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Kvotflykting

A quota refugee (kvotflykting) is a refugee who is selected in cooperation with the UN's refugee agency and who is granted their permit before the journey to Sweden. It means that the person is selected and granted a residence permit before arrival, as opposed to someone who applies for asylum once in the country. How many are received in this way is decided by the central government within the framework of Swedish refugee policy.

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