men and 12 women. RMV was tasked with doing the backlog of 3000 - 14000 age investigations which had been obstructed by Swedish Bar Association lawyers, doctors, dentists and officials of National Board of Health and Welfare. In June 2016 the SMA expressed doubts about 70% of asylum applicants purportedly 15-17. In July 2018, the agency together with municipalities of Sweden was criticised by the national agency against honor-related crime (Swedish: nationella kompetensteamet mot hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck) for not doing enough to discover and rectify child marriages among migrants. ==See also==