Migration Quiz: International Refugee Day

Correct answer: 256 617 persons. In 2020, around 2,25 million residence permits were granted in the EU. In 2019, the figure was around 3 million and the decrease was a result of Covid-19 travel restrictions. The majority, 40 percent (903,398 persons), were granted a residence permit for work, compared to 11 percent (256,617 persons) who were asylum seekers. The most common nationality that was granted a residence permit in the EU 2020 was Ukrainian. Read more about the migration tendency among Ukrainians before the war in Delmi's Policy Brief How large will the Ukrainian refugee flow be, and which EU countries will they seek refuge in? (2022:3).

In Migration in numbers (only available in Swedish) you can also see the number of asylum applications in the EU/EEA countries between 2008–2020, the number who have either been granted a residence permit for security reasons or who have had their application rejected.

Source: Overall figures of immigrants in European society (European Commission).

Correct answer: 44 percent. Less than half of all return cases resulted in voluntary return. Nearly a third have absconded and about 15 percent have been handed over to the Police for forced departure. Those who cannot stay: Implementing return policy in Sweden (2020:1) analyses what the return process and collaboration between the various actors looks like in practice. For more information about what happens after a return, we recommend the report Those who were sent back: Return and reintegration of rejected asylum seekers to Afghanistan and Iraq (2021:10).

Correct answer: All statements are correct. Everyone listed above who is affected by the situation and who is in need of protection can stay in Sweden. “Stateless persons and nationals of third countries other than Ukraine who can prove that they were legally residing in Ukraine before 24 February 2022 on the basis of a valid permanent residence permit issued in accordance with Ukrainian law, and who are unable to return in safe and durable conditions to their country of origin, are also protected under the new rules” the authors writes in Delmi's Policy Brief The Temporary Protection Directive: EU’s response to the Ukrainian exodus: The ‘why’, ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘where’ and ‘how’ of temporary protection (2022:4). The Temporary Protection Directive has been updated since the policy brief was launched. Therefore, we refer to the Swedish Migration Agency's website for the latest updates.

For more information about the directive: Frequently asked questions about the Tempo­rary Protec­tion Directive for you from Ukraine (The Swedish Migration Agency).

Correct answer: Swedish, Arabic, Finnish, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian and Montenegrin and Kurdish. About 200 different languages are spoken in Sweden. In addition, there are five national minority languages. Studies have shown that a well-developed mother tongue, active support in the form of study guidance in the mother tongue and knowledge-developing working methods lead to better general school results. Delmi's Policy Brief Newly arrived students and learning in the upper secondary school's language introduction program (2020:9) emphasizes the importance of mother tongue teaching to develop the Swedish language and strengthen the integration of newly arrived students.

Source: Språken i Sverige (Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore).