A Migration Court is a type of
administrative court
An administrative court is a type of court specializing in administrative law, particularly disputes concerning the exercise of public power. Their role is to ascertain that official acts are consistent with the law. Such courts are considered s ...
within the
Swedish legal system. They are part of the general
administrative courts
Administration may refer to:
Management of organizations
* Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal
** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, administ ...
in
Stockholm,
Gothenburg,
Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal pop ...
and
Luleå.
The Migration Courts are the
courts of appeal for decisions made by the
Swedish Migration Agency, for example regarding
asylum
Asylum may refer to:
Types of asylum
* Asylum (antiquity), places of refuge in ancient Greece and Rome
* Benevolent Asylum, a 19th-century Australian institution for housing the destitute
* Cities of Refuge, places of refuge in ancient Judea
...
or
residency
Residency may refer to:
* Domicile (law), the act of establishing or maintaining a residence in a given place
** Permanent residency, indefinite residence within a country despite not having citizenship
* Residency (medicine), a stage of postgra ...
in Sweden. Decisions by the Migration Courts can be appealed to the Migration Court of Appeal, part of the Administrative Court of Appeal in Stockholm, which is the supreme appellate court relating to migration law.
External links
Website of the Swedish courts
Courts in Sweden
Immigration to Sweden