Migration authorities are rejecting and deporting LGBTQI+ asylum seekers in violation of Swedish and international law. This is revealed by an extensive report by RFSL. “A legal scandal that continues in silence, behind confidentiality and secrecy,” says Aino Gröndahl, asylum law specialist at RFSL. Despite the Swedish Migration Agency having taken several actions since RFSL’s last legal investigation in 2020, the situation for LGBTQI+ individuals seeking asylum in Sweden has not improved. A staggering 96 percent of the decisions and judgments reviewed in the new investigation were rejections, a higher percentage than the data RFSL’s asylum law specialist reviewed in 2020. The latest report also shows that illegal demands in SOGIESC asylum cases persist. This results in LGBTQI+ asylum seekers, who are entitled to protection in Sweden, being deported to…

RFSL can offer support or counselling to LGBTQI people in asylum related issues.

In the Asylum Podcast we listen to the stories of LGBTQI people who have come to Sweden to seek asylum.

There are Newcomers groups in several locations throughout Sweden. If you need to reach a local Newcomers group you can use the email addresses provided below. 

Here we have gathered useful links to organisations, networks and websites working with LGBTQI- and/or refugee issues.