{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/77ca3392-3d6f-434f-8821-6472a6c25d8d/6454e54fedc1600011025bc3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Interview with Swedish Migration Agency boss, Part 1","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60f989d37b49f291bd61251a/show-cover.png?height=200","description":"<p>In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host&nbsp;<strong>Paul O’Mahony</strong>&nbsp;is joined by panelists<strong>&nbsp;James Savage,</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Richard Orange,&nbsp;</strong>and<strong>&nbsp;Becky Waterton&nbsp;</strong>as well as our guest this week, Mikael Ribbenvik, the director general of the Swedish Migration Agency<strong>.</strong></p><p>This is part one of a two-part interview. Some of the topics we cover include:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20230110/whats-the-current-status-of-swedens-planned-migration-laws?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>What’s the current status of Sweden’s planned migration laws?</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></li></ul><p><strong>Salary threshold latest</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20230505/explained-swedens-plans-to-double-the-salary-threshold-for-work-permits?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>EXPLAINED: Sweden’s plans to double the salary threshold for work permits</strong></a></li></ul><p><strong>Moving migration reception centres outside the EU</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20230501/swedish-pm-kristersson-positive-on-danish-offshore-asylum-plan?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Swedish PM Kristersson positive on Danish offshore asylum plan</strong></a></li></ul><p><strong>Waiting times</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20221213/swedish-migration-agency-processing-times-unacceptable-ombudsman?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Swedish Migration Agency rebuked for ‘unacceptable’ processing times</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20230207/eight-ways-swedens-migration-agency-could-cut-the-wait-for-work-permits?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Eight ways Sweden’s Migration Agency could cut the wait for work permits</strong></a></li></ul><p><strong>Brexit</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20230123/in-figures-how-many-brits-have-had-their-post-brexit-residence-status-rejected?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IN FIGURES: How many Brits in Sweden have had their post-Brexit residence status rejected?</strong></a></li></ul><p><strong>Exit visas for applicants awaiting extensions</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20230209/sweden-will-consider-exit-visas-for-work-permit-holders/?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sweden ‘will consider’ travel visas for work permit holders: migration minister interview</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20221007/sweden-is-like-a-big-prison-the-tech-workers-trapped-by-work-permit-delays?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>‘Sweden is like a big prison’: The tech workers trapped by work permit delays</strong></a></li></ul><p><strong>__</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/membership-offer?tpcc=podcast-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Become a member of The Local</strong></a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Local"}