In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by panelists James Savage, Richard Orange, and Becky Waterton as well as our guest this week, Mikael Ribbenvik, the director general of the Swedish Migration Agency.This is part one of a two-part interview. Some of the topics we cover include:What’s the current status of Sweden’s planned migration laws? Salary threshold latestEXPLAINED: Sweden’s plans to double the salary threshold for work permitsMoving migration reception centres outside the EUSwedish PM Kristersson positive on Danish offshore asylum planWaiting timesSwedish Migration Agency rebuked for ‘unacceptable’ processing timesEight ways Sweden’s Migration Agency could cut the wait for work permitsBrexitIN FIGURES: How many Brits in Sweden have had their post-Brexit residence status rejected?Exit visas for applicants awaiting extensionsSweden ‘will consider’ travel visas for work permit holders: migration minister interview‘Sweden is like a big prison’: The tech workers trapped by work permit delays__Become a member of The Local Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.