With less than a month before the Swedish Parliament votes on the biggest citizenship reform in years, major Swedish unions have now stepped in, and they agree with us.

Two influential organisations, Unionen (including Spotify’s union club) and TCO (representing over 1 million professionals), have publicly backed calls for transitional rules for people already waiting in the Migration Agency queue.

This is a huge shift.

What’s at stake?

Right now, the proposal means:

• New stricter rules (8-year residency, language + civics tests).
• Will apply from June 6, 2026, even to people who already applied years ago, that includes 90,000–100,000 people currently stuck in the queue, many of whom have already waited years.

What unions are warning?

Union leaders are now saying clearly:

• Changing rules mid-process is unfair and unpredictable.
• It risks damaging trust in Sweden.
• It could make Sweden less attractive for international talent.
• TCO has even called the lack of transitional rules: “deeply concerning” and “counter-productive”.

Why this strengthens our petition?

This is no longer just a grassroots concern.
Workers, professionals, major labour organisations, etc. are all now raising the same issue we have been highlighting:

You cannot change the rules halfway through the process.

What happens next?

Parliament vote: April 29

Current expectation: law may pass without transitional rules. But momentum is shifting.
Public pressure + union backing = real chance to influence this outcome.

Call to action:

We are closer than ever to being heard, but this is the critical moment.

• Share the petition
• Tag policymakers
• Speak up now

Because once this law passes, it will be too late for thousands of people already waiting in good faith.