At the turn of the year, the grant was increased from SEK 10,000 (about $950) to SEK 350,000 (about $33,300) per adult.
Since then, almost 800 applications have been received, and the Migration Agency has decided on 635. Of these, 206 have been approved and 350 rejected. The rest have been withdrawn or written off.
The grant is primarily intended for asylum seekers, and Syria is the most common country of origin among applicants.
To receive the grant, applicants must plan to move permanently back to their home country and have no debts.
Applications are mainly rejected because applicants have the wrong type of residence permit. Another common reason is debts owed to the Swedish Enforcement Authority or CSN (the Swedish student finance agency).
In 2025, only 1 out of 133 applicants was granted a return migration grant.