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Sweden’s government announced on Thursday that it will significantly increase grants for immigrants who voluntarily return to their home countries, aiming to encourage more migrants to do so.

Starting in 2026, immigrants who choose to return will be eligible for up to 350,000 Swedish kronor ($34,000), according to the right-wing government supported by the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats.

“We are in the midst of a paradigm shift in our migration policy,” Migration Minister Johan Forssell said at a press conference.

Currently, immigrants can receive up to 10,000 kronor per adult and 5,000 kronor per child, with a maximum of 40,000 kronor per family.

“This grant has been available since 1984, but it is relatively unknown, small, and used by few people,” Ludvig Aspling of the Sweden Democrats noted.

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Aspling added that increased awareness of the grant and its larger size would likely lead to more people accepting the offer.

The announcement came despite a recent government-appointed probe advising against a significant increase, arguing that the expected benefits did not justify the potential costs.

Conservative Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who assumed office in 2022 with a minority coalition supported by the Sweden Democrats, has pledged to address immigration and crime.

Sweden has welcomed many migrants since the 1990s from conflict-ridden countries such as the former Yugoslavia, Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia, Iran, and Iraq, but has faced challenges integrating them.

immortalcrown:
Na business for guys be dis.

Morbeta11:
https://punchng.com/sweden-to-offer-immigrants-34000-for-voluntary-return-home/#google_vignette

Softmirror:
Business as how. I don't understand.

immortalcrown:
Na business for guys be dis.

Many possibilities:
1.
Leave as John and return as James.

2.
Leave Sweden and enter another country to remain a foreigner.

immortalcrown:
Na business for guys be dis.
Many possibilities:
1. Leave as John and return as James.
2. Leave Sweden and enter another country to remain a foreigner.

immortalcrown:
Na business for guys be dis.

Many possibilities:
1.
Leave as John and return as James.

2.
Leave Sweden and enter another country to remain a foreigner.

drlateef:
They can easily enter any other EU country and continue life there.

Neduzoma123456:
Almost 50 million naira... Oboy... That money go fo person to enter USA self.
Choi ...see loophole

correctguy101:
I suspect something is coming...

Morbeta11:
https://punchng.com/sweden-to-offer-immigrants-34000-for-voluntary-return-home/#google_vignette

lonelydora:
Ah, my friend in Sweden should take it and return home, let's start business.

drlateef:
They can easily enter any other EU country and continue life there.

Kobojunkieee:
WOW.... Up Sweden!

The problem is the immigrants are likely to take the money and then go to another country from there to maybe become that country's problem. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

ogbonti:
Thise who have sense now ahoikd take that money and move or else they will be deported for nothing in the near future

With that money - please come back to Nigeria and sell raw rice and beans only at Oshodi market with 1/10th of that money and you are made for life