From 13 July 2026 a new rule applies to six Swedish authorities. They must give the police information about a person they believe has no right to stay in Sweden. They must do it on their own initiative, without anyone asking them.
The rule is called informationsplikt (a duty to pass on information). It does not apply to healthcare, schools, social services or libraries.
Which authorities must hand over information
- Arbetsförmedlingen, the public employment service.
- Försäkringskassan, the social insurance agency.
- Kriminalvården, the prison and probation service.
- Kronofogdemyndigheten, the enforcement authority.
- Pensionsmyndigheten, the pensions agency.
- Skatteverket, the Swedish tax agency.
The list is closed. No other authority was given this duty on 13 July 2026.
The law has one exception. The authority does not have to hand over the information if it is clearly unnecessary to do so.
The Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) approved the rules on 15 June 2026. They come from proposition 2025/26:263 (a bill from the government to the Riksdag). A committee in the Riksdag went through the bill first and wrote its proposal in betänkande 2025/26:SfU32 (the committee's written proposal to the Riksdag).
Healthcare, schools and social services are not covered
This is the part that is easy to get wrong. A doctor, a teacher, a social worker or a librarian is not covered by this law. So the new law does not require them to report you to the police.
Migrationsverket (the Swedish Migration Agency) says the same. On 29 April 2026 it published a summary of how the migration rules have changed. Healthcare, schools, social services and libraries are listed there as exempt.
What information the police can get
The law lists what the six authorities must hand over.
- Your name, your date of birth and your citizenship.
- Your personnummer (Swedish personal identity number), your samordningsnummer (a number for people who are not registered as resident in Sweden) or your dossiernummer at Migrationsverket (your case number there).
- Your home address, or another address where you stay regularly.
- Your phone number, your email address or another contact detail.
- The fact that the authority holds a foreign identity document belonging to you.
- The reasons why the authority believes you have no right to stay in Sweden.
The same law made it easier for the police to carry out inre utlänningskontroll (checks the police make on people who are already inside the country). The police may now carry out such a check when it can be assumed that a person has no right to stay in Sweden.
The police were also given the right to use fingerprints and photographs in more cases. The police may take away a mobile phone and search it if the phone can be assumed to hold information about a person's identity.
What this means for you
No permit rule changed on 13 July 2026. If you hold a valid uppehållstillstånd (residence permit), this duty is not about you.
Two things changed. Six named authorities must give the police information about people they believe have no right to stay in Sweden. The police can also carry out such checks more easily inside the country.
This article describes the rules. What applies in your own case is something only Migrationsverket or a qualified lawyer can answer.
Sources
- Riksdagen — committee reports and decisions
- Riksdagen — government bills
- Migrationsverket — becoming a Swedish citizen
Official details can change. Always confirm what applies to your own case directly with the responsible authority.
