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by TMWNN 816 days ago
> I would point to Sweden and their current problems, also to the change of mind of the pro-unchecked immigration politicians. Who now are openly and publicly stating they were wrong.

Context for others: Sweden has no language, income, employment, or skills requirement <https://www.migrationsverket.se/English/Private-individuals/...> for obtaining citizenship.

In completely unrelated news, Arabic is now the second most spoken language in Sweden <https://digitaledition.chicagotribune.com/tribune/article_po...>.

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> Sweden has no language, income, employment, or skills requirement for obtaining citizenship.

Neither does the US. Like the US, it has a requirement of having lived in the country with residency for 5 years. In the US those 5 years are after getting a Green Card (permanent residency), not after getting the original dual intent visa that allowed for the Green Card.

The Swedish residence requirements seem par for the course[1], if more straightforward than for the US.

[1]: https://visaguide.world/europe/sweden-visa/residence-permit/